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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) mission is to optimize quality of life and function through excellence and innovation in patient care, research, and education.
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued patients and employees. With over 20,000 employees, we are committed to continuing our growth with the best professionals in the healthcare industry. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover teamwork, professionalism, and consistent opportunities for growth.
Job Summary
Join the UT Southwestern team as a Clinical Research Assistant in our Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation department. This role will assist our clinical research team by collecting data for multiple research projects. As a valued team member, you will recruit and enroll study participants, obtain informed consents, schedule patients for research study visits, and administer self-report questionnaires to participants for collection of patient-reported outcomes.
This Clinical Research Assistant role plays a key part in our clinical research focused on innovative treatments for shoulder pain. The ideal candidate will join a team dedicated to optimizing quality of life and function through excellence and innovation in patient care, research, and education. We invite you to join our life-changing clinical research focused on sports medicine, orthopedics, genetics, and musculoskeletal medicine and help with our commitment to improve patient care!
Experience and Education- High School diploma or GED with no experience.
- A minimum of Heart Saver for non-licensure or BLS for Licensure may be required based on research study protocols or affiliate location requirements.
May perform some or all of the following based on research study:
- Enters data into case report forms or other data collection system based on research study. Assists with maintenance of study level documentation.
- Assists with data queries and possible edits for accuracy.
- Compiles data for regulatory requirements and /or deadlines for local or sponsor submissions.
- Maintains existing databases and ensures data integrity.
- Understands visit schedules, inclusion/exclusion criteria and protocol requirements for routine and low complexity trials (e.g., questionnaire, data registry, scripted); schedules research visits.
- Assists research staff by completing research protocol related tasks.
- Assists with preparing annual reports and/or modifications to institutional review board (IRB). This may include reportable events (UPIRSO).
- Reviews and abstracts information from medical records including eligibility criteria.
- Recruits and enrolls patients in research study that may include consenting patients after training and with supervision.
- Assists with ordering and maintaining research supplies following university/department procedures, ensuring that equipment is in good working order.
- With adequate training and supervision, assists with collecting and processing specimens following established procedures/protocols.
- Assists in preparing studies for closeout, (e.g. packing files, documenting files for storage, shipping extra supplies back to sponsor).
- With adequate training/credentialing and supervision, performs study procedures such as phlebotomy, vital signs, and EKG's needed for research study. Based on research study, other procedures/equipment/services may be required.
- Duties performed may include one or more of the following core functions: a) Directly interacting with or caring for patients; b) Directly interacting with or caring for human-subjects research participants; c) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting patient records (including patient financial records); or d) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting human-subjects research records.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Possess strong computer skills (spreadsheets, databases, and interactive web-based software).
- Follows and understands the regulations for Protected Health Information (PHI).
- Proactively works to maximize results of the team and organization.
- Possess good communication skills.
- Possess the ability to problem solve.
- Work requires ability to conduct interviews with research subjects.
Compliance with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate enforced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is a requirement for this position. Federal law requires individuals holding this position to be fully vaccinated or have an approved exemption for certain medical, disability, or religious reasons. Individuals who do not meet CMS vaccination requirements are not eligible and should not apply for this position but are encouraged to apply for other non-healthcare positions at UT Southwestern for which they qualify.
For COVID-19 vaccine information, applicants should visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/covid-19/work-on-campus/
To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers, visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.
To learn more, please visit: https://jobs.utsouthwestern.edu/why-work-here/diversity-inclusion
