PT Project Assistant

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Requirements

Part Time Project Assistant, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer – Oncology/Cancer Prevention and Control Program/GUMC - Georgetown University . Supports two NCI R01 funded grants (Schwartz, PI) focused on outreach, genetic education, and cancer genetic testing in cancer survivors. Also provides secondary support for projects funded through the Fisher Center. Primary roles will include: electronic health record review to identify eligible patients; recruiting eligible cancer survivors; conducting intervention usability testing sessions; conducting telephone-based study surveys; monitoring and tracking study milestones; data entry, and data tracking; maintaining files; and conducting quality assurance.

The project assistant will be trained in RedCap in order to perform database programming and management. This position will play a central role in data collection by collecting behavioral and epidemiological data including initial and follow up telephone interviews; confirming subject eligibility through EHR review; and recruiting eligible patients. The project assistant will ensure completion of surveys in accordance with projected number of surveys completed/week. Ensures timely completion of follow-up surveys in accordance with established time frames. Reviews patient charts for pathology information. In-person and telephone study recruitment. Approaches and recruits genetic counseling and breast cancer patients by telephone or in person. Reviews patient records for eligibility. Consults with clinical staff regarding patient eligibility. Requires extreme sensitivity to patient and clinic needs. Performs database programming, data entry and data tracking. Enters survey results and registers new patients into the databases. Performs quality checks on existing data. Performs tracking of patients, maintains contact logs and hard copy files of study materials. In addition, this position will also be expected to conduct literature reviews, participate in manuscript preparation and help organize and coordinate study-related meetings.

Work Interactions

The person will interact frequently with patients over the telephone. Interactions with clinical physicians and staff will also be central to the position. The position also requires interactions with multiple faculty PIs involved in a linked set of cancer genetic studies. In addition, this position frequently interacts with other project staff at Georgetown and collaborating sites. This position will directly report to Dr. Schwartz’s project coordinator and will also interact frequently with Dr. Schwartz.

Requirements and Qualifications

Minimum requirements for this position include a B.A. or B.S. in a behavioral science or public health related discipline and at least one year of public health or social science research experience at the undergraduate or professional level that includes interaction with human subjects and data management.

Preferred requirements include: experience with database software (REDCap, MS Access) and statistical software (SPSS, SAS, R).

Work Mode Designation

This position has been designated as Hybrid. Please note that work mode designations are regularly reviewed in order to meet the evolving needs of the University. Such review may necessitate a change to a position’s mode of work designation. Complete details about Georgetown University’s mode of work designations for staff positions can be found on the Department of Human Resources website:

Pay Range

$20.16 - $31.30

Compensation is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s individual qualifications, experience, education, skills, and certifications, as well as the University’s business needs and external factors.

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