CLINICAL TRIAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT/MEDICAL ASSISTANT

Assists with coordinating site visits and collects/manages patient and lab data for sponsored and investigator-initiated studies. Assist in patient pre-screening and organization of recruitment.. Review clinic schedules to identify potential subjects (after IRB pre-screening approval). Outreach to potential participants Conduct Informed Consent Educate patients/ parents on the study. Assist with clerical and patient care as needed; assist with patient visit check-in (obtaining vitals). Responsible for coordinating, scheduling, and ensuring proper utilization of laboratory and other research facilities. Works at different clinic locations as needed, 

Collects, organizes, and analyzes research samples/data from all trials and studies in the division. Process samples for both investigators initiated and clinical research trials. Primary processing lab technician for patient samples regarding the biorepository specimen. Assures that safety and infection control measures are implemented. Ensure data quality control. Responsible for organizing study supplies for specimens’ collection 40

Responsible for preparing research patient charts for study visits, printing filing required documents. Assist study coordinators conducting study visits, including scheduling study visits in Epic, arriving participants and obtaining vital signs, obtaining medical history, chart review. Prepare study documents. Organize study supplies for different clinical trials  Assist study coordinators to schedule study visits and follow up appointments

Ensures patient visit occurs, along with proper sample collection and shipment to collaborating institution. In addition, the coordinator handles the sample collection for inpatient study subjects. Works with the primary care team to ensure safe and proper collection. 

Clinical duties: Entering orders, medication refills, creating encounters, documenting telephone notes, and uploading doc, pick up study drugs from pharmacy. 

This position is time limited. This position requires a level II background check.
 

Screening potential subjects

• Review clinic schedules to identify potential subjects (after IRB pre-screening approval).

• Outreach to potential participants

• Conduct Informed Consent 

• Educate patients/ parents  on the study

 

Subjects enrollment and follow up visits

• Assist study coordinators conducting study visits

• Prepare study documents

• Assist with collection and processing of specimens

• Assist study coordinators to schedule study visits and follow up appointments

 

Chart abstraction and chart report 

• Abstract medical information from EMR

• Complete chart reports

• Enter data as stipulated by the protocols

• File study documents

 

Other duties as needed and appropriate including:

• Provide clinical support to clinicians of our division as needed at the Ybor Youth Clinic, Children Medical Services and 17 Davis Clinic.

• Office assistance as needed to include answering phones and paperwork management

• This position requires a high school diploma or equivalent and four years of experience in office or administrative support or in research support. College education may be substituted for the required experience on a year for year basis.

• Senate Bill 1310- The Florida Senate (https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1310) is conditional upon meeting all employment eligibility requirements in the U.S.

SB 1310: Substitution of Work Experience for Postsecondary Education Requirements

 A public employer may include a postsecondary degree as a baseline requirement only as an alternative to the number of years of direct experience required, not to exceed:

• (a) Two years of direct experience for an associate degree;
• (b) Four years of direct experience for a bachelor’s degree;
• (c) Six years of direct experience for a master’s degree;
• (d) Seven years of direct experience for a professional degree; or
• (e) Nine years of direct experience for a doctoral degree
• Related work experience may not substitute for any required licensure, certification, or registration
required for the position of employment as established by the public employer and indicated in the
advertised description of the position of employment.
• Minimum Qualifications that require a high school diploma are exempt from SB 1310.

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