Medical Research Assistant - Back Office Job at Orange County Neuropsychiatric Rese, Los Angeles, CA

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  • Orange County Neuropsychiatric Rese
  • Los Angeles, CA

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

NRC Research Institute has been conducting clinical trials for the world’s pharmaceutical firms since 2004. We specialize in pharmaceutical clinical trials involving CNS (Central Nervous System) disorders such as Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, ADHD, Autism, and more.

We are seeking a Back Office Medical Research Assistant to join our team! You will be responsible for collecting, processing, and shipping out biological samples from patients

DAILY:
□ Assist Study Coordinators with patient visits and source document completion
□ Obtain clinical assessments (height, weight, vital signs, ECGs, etc )
□ Turnover and upkeep of general research office areas, including intake, exam rooms
□ Perform phlebotomy and onsite lab testing (i.e. UDS, UPT, etc) on patients
□ Prepare lab specimens for analysis
□ Packing and shipping laboratory specimens per IATA guidelines
□ Log data for all lab draw and shipment of all specimens collected
□ Maintain upkeep of general lab areas (including lab storage)
□ Receive and distribute incoming shipments
□ Update temperature logs, lab (-20 freezer, -70 freezer)
□ Update temperature logs, drug room (ambient, fridge)*
DAILY, AS NEEDED:
□ Assist with reception duties, including greeting patients and guests, answering phones, routing calls/messages, etc
□ Schedule courier pick up for labs (except FedEx Express – automatic p/u)
□ Perform offsite laboratory collection
□ Perform clinical data entry as requested
□ Scan documents and/or make copies
□ Other miscellaneous duties as needed
WEEKLY:
□ Monitor lab and kit inventory for resupply
□ Track and remove expired kits
MONTHLY:
□ Organize kit breakdown and donations (sort, log, price, ship, etc.)

Qualifications:

  • Valid medical assistant/phlebotomy certification w/ minimum of 6 months phlebotomy experience, CPT-1 or higher preferred
  • Able to draw various populations, from 5 yrs old and up
  • Must be skilled with collecting samples from difficult draws, hand draws, etc.
  • Comfortable working with a psychiatric population 
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Experience working in clinical trials is preferred
  • Saf-T-pak/IATA certification is preferred
  • Adept with computers, MS Office Skills (Excel, Word)
  • A basic phlebotomy and/or clinical skills test will be conducted during interview

Position Type :

  • Part-Time (Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 2:30 pm)
  • Able to start ASAP
  • Wage: DOE, starting $27.00/hr


Location: Los Angeles, CA

Job Tags

Part time, Immediate start, Monday to Friday,

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