RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Research Assistant

Who are we? For over fifty years, Aspire Health Partners has been one of the leading non-profit behavioral health companies in the Southeast. Serving nearly 40,000 clients per year, with locations in six Central Florida counties and currently expanding into Hinesville, Georgia Aspire has delivered state-of-the-art behavioral healthcare and is regularly sought out both statewide and nationally as an expert in the field. With its mission of providing the highest quality of compassionate, comprehensive, and cost effective integrated behavioral healthcare, Aspire, through its more than two dozen campus locations provides a comprehensive continuum of services for children, adolescents, adults, seniors, and families. Through innovative, resourceful treatment and recovery approaches Aspire offers individuals and families the opportunity to "aspire" to healthier, happier, and more independent lives. Aspire employs more than 1,200 professionals and paraprofessionals dedicated to Saving Lives, Transforming Communities and Changing the World

Who You Are: You're a leader looking for an opportunity to define your own career path, connect with a supportive community of health professionals like you, and increase your earning potential. You have a passion for working in different care settings and making a difference in lives.

Job Purpose: As a Research Assistant at Aspire Health Partners, your job purpose will be to aid the Clinical Research Department Manager and all CRC's in such a way to promote the efficient and smooth operation of the Discovery Clinical Trials Research Department.

Job Functions

• Assist CRC's with screening patients for all Aspire Health Partners, Inc. research protocols, daily.
• Ensure all research patients are scheduled properly for research related visits and test in our office with the appropriate research reason code and during the correct protocol defined follow-up window.
• See patients for simple follow-up visits as directed by the CRC for each individual study.
• Assist CRC's with proper adherence to each protocol's follow-up visit schedule.
• Assist with ensuring patient compliance as directed by CRC for each individual study by performing such duties as giving patients reminder calls prior to their scheduled visits, sending out reminder appointment cards, and other related tasks.
• Assist with the clerical needs for the operation of the Research Department. packets and/or folders, running errands (obtaining dry ice to ship lab samples), laminating, preparing packages to be mailed, putting together regulatory packets, sending out letters to patients, assist with creating new forms, tools and/or templates to be utilized when starting up a new protocol.
• Assist CRC's with retrieving, preparing and sending out required recorded data to core laboratories for a given protocol such as ECG's or videotapes.

Position qualifications: Ability to receive and maintain a(n)

• Level II Background clearance
• Acceptable Motor Vehicle Registration driver's license record in accordance with the underwriting guidelines set by Aspires insurance company as described in the AHP Corporate Transportation Policy 3.9.1
• High School Diploma or GED
• RN, LPN, or Certified Medical Assistant
• Minimum of one year of experience working in the medical field

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

We are committed to providing our employees with the support they need. At Aspire Health Partners, we offer eligible staff an attractive benefit package that includes medical, wellbeing, dental and vision benefits along with some unique benefits including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life & Supplemental Insurance, Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
• Paid Time Off (PTO) (2.5 weeks your first year, up to 6 weeks at 14+ years)
• Paid Diversity & Floating Holidays (2)
• Paid Holidays (6)
• 403(b) 50% employer match up to 10% (3-year vesting cliff)
• Employee Discounts including Tickets, Retail, Hotel, Car Rental/Purchase
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• HRSA Loan Forgiveness
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
• Will preparation
• Funeral Planning
• Concierge Services & Travel Assistance