Research Assistant II - IUCAR (VR-COG)

Regenstrief Institute, Inc. is hiring a Research Assistant II to support clinical research studies, particularly the VR-Cog study evaluating at-home virtual reality cognitive training for ICU survivors. The role involves screening and recruiting patients, conducting interviews and assessments, documenting study data, and supporting study operations across hospitals and participant homes.

Responsibilities

• Successfully completes all training for precise delivery of study subject assessments (including but not limited to: neuropsychological battery, mini mental status exam, geriatric depression scale)
• Travels to subject’s homes to perform interviews and complete assessments
• Reviews paper or electronic medical records to determine eligibility of patient for study
• Works with clinic staff to determine optimal time for approaching subjects
• Assists Research Coordinator in developing advertising and other recruitment tools
• Recruits patients marketing the benefits of the study, obtaining informed consent, completing all necessary documentation, and conducting final screening
• Provides education to patient regarding trial participation including information regarding incentives
• Documents subject feedback, critically assesses, and presents potential solutions to study team
• Travels to subjects homes to perform interviews and complete assessments
• Arranges transportation and parking for subjects
• Completes electronic entry of study data in a timely and accurate manner and participates in quality audits
• Securely maintains study files in an organized manner and assists new staff in doing the same
• Ensures availability of supplies and equipment and initiates purchases as necessary to meet the needs of the study
• Participates and provides input to study quality improvement and progress meetings to continuously improve study processes, efficiency, security and compliance
• Makes day to day decisions within standard guidelines
• Anticipates deadlines or milestones that put the study at risk
• Anticipates needs of study assignments
• Seeks guidance and provides potential solutions when deviations from assigned work tasks, guidelines or processes arise
• Proactively informs supervisor of deviations from IRB approved study protocol and recommends next actions
• Uses creativity to develop efficient subject recruitment process
• Uses creativity to develop solutions which improve guidelines, processes and standards
• Significant contributor to troubleshooting problems
• Provides cross-coverage support to other research projects
• Attends staff meetings and contributes to in-service training as required
• Provides study operation training to other staff as necessary
• Performs all tasks to company standards with limited direct supervision
• Performs miscellaneous tasks as assigned by the supervisor and actively seeks additional tasks as time permits
• Handles sensitive situations with demonstrated poise, tact, and diplomacy

Preferred

• Experience in medical setting /health-related research following protocols and citing literature preferred
• Medical Setting Experience
• Health-Related Research
• Protocol Compliance
• Literature Citation

Benefits

• Work with a variety of diverse professionals in the healthcare industry
• Free parking
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time
• Group Life and Voluntary Term Life insurance
• Long-term and Short-term Disability plans
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 403b Retirement Plan with gracious employer contributions
• Fitness program
• Pet insurance
• Qualified employer for loan forgiveness
• Mileage is reimbursed from Regenstrief Institute as a starting/ending point.

Company

• Medical research organization for electronic records and health data integration
• Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
• https://www.regenstrief.org/
• Founded in 1969
• 51-200 employees

Qualifications

• Human Subjects Certification required
• High school diploma and one year of research, healthcare, or related experience. OR Bachelors plus some healthcare setting experience
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to inform study leadership about study progress and suggest solutions to problems
• Knowledge of basic medical terminology
• Ability to interact and verbally communicate with a variety of employees, hospital staff, and hospital patients and study leadership
• Ability to write simple reports and operational correspondence
• Ability to read and follow general policies, procedures, and study protocols
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form as well as act as contributor
• Ability to think logically in order to troubleshoot, analyze situations, and make sound decisions
• Proficient computer skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and e-mail systems
• Experience in medical setting /health-related research following protocols and citing literature preferred
• High school diploma and one year of research, healthcare, or related experience. OR Bachelors plus some healthcare setting experience.

Required skills

• Geriatric Depression Scale, Healthcare Research, Human Subjects Certification, Medical Record Review, Medical Terminology, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Mini-Mental State Examination, Neuropsychological Assessments, Quantitative and Qualitative Interviews, Study Protocols

Experience

• 1+ years