Research Assistant 1 HSS
Yale University
About the Role
The Research Assistant will assist in the collection, maintenance, review, and reporting of data for the Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) Clinical Services. This individual will be responsible for clinical data entry and components of quality assurance in medical records. In addition, they will participate in other quality improvement initiatives as needed.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure efficient and accurate data collection and data processing.
- Review data collected in Epic for completion and accuracy and enter data as needed to maintain an accurate and up-to-date electronic medical record for the YCSC Clinical Services.
- Review and follow-up on QA reports for outpatient youth and IICAPS services.
- Review of appointment data/status across programs.
- Measures entry in Epic.
- Review of treatment plan and evaluation materials to assure minimum standards met.
- Assist in the generation and submission of reports for the Connecticut Department of Children and Families and other entities as required per specific program contracts.
- Assist in the collection, review, and entry of information obtained during patient services in the Child Study Center Clinical Services, including outcome measures, consents, releases of information, referrals, etc.
- Work with other staff within the department to support regulatory compliance and quality assurance activities.
- Assist with scanning, filing, faxing, and copying as needed.
- Other job duties as assigned.
- Researches and collects data through site or home visit intakes; library research; structured interviews; or through other means for designated research assignments.
- Records and compiles information related to research data.
- Codes data accordingly to research specifications.
- Uses a computer terminal to input and retrieve data and to generate reports.
- Processes and summarizes data using scientific or statistical techniques.
- Assists in data interpretation and analyses.
- Reports on status of research activities.
- Recruits study participants and ensures that subject recruitment and follow-up are completed per protocol procedures.
- Orders and maintains inventory of supplies.
- May assist in designing, developing, and modifying research experiments, procedures, or survey instruments.
- May assist research and support staff.
- Performs additional functions incidental to research activities.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, in particular SharePoint, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Proven experience in a role involving data entry.
- Thorough and detail-oriented.
- Professional demeanor, ability to work independently under minimal supervision, and positive attitude toward work.
- Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Data analytical skills.
- Ability to present data in multiple formats (tables, charts, PowerPoint slides).
- Proven experience with EPIC.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a related field (Social Services); training and work experience in data collection and data analysis.
- Six years of related work experience, four of them in the same job family at the next lower level, and high school level education; or four years of related work experience and an Associate's degree; or little or no work experience and a Bachelor's degree in a related field; or an equivalent combination of experience and education.
Health requirements for healthcare workers apply.