Bilingual Clinical Research Assistant (Spanish)

Retina Consultants of Texas is seeking a Bilingual (Spanish-speaking) Research Assistant to join their innovative team focused on fighting blindness. This role involves assisting in research patient visits, ensuring adherence to guidelines and protocols, and supporting the Research Department's operations.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and schedule subject visits within study/subject specific windows per protocol guidelines
• Prepare visit-specific documentation and charts for Clinical Research Coordinator
• Inform subjects and obtain written consent in regard to ICF’s
• Assist Coordinator in patient care and management
• Assist Coordinator in monitoring subject flow and assist in subject care and management
• Accurately collect and record all necessary data (e.g. demographics, medical history, adverse events, concomitant medications, etc.) during study visit
• Transcribe subject study information from source documents to the Electronic Case Report Forms
• Administer all mandatory questionnaires to study subjects
• Set up, prepare subject, and conduct electrocardiograms on subject who require ECG per study protocol
• Scribe ocular exams for doctors and confirm appropriate treatment per protocol
• Promptly request all necessary medical records for Serious Adverse Event Reporting
• Collection, processing, and shipment of laboratory biological samples for analysis
• Perform intraocular pressure checks post-injections
• Review and resolve data management queries as needed
• Trial frame refraction and ETDRS visual acuity testing
• Other duties as assigned

Preferred

• Bilingual preferred

Benefits

• Employee Paid Benefits such as Medical, Dental, and Vision, short-term disability, voluntary life insurance, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, pet insurance, HSA pre-taxed contributions, 401 (k) retirement savings contributions both Roth and Traditional options starting date of hire.
• Employer Paid Benefits such as long-term disability, $25,000 basic life insurance policy, 3% 401(k) safe harbor contribution, HSA employer contributions, annual performance merit increases, certification opportunities, rewards & recognition platform, WellHub Starter Plan Gym Membership, paid time off and (8) paid holidays + (1) floating holiday annually.

Company

• Retina-only ophthalmology practice providing medical and surgical retinal care
• Bellaire, Texas, USA
• http://houstonretina.com/
• Founded in 1988
• 201-500 employees

Qualifications

• Bilingual (Spanish-speaking)
• Ability to multitask
• Computer efficient
• Communicates well both verbally and electronically; email, MS Teams, etc
• Detail oriented
• Bachelors degree or 4 years of ophthalmic experience in lieu of degree
• No experience required with a Bachelors degree otherwise at least 4 years of ophthalmic experience
• Bilingual preferred

Required skills

• Bilingual (Spanish), Clinical Research, Electrocardiograms, Electronic Case Report Forms, ICH-GCP guidelines, IRB-approved study protocol, Laboratory biological samples handling, Ophthalmic experience, Visual acuity testing

Preferred skills

• Communication, Detail oriented, Multitasking