Clinical Associate

2 days ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa AJ Personnel Full time
Main Purpose of the Job:

The Clinical Associate will be responsible for recruiting, screening, and providing healthcare to patients participating in research studies and clinical trials according to study protocols. They will also assist the medical officer and study coordinator with clinical research activities.

Key Responsibilities:Recruitment and Retention:
  • Screen participants and obtain informed consent from participants' mothers
  • Establish a relationship of trust and respect with participants' mothers and participants
Enrolment Procedures:
  • Perform study-related procedures, including blood draws, vaginal and rectal swabs, and nasopharyngeal aspirates/swabs on infants and young children
  • Explain and guide participants through the self-sample collection process, ensuring adherence to the procedures outlined in the study protocol
  • Store and deliver swabs and blood samples to the local laboratory
  • Collect isolates from the local NHLS laboratory
  • Conduct verbal interviews with mothers or legally acceptable representatives of participants according to SOPs
  • Conduct follow-up interviews with mothers of participants
Administration:
  • Complete all relevant CRFs of the study
  • Accurately abstract information from clinical notes
  • Perform quality assurance of study file source data, including clinical source notes and CRFs
  • Ensure all NHLS results have been received and captured in the database
  • Perform administrative duties, including procurement of consumables and supervision of study participants
  • Conduct in-hospital follow-up of participants and complete discharge outcomes
  • Prepare daily and weekly statistics at study sites
  • Present daily and weekly statistics to the principal investigator and senior study personnel as required
  • Verify logs
Customer Service:
  • Communicate with external stakeholders regarding compliance issues as required
  • Ensure all customer interactions (internal and external) are of the highest professional level
  • Respond to emails/queries within two days
  • Act in a professional and friendly manner in all dealings with internal stakeholders
  • Build and maintain authentic relationships with all stakeholders, ensuring all interactions are professional
  • Effectively manage work processes to maintain high levels of productivity
  • Show a high level of customer centricity at all times
Effective Self-Management and Performance Ownership:
  • Take ownership and accountability for tasks and demonstrate effective self-management
  • Follow through to ensure quality and productivity standards of own work are consistently and accurately maintained
  • Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback
  • Take ownership for driving own career development by participating in ongoing training and development activities
Vehicle Care and Maintenance:
  • Keep the Wits-VIDA vehicle clean and perform necessary checks
Driving and Delivery:
  • Liaise with management for daily transport schedule
  • Confirm patients have their files prior to transportation
  • Transport patients safely to and from destinations
  • Transport Wits-VIDA staff for home visit purposes
  • Collect and deliver documents and/or goods safely
  • Complete relevant vehicle usage forms in accordance with policy
  • Obey traffic rules at all times
  • Provide other ad hoc driver duties as assigned by management
Requirements:
  • Bachelor of Clinical Medical Practice or equivalent
  • Valid driver's license (Code B)
Desirable Qualifications:
  • Clinical trials experience
  • Good Clinical Practice
  • Excellent clinical skills
  • Computer literacy in MS Word and Excel
  • Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team
  • Attention to detail
  • Motivated, organized, friendly, and professional
Working Conditions:
  • Able to work under pressure, meticulous
  • Overtime, speed, and accuracy
  • Ability to travel between various sites
Competencies:
  • Reliability, integrity, accountability, diversity, self-awareness
Category Specific:
  • Analytical thinking, adaptability, initiative, flexibility, leading and developing others

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