ProMedica Toledo Hospital is one of the largest acute-care facilities in the region. Our 794-bed hospital is staffed by more than 4,800 professional healthcare employees who serve a 27-county area throughout northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan. We also have the area’s largest board-certified medical staff, which is made up of more than 1,000 primary care and specialty physicians. Excellent customer service skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment are a must. In addition, for 15 consecutive years, residents of Greater Toledo have named us the Consumer Choice Award winner in our market. In fact, we’re the only hospital in northwest Ohio to receive this honor.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Reports to the Department Leader. No direct reports.

POSITION SUMMARY

In conjunction with the principal investigator, the project coordinator and members of the research team, the research assistant is responsible for the abstraction, collection, collation, and validation of data in research and quality projects in accordance with institutional policies and procedures. Additional responsibilities to track and actively contribute to the research requirements of the department, including those required for any certification and quality.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

*All duties listed below are essential unless noted otherwise*

• Works closely with research, quality, and department personnel to abstract appropriate data points from medical records for quality registries and quality metrics.
• Works closely with research personnel and department staff to abstract appropriate data points from medical records and implement study protocols.
• Abstracts data from electronic medical record, from patients/families through interview and from tests/procedures and standardized outcome tools.
• Organizes and maintains data in study-specific database format; collates and validates data, as necessary.
• Able to design and maintain Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and utilize standard functions to create formulas and report descriptive statistics.
• Interacts with multidisciplinary teams, information technology and outside departments when necessary to ensure the most efficient means of data collection.
• Assists with IRB submissions, amendments, continuing reviews, and adverse event reporting as directed by project coordinator.
• Works with the database coordinator to run queries of existing institutional programs to identify patients and data points.
• Assists in the identification, screening, consenting, and enrolling of study subjects directed by project coordinator.
• Assists project coordinator and research staff with the design of study protocol-related materials for project implementation (source documents, case report forms, regulatory documents, and computer databases).
• Maintains thorough knowledge of existing projects within department and assists with data entry as directed.
• Performs data quality checks; maintains real-time spreadsheet of current and upcoming projects for reporting purposes.
Other duties as assigned-including, but not limited to auditing of quality and institutional registries/databases for quality assurance purposes, attend quality/departmental meetings specific to area of work, assist in supervising student interns in investigator-initiated research projects.Job Requirements:


REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Bachelor’s degree (medical-related, science or technology) or Registered Nurse (Non-BSN) or Vascular Technologist

Skills: Proven ability to design and maintain spreadsheets, as well as understand and be able to calculate basic descriptive statistics using Excel. Must have excellent organization, attention-to-detail, writing and verbal skills, self-motivation, and the ability to meet project timelines. Must be able to understand directions and communicate and respond to inquiries; requires effective communication skills. Must be able to input and retrieve information from computer.

Years of Experience: N/A

License: N/A

Certification: N/A

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education: N/A

Skills: N/A

Years of Experience: Research and/or quality experience. Candidates with relevant, proven experience with EMR data abstraction, research, and quality projects in active pursuit of an advanced degree may also be considered.

License: N/A

Certification: N/A

WORKING CONDITIONS

Personal Protective Equipment: N/A

The above list of accountabilities is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by the incumbent; it should not be considered exhaustive.

ProMedica is a mission-based, not-for-profit integrated healthcare organizational headquartered in Toledo, Ohio. For more information, please visit www.promedica.org/about-promedica

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex/gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, physical or mental disability, military or protected veteran status, citizenship, familial or marital status, genetics, or any other legally protected category. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a job with ProMedica, please contact employment@promedica.org

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