Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Research Assistant

Grade: 10

Salary: $42,843-$51,079

The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene is seeking a qualified candidate to fill a full-time position of Research Assistant. Area Psychosis is seeking a full-time individual to provide research study support for an NIH-funded study focused on clinical trials. The position requires a highly organized person to manage detailed information in a research environment. The Research Assistant will assist with research study procedures, including scheduling of subjects for study procedures, conducting data entry, assisting Principal investigators in study administration, and assisting with contacting research study subjects by phone when needed. He/She will also perform some administrative duties as assigned.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist in organizing advertising and appointments for, and brief phone screening of potential research subjects
• Organizing databases.
• Help tracking and contacting patients for intake and follow up interviews in research protocols
• Help coordinating patient appointments for psychologists and psychiatrists, and assisting psychologists and psychiatrists with research assessments
• Help preparing data for PI to use in IRB protocol submissions and update
• Help organizing research charts, creating some study chart documents as needed and entering data
• Help monitoring of research charts for completeness and organizing additions and corrections as needed
• Assist in the communication with the study supervisor, inpatient unit, and pharmacy as needed
• If applicable, assist in training new hires to assume incumbent responsibilities

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in health, psychology medical science or related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least (1) year of clinical experience conducting diagnostic and clinical interviews preferred.

Work Location: 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY-10032

To Apply: Submit an application through our website at Please note only applications submitted through our website will be considered.

The Mission of the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (RFMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. RFMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, RFMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring that RFMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. RFMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

The Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. Excellent Benefits Package. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer - Disabled/Veteran, 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant.

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