Clinical Research Assistant II
Position Description:
Purpose
Under general supervision, assist with digitizing a large repository of clinical data from the adult Epilepsy Surgery Program. Populate fields in electronic database.
Please note, this is a limited term position for 1 year. After 1 year this role will be eliminated.
Primary Functions
- Organize patient charts and files
- Code clinical Neuropsychological data.
- Requires reading clinical documents and testing reports, and assigning nominal numeric values to various clinical data; e.g. assign numeric values to brain regions where seizure foci exist
- Cull extraneous material from patient records
- Accession each case file
- Enter encoded clinical data into an electronic (RedCap) database.
- Dispose of paper records according to institutional standards, in HIPAA compliant fashion
Preferred Schedule:
Position Requirements:
Knowledge – Skills – Abilities
Knowledge of general neurosciences, neuropsychology, biology, clinical/medical coding, medical record documentation and terminology, and records management. Data utilization, complex problem solving, critical thinking, resource management.
Specifications
Appropriate education and/or experience may be substituted on equivalent basis
Minimum Required Education: High school
Minimum Required Experience: 1 year
Preferred Education: Psychology, and/or Biology (Anatomy and Physiology basics) Undergraduate Majors
Preferred Experience: Clinical research or medical coding
Field: Research
Certification: CITI training within 90 days of hire
About MCW
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is one of the largest healthcare employers in Wisconsin. We are a distinguished leader and innovator in the education and development of the next generation of physicians, scientists, pharmacists and health professionals; we discover and translate new knowledge in the biomedical and health sciences; we provide cutting-edge, collaborative patient care of the highest quality; and we improve the health of the communities we serve.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.