Clinical Research Assistant

We are seeking a patient focused individual to work as Clinical Trials Research Assistant at our Retina Consultants of Minnesota St. Louis Park, MN clinic.

Responsibilities for an Clinical Trials Research Assistant include:

• 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 (e.g. adverse events, concomitant medications, etc.) study visits (Phase 2 & 3; NO Gene Therapy)
• 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 ETDRS visual acuity testing (For ISTs only, at selected sites)
• Inform subjects and obtain written re-consents in regard to ICF’s

Required Skills, Abilities and Attributes:

• Applicants MUST be personally motivated to provide excellent patient care!
• 1+ years of clinical trials research assistant experience in a retina or general ophthalmology environment preferred (not required)
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Be an excellent team player who works cooperatively and respectfully with all doctors, supervisors and co-workers
• Displays a desire to perpetually “Learn and Grow”
• Efficient and highly accurate user of applicable information technology and health care management systems
• High School Degree or GED

We offer excellent compensation and benefits, to include:

• Paid Holidays - 7 days per year
• Personal Time Off (PTO) - 16 days per year
• Health Insurance / Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Dental Insurance (company paid single coverage)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Basic and Supplemental Term Life Insurance (free single coverage)
• Long Term Disability (company paid single coverage)
• Long Term Care (company paid single coverage)
• Short-Term Disability (STD)
• Vision Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Telehealth Plan / Nice Healthcare (company paid coverage)
• Legal Insurance / Identity Protection
• $250 in uniform (scrubs, shoes, and jackets) reimbursement

About Retina Consultants of Minnesota (RCM):

RCM has 9 Minnesota locations - St. Louis Park, Edina, Edina Specialty, Woodbury, Blaine, Duluth, Maplewood, Anoka, and Mankato.

Everything we do…. every decision we make…takes our Guiding Principles into consideration. Our guiding principles are:

• We exist to serve our patients. We will provide the best available medical skills, technology, and service. We will be their advocates. We will care for our patients as if they were members of our family. We will treat our patients with respect, dignity, and kindness.
• We are proud of our dedicated staff. We will strive to provide a rewarding career with opportunity for personal and professional growth. We will promote teamwork. We will provide a respectful and safe working environment.
• We are humbled that other doctors entrust their patients to our care. We will be available when we are needed. We will promptly communicate the results of patient evaluation and treatment. We will respect the referring doctors’ relationships with their patients.
• We recognize that we have a responsibility to our community. We will strive to be desire to perpetually “Learn and Grow”
• Efficient and highly accurate user of applicable information technology and health care management systems
• A good corporate citizen. We will function ethically. We will be prudent in our stewardship of healthcare resources.
• Medical advances are critical to our patients. We will remain at the forefront in the search for new knowledge and treatments of retinal disease. We will participate in clinical research. We will share our knowledge with our patients and referring doctors, and with our retinal colleagues around the world.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $23.00 - $28.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• What interests you in this position?
• What are your career goals? (1 year, 5 years, 10+ years)

Work Location: In person