Research Program Assistant II (The department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences)

The Department of Psychiatry is seeking a Research Program Assistant II to assist with clinical research involving the Clinic Cohort of the JHADRC, which consists of over 350 participants. The participants include individuals who are cognitively normal, individuals with mild cognitive impairments, and persons with dementia. These participants are evaluated annually. Participants and their study partners are evaluated both in-person at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and over the phone, depending on feasibility and the cognitive status of the participants.

The Research Program Assistant II involves research with human subjects with and without memory impairments and with specimens and brain images based on research in human subjects. The Research Program Assistant II will work with a team of investigators in the Clinical Core of the Johns Hopkins Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (JHADRC), coordinated by Dr. Constantine Lyketsos, Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Reviewing the list of participants that are due for their annual visit and scheduling, and coordination of the participant visit with the previous evaluator.
• Administration of screening questionnaires over the phone to assess the eligibility of new participants; and Administration of a neuropsychological test battery to subjects, as needed.
• Preparation of study packets needed for the evaluation of the participants.
• Reviewing study forms for completeness and accuracy after a visit is completed.
• Entering form data into the JHADRC database on secured centralized server.
• Assistance with generating subject lists from the database to determine the status of data entry.
• Assistance with tasks related to autopsy approval including : tracking which participants have agreed to post-mortem brain donation (autopsy), contacting participants to follow-up on discussions regarding autopsy approval conducted during the annual visit, assuring that all completed forms are sent to the JHADRC Neuropathology Core, and contacting participants regularly to answer any questions they may have about the autopsy approval procedures.
• Assistance with processing blood specimens from participants and maintaining a log to assure that the specimens are sent to the JHADRC Biomarker Core for long term storage on a regular basis.
• Acquisition of office and medical supplies.
• Working collaboratively with junior and senior faculty, nurses and physicians.

Special knowledge, skills, and abilities :

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Classified Title : Research Project Assistant II

Role / Level / Range : ACRO40 / E / 02 / CC

Starting Salary Range : $15.70 - $26.25 HRLY ($47,000 targeted; Commensurate w / exp.)

Employee group : Full Time

Schedule : M-F 8 : 30am to 5 : 00pm

FLSA Status : Non-Exempt

Location : Hybrid / Johns Hopkins Bayview

Department name : SOM Psy Bay BV Geriatric and Neuropsychi

Personnel area : School of Medicine

Total Rewards

The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University's salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education / training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here : https : / / hr.jhu.edu / benefits-worklife / .

Education and Experience Equivalency

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines : JHU Equivalency Formula : 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education / experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies

Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester / quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

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