Department Description: Department Description: Our clinical care center is devoted to providing excellence in accurate diagnosis and treatment of Multiple Sclerosis and other demyelinating disorders. We seek to provide quality care and treatment to help patients manage their condition. Our Center is actively conducting cutting-edge research and participating in clinical trials designed to control and hopefully cure Multiple Sclerosis. Position Responsibilities: Recruit and enroll research subjects onto clinical research projects according to study protocols. Checks eligibility and ineligibility criteria with research subjects' medical record. Learns protocol and monitors strict adherence to protocols by physicians, nurses, and fellows. Identifies any problems with protocol compliance and notifies PI or research nurse. Extracts data on protocol subjects from hospital records to complete protocol required electronic case report forms.
Job Location: Boston, MA
Req ID: 16290BR
Job Summary: Responsible for screening research subjects for participation in clinical research projects, enrolling research subjects onto these studies, monitoring protocol implementation, completing required forms and reporting results. Works closely with other clinical research staff.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Independently or in conjunction with other clinical research staff and/or research nurse, recruits and enrolls research subjects onto clinical research projects according to study protocols. May assess research subjects' eligibility for inclusion in a particular protocol based on contracts with physicians and nurses and knowledge of the protocol.
- Checks all eligibility and ineligibility criteria with the research subjects' medical record. Verifies information with clinical research nurse and/or principal investigator.
- Discusses informed consent with research subjects. Interacts with research subjects prior to entering the study and throughout the entire treatment. Assists with scheduling appointments and follow up tests.
- Learns protocol and monitors strict adherence to protocols by physicians, nurses and research subjects. Reviews protocol requirements with physicians, nurses and fellows. Identifies any problems with protocol compliance and notifies principal investigator and/or research nurse. Begins to learn how to independently resolve problems with protocol.
- Extracts data on protocol subjects from hospital records, outpatient charts and private physician office records in order to complete case report forms required by specific protocols. Enters data into computerized system.
- Bachelor's degree required .
- 0-1 years related work experience required.
- Working knowledge of computerized data (word processing, spreadsheets, and database).
- Medical terminology.
- Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.
- Previous clinical research project experience.
- Written Communications: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English with internal and external customers.
- Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
- Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate full working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures and policies with the ability to use them in varied situations.
- Team Work: Ability to work collaboratively in small teams to improve the operations of immediate work group by offering ideas, identifying issues, and respecting team members.
- Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service to patients, visitors, staff and external customers in a professional, service-oriented, respectful manner using skills in active listening and problem solving. Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.
