Research Assistant - PD

TMH The Miriam Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 28,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

TMH The Miriam Hospital is seeking a Project Manager for research administration, to support protocols, recruit participants, and ensure data integrity. The role involves coordinating with investigators, performing assessments, and maintaining compliant study records at The Miriam Hospital in Providence, RI.

The candidate should have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, and experience in interviewing, counseling and outreach is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Two years' experience in counseling, education or outreach preferred.
• Ability to navigate PC software and document data accurately.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing project protocols and materials.
• Conduct research protocols with project staff and enroll participants.
• Administer assessments and track participants as needed.
• Maintain study records with confidentiality and data management.

Skills

Interviewing

Counseling

Outreach

Education

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or comparable experience

Job description

SUMMARY

Under the direct supervision of the Principal Investigator, the Project Manager and Manager of Research Administration, conduct specific research protocols associated with assigned research projects. All essential functions performed in this position reflect the age and culture specific needs of the participants. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include: Instill Trust and Value Differences Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists in preparation of project protocols and intervention and assessment materials.
• Conducts research protocols in conjunction with project staff.
• Recruits and enrolls eligible participants.
• Administers assessments and trace participants, as needed, at the hospital or via home visits/ community visits, if necessary.
• Maintains documentation of data collection and assist with data management.
• Collects research data by accurately completing/coding all visit forms and documenting activities as directed.
• Maintains accurate study records ensuring and respecting confidentiality.
• Scores, codes and enters data into computer database.
• Gathers articles and information from library and other resources as requested.
• Works with all members of project to achieve established goals.
• Establishes links with community groups and organizations with participant populations.
• Familiarity with medical and social service providers is needed to provide referral services to participants.
• Complete release of information forms to facilitate follow-up communication with providers as needed.
• Function as an independent RA, making independent judgments when speaking to individuals, assessing needs for services and making referrals.
• Maintain study policy and report any decisions back to supervisor (s).
• Implements appropriate activities for retention of study participants and follow-up procedures as directed.
• Schedules own appointments and maintains calendar.
• Works at other locations outside the study site when needed to administer the study.
• Must have own transportation to these sites.
• Maintains and completes all paperwork, forms and logs associated with study protocol.
• Tracks necessary data regarding participant adherence and outcomes of health risk behaviors.
• Participates in ongoing maintenance, evaluation and development of study protocol.
• Suggests improvements to data control instruments and measurement instruments where appropriate.
• Reports to Project Manager problems encountered in performing assigned activities suggesting solutions to those problems.
• Works with the Project Manager to maximize the ease of the study administration, subject recruitment and follow-up.
• Maintains project and hospital policies regarding confidentiality.
• Attends regularly scheduled supervision, team meetings, conference calls and program meetings as required by supervisor(s).
• Works collaboratively with study staff at the Miriam Hospital and external facilities.
• Maintains quality assurance, safety, environmental and infection control in accordance with established hospital and department policies, procedures and objectives.
• Position requires flexible scheduling to accommodate program needs.
• Performs other related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s Degree or comparable experience. Basic computer knowledge, i.e., being able to navigate through PC software, typing/word processing and completing spreadsheet/data entry. Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care patients with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care process.

EXPERIENCE

EXPERIENCE: Interviewing experience. Two years experience in counseling, education and/or outreach, including work with the specific or related study population preferred.

PAY RANGE

Pay Range: $19.97-$32.96

EEO STATEMENT

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

LOCATION & WORK TYPE

Location: The Miriam Hospital - 164 Summit Ave Providence, Rhode Island 02906 Work Type: TBD Work Shift: Variable Daily Hours: Per Diem - As required Driving Required: No

As Rhode Island's largest health system and private employer, Brown University Health is the state's premier provider of health services and includes the only Level I Trauma Center for southeastern New England. Today, more than 20,000 people work at Brown University Health and bring their unique skills, experiences, and compassion to their jobs every day. Formed in 1994, Brown University Health is a not-for-profit health system based in Providence, RI comprising three teaching hospitals of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University: Rhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children's; The Miriam Hospital; Bradley Hospital, the nation’s first psychiatric hospital for children; Newport Hospital, Saint Anne's Hospital and Morton Hospital, community hospitals offering a broad range of health services; Gateway Healthcare, the state’s largest provider of community behavioral health care; and Brown Health Medical Group, the largest multi-specialty practice in Rhode Island. Brown University Health is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity of cultural background, race, gender, age, religion, identity, ability, and perspectives - we are actively committed to a diverse workforce that represents the patients and community that we serve. We are invested in creating a respectful, inclusive, and equitable environment that supports the holistic well-being of our employees and their families. Join us and help build a healthier future for our patients - and for yourself.

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