Responsibilities to include, but are not limited to: • Data entry into Microsoft Excel or Access • May also include data abstraction from the electronic medical record into an electronic data capture system • May be required to learn the electronic medical record system • Check temperatures of the freezers and refrigerators and maintain an accurate log • Orient new research assistants • Ship blood or specimens in accordance to regulations • Learn how to handle biohazard materials • Screen eligible patients in the electronic medical record system • Answer office telephone • Maintain a study file or binder • Schedule future study visits • If trained, accurately measure height, weight, and vital signs in the clinic • If trained, safely draw blood for study laboratories • On certain occasions, may be asked to report during weekends or even after working hours • Help other personnel if needed • Run errands in the office, the university and the hospital • Able to maintain patient confidentiality • Work with students in the conduct of a study • If needed, will be trained in aseptic techniques in the Operating Room but limited only according to the research protocol • Might travel to an outside health facility • Audit other research assistants • Properly store study medications • Perform all other job-related duties as assigned. Our defined strengths lie in the areas of: • Conventional clinical trials • Community and population health • Social, behavioral, and educational research • Community education • Well-defined research initiation process • Ongoing and continued support for conduct of research • Integrated and technology advanced IT systems to support efficient research processes.