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Unit: School Of Medicine MBU
Department: Neurology
Department Summary: The Department of Neurology has a
talented, robust team of faculty members and staff members spanning
nine divisions which includes representatives from every neurology
subspecialty in adult and child neurology, plus award-winning
educators, clinical and translational neuroscientists and master
clinicians.
The Department of Neurology’s vision is to provide the best
patient-centered neurological care while fostering the career
development, education and training of our team members. We
endeavor to realize this vision by fulfilling the following three
missions:
1. Improve the lives of children and adults with neurological
disorders through compassionate, high-quality medical care and
patient education.
2. Provide exceptional education to our students, residents,
fellows and the wider community of medical professionals.
3. Advance the knowledge of neurological diseases by actively
developing innovative treatments through basic, translational and
clinical research.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Under direct supervision, the Hourly Clinical Research Assistant
will be responsible for supporting the Principal Investigator and
clinical research coordinators with administrative, regulatory, and
data management tasks as assigned.
Key responsibilities may include: chart review, research
participant identification, research visit coordination, research
visit preparation, data management, and maintaining source
documents and participant files according to Good Clinical
Practice. The clinical research assistant may assist with preparing
and shipping medical samples/specimens to/from appropriate labs and
providing administrative support to study activation processes and
regulatory maintenance of assigned studies.
Core Responsibilities:
- Responsible for assigned aspects of candidate enrollment and
subject data management for clinical research trials and
studies
Chart review, study participant identification, visit
preparation, case report form completion, database use &
management, data abstraction & organization
Utilizes multiple data capture/retrieval systems &
interacts with variety of health care delivery systems to identify,
track, evaluate, collate, analyze & submit subject data
Collaborates closely with clinical research team, which may
include Principal Investigator (PI) or clinical research
coordinators, to ensure that key federal/state/local regulatory
requirements are followed; that institutional operational research
objectives are met; and those ethical obligations are met.
Develops, establishes and maintains productive relationships
with VCU colleagues, all customers and contacts at affiliate sites
to achieve essential research outcomes
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- 0-3 years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of
education, training and experience.
- Strong independent judgment, critical thinking and
problem-solving abilities
- Demonstrated ability to make sound discretionary decisions
- Ability to effectively multitask, prioritize responsibilities
and work independently
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while adapting to
changing client needs, regulations and workplace priorities
- Strong attention to detail with exceptional organizational and
time management skills
- Advanced proficiency in multiple computer applications,
including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, spreadsheet management,
PDF creation and management, online database maintenance, internet
research, network and file management, and custom report
generation
- Working knowledge of medical terminology
- Demonstrated experience working in and fostering an environment
of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of
faculty, staff, and students from various backgrounds and
experiences, or a commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and experience in health research and/or
healthcare-related field preferred, or an equivalent combination of
training & experience.
This position is open until filled.
VCU is committed to hiring veterans!
Please note that if you are employed as a university employee
working in any of the health system's facilities, you will need to
follow VCU Health System policies, which will include but will not
be limited to, vaccination requirements.
Salary Range: $15.91 - $20.00
FLSA Exemption Status: Non-Exempt
Hours per Week: Not to exceed 29 hours/wk
ORP Eligible: No
Flexible Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Restricted Position : Yes; This is a restricted position
with no set end date; continued employment is dependent upon
project need, availability of funding, and performance.
Contact Information:
Contact Name: Eric Hunsley
Contact Email: Eric.Hunsley@vcuhealth.org