Senior Clinical Research Assistant - MRA

Site: The McLean Hospital Corporation

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McLean Hospital is a comprehensive psychiatric hospital committed to providing easy access to superior quality cost-effective mental health services in the Boston area Massachusetts and beyond. Since 1811 McLean Hospital has been a world leader in the treatment of mental illness and chemical dependency research into the cause of mental illness and the training of generations of mental health care providers. McLeans multidisciplinary programs treat a broad range of psychiatric illnesses across the full continuum of care. All McLean team members are expected to consistently demonstrate our values of integrity compassion respect diversity teamwork excellence and innovation in their work activities and interactions.


The Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center (HBTRC) one of the largest brain tissue repositories in the country is part of the NIH NeuroBioBank. Its mission is to facilitate research on the human brain and on brain disorders by acquiring storing and distributing specimens and related tissue samples to investigators. The HBTRC works as a highly collaborative team both within the HBTRC and with other tissue repositories that are part of the NeuroBioBank.


Responsibilities specific to this position

1. Coordinates brain donations during office hours and off-hours (1 week shift every 5-6 weeks).

2. Maintains relationship with donor families including addressing specific queries and sending out documentation requested by families such as neuropathological reports when appropriate.

3. Is principally responsible for the HBTRC collection and analysis of medical records to provide demographic behavioral and clinical information to investigators and NIH. This includes data entry and running queries using the HBTRC database and Access forms used for NIH uploads

4. Carries out structured clinical interviews with donors family members to parallel clinical questionnaires and utilizes structured clinical assessment batteries to result in accurate diagnoses and severity of symptoms of psychiatric and neurological disorders

5. Contributes to Consensus Diagnosis meetings with clinical information and assessments for each donor

6. Interacts with potential donors and their families with regard to brain donation neuropathology reports and registrations

7. Reviews archival brain donor medical records to update diagnoses and match diagnostic formatting to current NIH NeuroBioBank requirements

8. Reviews health records and family questionnaires to collect information (e.g. medication history exposure to toxins) as requested by investigators.

9. Contributes to preparation and updates of standard operating procedures (SOPs) relevant to his/her responsibilities

10. Uploads and stores electronic medical records

11. Assists in the tracking and storage maintenance of new and older donor case folders and medical records stored in-house and at an off-site storage location

12. In the context of efforts to increase brain donation awareness and brain disorder advocacy participates in outreach activities and fundraising. Assists in the ordering and distribution of promotional material.

13. Performs brain dissections during regular working hours and off-hours

Job Summary

Working very independently with little guidance from the Director and Associate Directors of the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center (HBTRC) coordinates all activities of research area including but not limited to: Supporting the daily activities of research assistants implementing and maintaining quality assurance procedures performing statistical analyses designing research protocols with the laboratorys Principal Investigators.

Education
Bachelors Degree required

Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree
No

Licenses and Credentials

Experience
Directly related progressively more responsible experience. 3-5 years required Supervisory experience preferred

Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Must possess the ability to work independently and display initiative to introduce innovations to research study.
- Must have sound interpersonal skills and the ability to supervise others.
- Must possess strong analytical skills and conceptual thinking.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and set deadlines.
- Ability to identify problems and develop solutions.
- High degree of computer literacy.
- Ability to demonstrate respect and professionalism for subjects rights and individual needs.

Physical Requirements

• Standing Frequently (34-66%)
• Walking Frequently (34-66%)
• Sitting Occasionally (3-33%)
• Lifting Frequently (34-66%) 35lbs (w/assisted device)
• Carrying Frequently (34-66%) 20lbs - 35lbs
• Pushing Occasionally (3-33%)
• Pulling Occasionally (3-33%)
• Climbing Rarely (Less than 2%)
• Balancing Frequently (34-66%)
• Stooping Occasionally (3-33%)
• Kneeling Occasionally (3-33%)
• Crouching Occasionally (3-33%)
• Crawling Rarely (Less than 2%)
• Reaching Frequently (34-66%)
• Gross Manipulation (Handling) Frequently (34-66%)
• Fine Manipulation (Fingering) Frequently (34-66%)
• Feeling Constantly (67-100%)
• Foot Use Rarely (Less than 2%)
• Vision - Far Constantly (67-100%)
• Vision - Near Constantly (67-100%)
• Talking Constantly (67-100%)
• Hearing Constantly (67-100%)

Onsite

115 Mill Street

40

Regular

Day (United States of America)

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