Clinical Research Assistant, UC Cancer Center

Duties

• Review Team’s calendar of upcoming patient visits to identify any ECG collections, biospecimen collections, and/or financial submissions required for patients during the upcoming week.
• Complete ECGs on study-provided ECG machines when due. Complete accurate documentation regarding ECG completion.
• Facilitate MD or NP review and signature of ECGs in real-time to confirm ECGs are within safety parameters.
• Prepare biospecimen collection supplies, including hand off instructions for the clinical nurse(s) or phlebotomist(s) and ensure processing laboratory has accurate processing and shipment manuals and supplies.
• Cooky nurse(s) or phlebotomist(s) and ensure processing laboratory has accurate processing and shipment manuals and supplies.
• Cooky biospecimen collection supplies, including hand off instructions for the clinical nurse(s) or phlebotomist(s) and ensure processing laboratory has accurate processing and shipment manuals and supplies.
• Cooky biospecimen collection supplies, including hand off instructions for the clinical nurse(s) or phlebotomist(s) and ensure processing laboratory has accurate processing and shipment manuals and supplies.
• Cooky biospecimen collection supplies, including hand off instructions for the clinical nurse(s) or phlebotomist(s) and ensure processing laboratory has accurate processing and shipment manuals and supplies.
• Coordinate collection, documentation, transportation, and shipment of research biospecimens as needed per the Team’s calendar of patients.
• Process research biospecimens as needed.
• Confirm paper and electronic records of biospecimen and ECG collections are complete and accurate.
• Retain original documents of ECGs, biospecimen requests, and lab requisitions in research paper charts.
• Along with data/office-based coordinator(s), accurately enter data from electronic and/or paper research charts into study-specific electronic data capture systems in a timely manner for industry sponsored, federally funded, or investigator initiated clinical research studies.
• Resolve queries related to ECG and biospecimen collections/documentation issued by study sponsors.
• Document and file deviations related to ECG and biospecimen collections through the appropriate regulatory channels.
• Complete financial documentation as needed for research patient visits, including billing logs, research encounter forms, and patient stipend or reimbursement requests, or similar.
• Maintain/Update the Team’s patients’ status and visit completions in the Clinical Trial Management System.
• Maintain Team’s biospecimen collection kit inventory, re-ordering supplies as needed.
• Prepare study-specific checklists and/or travel research charts as needed by the clinical research coordinators for the upcoming week.
• Prepare Informed Consent documents for potential new study participants, as needed by the clinical research coordinators.
• Perform related duties based on departmental/Team needs.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• Two (2) years of general workforce experience.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

Office environment/no specific unusual physical or environmental demands.