Clinical Research Assistant B (Division of Addictions)

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Posted Job Title

Clinical Research Assistant B (Division of Addictions)

Job Profile Title

Clinical Research Assistant B

Job Description Summary

Research Assistant will: (1) place recruitment advertisements, screen participants for eligibility, and schedule participants; (2) administer self-report measures at baseline and conduct baseline smoking rate assessments;
(3) conduct two in-person laboratory assessments of reward and reinforcement; (4) conduct six weekly lab visits to assess CO, e-cigarette and cigarette use across 6 weeks; and (5) follow up with participants who reschedule or fail to show for an appointment, enter the study data, and ensure adequate study-related supplies.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

Conduct participant eligibility screens. Review ICF and HIPAA forms with potential participants, answer questions, obtain signatures and maintain regulatory consent binders. Conduct participant laboratory sessions and data entry. This includes
administering questionnaires and computer tasks, collecting physiological data, collecting and processing samples, collecting and reporting side effects, and entering data. Maintain participant charts; conduct regular milestone and chart QA. Prepare documents (e.g. pulling charts, logs, etc.) necessary for monitoring visits. Perform additional duties as assigned.

* Conduct participant recruitment, completing in-clinic eligibility screens.

* Review Consent and HIPAA forms with potential participants, answer any ques tions, obtain signatures and maintain regulatory consent binders.

* Collect behavioral questionnaire data. Conduct data entry/QC and pre-processing of data as necessary.

* Conduct participant laboratory sessions and data entry as needed. This includes administering questionnaires and computer tasks, collecting physiological data, collecting and processing samples, collecting and reporting side effects, and scanning and manually entering data.

* Maintain participan