Research Assistant (Overnight)

Duties and Responsibilities

• Understands the main objectives of each ongoing study and the study procedures for which he/she will be responsible.
• Demonstrates proficiency at performing basic clinical procedures such as vital signs, ECGs, phlebotomy, and sample processing.
• Demonstrates proficiency in documenting observations and study procedures correctly and legibly in the source document.
• Understands and demonstrates proficiency in appropriately responding to medical emergencies onsite.
• Performs study procedures as assigned.
• Observes and records data related to patient safety and study procedures.
• Ensures that all study data is recorded accurately and completely.
• Affords assistance to nursing staff and Clinical Project Managers with study procedures and patient management as directed.
• Affords assistance in the transcription of study data from source documents to Case Report Forms (CRFs)/ (eCRFs).
• Understands and complies with Good Clinical Practices (GCPs), particularly those regarding the protection of human subjects and integrity of clinical trial data.
• Understands and complies with ProSciento Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Work Instructions (WIs).
• Participates as requested in ProSciento Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) process.
• Flexibility to work mornings, evenings, and/or overnight shifts as needed.
• Attends and participates in all required training activities.
• Participates as requested as a Clinical Operations Study Liaison.
• Affords assistance with Screening Receptionist duties and responsibilities as requested.
• Affords assistance with Recruitment duties and responsibilities as requested.

  Job Requirements / Qualifications / Education

  • Education and Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED) as well as experience as a Medical Assistant, EMT, LVN, Phlebotomist, Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG), or Corpsman in a clinical or laboratory setting and/or equivalent combination of medical education, training, certifications, and/or experience.

  Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Able to perform basic clinical procedures correctly including vital signs, ECGs, and sample processing.
  • Demonstrates initiative and problem-solving skills.
  • Able to respect subject confidentiality and blinding procedures.
  • Understands medical terminology and calculations.
  • Demonstrates a strong attention to detail with superior organizational skills.
  • Under general supervision, exercises judgment in accordance with well-defined policies, procedures, and techniques.
  • Able to self-monitor progress and complete assigned tasks independently.

  Competencies

  • Functional/Technical Skills: Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.
  • Peer Relationships: Can quickly find common ground and solve problems for the good of all; can represent his/her own interests and yet be fair to other groups; can solve problems with peers with a minimum of noise; is seen as a team player and is cooperative; easily gains trust and support of peers; encourages collaboration; can be candid with peers.
  • Process Management: Good at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done; knows how to organize people and activities; understands how to separate and combine tasks into efficient workflow; knows what to measure and how to measure it; can see opportunities for synergy and integration where others can’t; can simplify complex processes; gets more out of fewer resources.
  • Action Oriented: Enjoys working hard; is action oriented and full of energy for the things he/she sees as challenging; not fearful of acting with a minimum of planning; seizes more opportunities than others.
  • Time Management: Uses his/her time effectively and efficiently; values time; concentrates his/her efforts on the more important priorities; gets more done in less time than others; can attend a broader range of activities.

  Certificates and Licenses

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required and may be provided by the company.
  • GCP training is required and will be provided by the company.

  Language Skills

  • Must be proficient in both verbal and written English.
  • Able to communicate effectively with both employees and management.
  • Able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, WIs, SOPs, medical terminology, and procedure manuals.

  Math Skills

  • Able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, fractions and decimals.
  • Able to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

  Reasoning Skills

  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions provided in written, oral or diagram form.
  • Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

  Computer Skills

  • To perform this job successfully an individual should have excellent computer skills with working knowledge in the current Microsoft Office Suite as well as Microsoft Windows operating systems.