Academic Assistant

Job Description

 

Participates in research and academic activities for the emergency medicine service line in collaboration with physicians, nurses, research interns and ancillary staff. Supports related quality management, administrative and educational projects within established deadlines and academic goals of the program.

 

Job Responsibility

 

• Procures funding, negotiates budgets and communicates with extramural funding sources and national coordinating sites for institutional and multi-center research studies.
• Prepares for and co-chairs weekly research committee meetings; provides peer feedback to presenters on study design, written proposal and issues relating to proposal implementation.
• Ensures ethical and legal standards are maintained (Good Clinical Practice) as well as compliance with local, state and national regulatory policies and procedures.
• Oversees data collection and regulatory documentation; liaisons with the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Biomedical Research Alliance of New York, as necessary.
• Ensures biological specimens are processed and shipped per Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and guidelines.
• Supports research teams to complete accreditation requirements for Accreditation Council for Graduate medical Education, Office of Continuing Medical Education, and Joint Commission.
• Tracks and reports on departmental faculty achievements, including publication, presentation, awards and promotions.
• Implements Performance Improvement projects, analyzes data and presents results/outcomes to clinicians and management as necessary.
• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

 

Job Qualification

 

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience, required.

*Additional Salary Detail 
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).