Part Time Research Assistant I

Job Requirements include:

• Permanent work authorization

• High school diploma.  College degree in a related field preferred.
• Minimum of one year successful work experience.  
• Medical setting experience preferred. 
• Ability to interact and verbally communicate with a variety of employees, hospital staff, and hospital patients.
• Knowledge of medical terminology preferred.
• Experience with research and sighting literature.
• Ability to write simple reports and operational correspondence.
• Ability to read and follow general policies, procedures, and study protocols.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to think logically in order to troubleshoot, analyze situations, and make sound decisions.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions.
• Proficient computer skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and
• e-mail systems.
• Ability to operate office equipment, including copiers, fax machines, and phones.
• Ability to travel to research sites and patient homes in the metropolitan area.