Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) has an opportunity for a Research Assistant at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi and North Central Bronx. The Hospitals are part of NYC Health + Hospitals. Jacobi is a 457-bed, Level I Trauma Center and NCB has 213 licensed beds. The hospital maintains a strong academic affiliation with Albert Einstein Medical College to maintain its high healthcare delivery standards.   

 

The mission of NYC Health + Hospitals is to extend equally to all New Yorkers, regardless of the ability to pay, comprehensive health services of the highest quality in an atmosphere of humane care, dignity, and respect. Their Values are built on a foundation of social and racial equity and has established the ICARE standards for all staff.  

 

NYC Health + Hospitals is the nation’s largest municipal health care delivery system in the United States. Dedicated to providing the highest quality health care services to all New Yorkers with compassion, dignity and respect, and regardless of immigration status or ability to pay. 

Facilitates and coordinates the daily clinical trial activities such as: Recruiting and enrolling study participants, Administering patient interviews and preparing assessments, Obtaining informed consent, Completing study procedures as required (such as blood pressure, pulse, height/weight, and administering questionnaires) Maintain a spreadsheet tracking updates to database of all subjects enrolled on clinical trials Complete documentation on each study visit that is used to track all study related activities so that time, effort, and materials can be accounted for on a monthly basis. Serve as the patient liaison to the PI and other participating physicians Possess a thorough knowledge of the informed consent process as well as a thorough understanding of the study protocol(s) in order to be able to answer all questions pertaining to the study posed during the informed consent process. Engage clinical and community partners in research Assist with preparation of all educational and training workshops and evaluation strategies. Ensure that all materials for each clinical trial protocol are available for subject enrollment. Promote the ethical conduct of research by reporting good faith suspicions of misconduct in research. May perform other job-related duties as requested or required.