Clinical Research Assistant

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Come and join our team!  We are a local growing private medical practice specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with diseases of the retina and vitreous.  We are looking for individuals who would like to establish a career in healthcare working with nationally recognized physicians.  We provide on the job training giving you the ability to grow and advance your skills along with gaining innovative knowledge.  Established in 1977, we have locations all over Northern California including Sacramento, Grass Valley, Roseville, Stockton, Modesto, Merced, Fairfield, Elk Grove, Folsom, Yuba City and Chico.  Our physicians are nationally known, and we continue to be on the leading edge of retina care by utilizing the latest equipment and both participating in and designing new clinical trials to advance the state of care for retinal diseases.  Join 250+ other team members working for our nationally recognized retina specialty practice in a fast paced, high volume medical office.  We are currently participating in several trials at two of our office locations and have a growing clinical research department.

The research assistant is primarily responsible for assisting in research patient visits according to ICH-GCP guidelines and according to the IRB-approved study protocol and/or manual of procedures. Day-to-day activities may include all or some of the essential functions listed below, depending upon individual experience / knowledge and the needs of the organization which are subject to change from time to time.

We seek a full-time clinical research assistant to support our clinical research department. Although you must be able to work independently, you will be working directly with physicians, patients, research coordinators, clinical and business office staff and with pharmaceutical sponsor representatives to correctly and efficiently execute clinical research protocols. Collaboration and being a team player are essential to the success of this role.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and schedule subject visits within study/subject specific windows per protocol guidelines.
• Prepare visit-specific documentation and charts for Clinical Research Coordinator
• Observe Coordinator in patient care and management
• Assist Coordinator in monitoring subject flow and assist in subject care and management
• Observe, assist, collect and record all necessary data for follow up 
• 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 (ECG) on subjects as required per study protocol
• Promptly request all necessary medical records for Serious Adverse Event Reporting
• Process and ship laboratory biological samples for analysis
• Perform intraocular pressure checks after injections
• Perform trial frame refraction and visual acuity testing 
• Perform other duties as assigned