Job Description

Duties/Responsibilities:
EPINET Measurement Based Care (70%):
-Schedule appointments with patients and staff per protocols; send reminders for appointments as needed
-Prepare for clinical appointments by reserving rooms and equipment, printing off forms, creating participant profiles,
etc.
-Create patient profiles within data collection tools
-Conduct assessments such as: diagnostic interviews; clinical interviews for symptom and functioning; and
neurocognitive assessments
-Collect data using paper forms, digital databases, and computerized tools per protocol
-Support patients during self-report tasks, including providing instructions, technical troubleshooting, and answering
questions
-Score assessment materials and paperwork from appointments
-Conduct clinical chart reviews using medical records
-Order Measurement Based Care reports for clinicians as requested
-Attend clinic huddles to coordinate patient care with care team
-Adhere to clinic policies
-Communicate critical observations to clinical team members and/or study team leads as required
-Other tasks as assigned

Research Participant Recruitment and Retention (10%):
-Recruit interested individuals to participate in research projects; meet in person or over the phone and answer email
inquiries
-Support recruitment into other EPINET studies by providing referrals to team members
-Use pre-established recruitment materials to advertise the study, per protocol
-Coordinate with clinicians at the recruiting site via email, electronic health systems, and team meetings to learn of
potential participants

-Coordinate patient referrals by joining clinical appointments
-Screen participants for eligibility using pre-established scripts and questionnaires
-Obtain informed consent and assent; conduct assessments of capacity to consent to research
-Maintain regular contact with research participants per protocol to keep participants engaged in research activities
-Dispense participant compensation
-Support participants with technological issues, including during remote components of the study
-Communicate with research coordinators from other research labs to provide referrals, as appropriate
-Other tasks as assigned

Data Management (10%):
-Enter scored data into databases; verify entered data using double-entry procedures
-Extract or transcribe data from outside sources for permanent storage in study databases
-Complete regular quality checks and clean-up of data
-Prepare data for submission to national data archive centers per grant requirements
-Prepare regular updates for team meetings and grant reports, as requested
-Maintain regulatory documents such as enrollment logs as required by local and federal regulations
-Other tasks as assigned

Lab support tasks (10%):
-Participate in regular team meetings
-Conduct literature reviews in support of manuscripts, grants, and other tasks as needed
-Prepare materials for presentations, publications, and grants, such as figures or tables
-Support quality improvement initiatives to help improve clinical operations
-Other tasks as assigned

All required qualifications must be documented on application materials

Required Qualifications:
-BA/BS or a combination of related education and employment experience totaling four years
-Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
-Excellent attention to detail
-Excellent people skills, such as the ability to form strong working relationships, customer relations, etc.
-Ability to self-organize and work independently

Preferred Qualifications:
-BA/BS in Psychology, Neuroscience, or related field
-Previous experience conducting clinical research, including: screening and recruiting participants; obtaining informed
consent; conducting standardized clinical interviews and/or neurocognitive assessments
-Previous experience in a clinical setting, including direct patient care, medical scribe, nursing assistant, or similar
-Previous experience working with individuals with psychotic illnesses in a clinical or research setting

About University of Minnesota Twin Cities

The University of Minnesota, founded in the belief that all people are enriched by understanding, is dedicated to the advancement of learning and the search for truth; to the sharing of this knowledge through education for a diverse community; and to the application of this knowledge to benefit the people of the state, the nation, and the world.

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