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A Brief Overview

This is a part-time research assistant (RA) position offered through PolicyLab at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Fluent Spanish-speaking skills are required; testing through CHOP language services will be a part of the
application process.

Optimizing oral health is an important public health goal due to the high prevalence of oral disease and its impact on long term overall health. As an accessible resource frequently used by communities at high risk of poor oral health, the emergency department (ED) represents a unique opportunity to connect participants with oral health care and address adverse social determinants of health (aSDoH) that serve as barriers to accessing dental care.

The RA will support a qualitative study aimed at exploring participant
experiences with an ED-based intervention to address oral health and aSDOH.
The RA will have primary responsibility for conducting qualitative telephone interviews with study participants in English and Spanish to understand barriers and facilitators to dental health and engagement with resources that address aSDOH like access to food, housing, and transportation.

The RA will contribute to qualitative data management, analysis, and dissemination. The RA will also assist with additional study tasks necessary for the duration of the project, including preparing IRB applications, organizing research staff and study advisory committee meetings, and preparing study results, regulatory documents, and progress reports.

Prior experience in qualitative research is preferred, but not required. The ideal
candidate also values and has experience with community-engaged research methods.

What you will do

• Provide technical and administrative support in the conduct of clinical research:
• Patient/research participant scheduling
• Patient/Research Participant screening for inclusion/exclusion criteria or case history
• Data collection
• Data entry
• Data management
• Laboratory sample processing
• Clinical research study procedures or questionnaire administration
• Organization of research records and/or other study related documentation
• Research Study Compliance
• Adhere to IRB approved protocols and compliance with HIPAA and handling confidential materials
• Comply with Institutional policies, SOPs and guidelines
• Comply with federal, state, and sponsor policies
• Additional Responsibilities may include:
• Consent subjects, with appropriate authorization and training
• Document and report adverse events
• Maintain study source documents
• Complete case report forms (paper and electronic data capture)
• Assist with IRB/regulatory submissions
• Complete case report forms or other study documentation (paper and electronic data capture)
• Follow-up care
• Order materials/supplies
• Schedule research meetings

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma / GED Required
• Bachelor's Degree Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• Previous relevant clinical research experience Required
• At least one (1) year of relevant clinical research experience Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Familiarity with IRB and human subject protection.
• Fluent Spanish-speaking skills are required; testing through CHOP language services will be a part of the application process.

To carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, CHOP employees who work in patient care buildings or who have patient facing responsibilities must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive an annual influenza vaccine. Learn more.

Employees may request exemptions for valid religious and medical reasons. Start dates may be delayed until candidates are immunized or exemption requests are reviewed.

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