Job Description
Job ID: 365463
About the Job 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
Qualifications 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 the Department This entry level position will
support the Early Psychosis Intervention Network (EPINET) project. This project is led by Co-PIs Drs. Sophia Vinogradov and Piper
Meyer-Kalos. EPINET is part of a national NIMH initiative which aims to create a network of early psychosis intervention treatment centers
offering specialty care to individuals with a recent onset psychotic illness. This study has two primary components. In the first, we are
examining longitudinal measurement based care, comprised of self-report assessments and remote interviews conducted through teleconferencing
applications. The data from these assessments will generate a personalized report which will be presented to the participant by a clinical
team member. The second component is a 12-week mobile intervention of cognitive training and motivational enhancement using mobile
applications, which the participant will complete at home.
To learn more, visit our website at
Pay and
Benefits Pay Range: $46,000-$48,000k; depending on
education/qualifications/experience Time Appointment : 75%-100% Appointment
Position Type : Civil-Service & Non-Faculty Labor Represented Staff Please visit
the Office of Human Resources website for more information regarding benefit
eligibility. The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes: - Competitive
wages, paid holidays, and generous time off
- Continuous learning opportunities through professional training and degree-seeking
programs supported by the Regents Tuition Benefit Program
- Low-cost medical, dental, and
pharmacy plans
- Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- University HSA contributions
- Disability and
employer-paid life insurance
- Employee wellbeing program
- Excellent retirement plans with employer contribution
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)opportunity
- Financial counseling services
- Employee Assistance Program with eight sessions of counseling at no
cost
- Employee Transit Pass with free or reduced rates in the Twin Cities metro
area
How To Apply Applications must be submitted online. To be considered for this position, please click
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attach a cover letter and resume.
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To request an accommodation during the application
process, please e-mail employ@umn.edu or call (612)
624-8647.
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enriching the employment experience of its employees and in supporting the academic mission. The University is committed to attracting and
retaining employees with varying identities and backgrounds.
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