Research Assistant 3.03 at University of the Witwatersrand

Key performance areas

• Recruitment of Participants
• Recruit participants according to study inclusion/exclusion criteria.
• Address relevant concerns and misconceptions about the study with participants.
• Receive queries from participants and address or refer the queries to your line manager accordingly.
• Establishing a relationship of trust and respect with participants.
• Actively listen to participants and empathise with them.
• Provide support to care givers and families.
• Report on number of participants recruited on daily basis to team leader

Administration

• Ensure that source documents are completed and signed correctly.
• File all participant forms according to the study requirements (alphabetic/ numeric order) and ensure all forms are submitted to the relevant data capturers.
• Photocopy participant files, ANC Files, Admission Registers, and enrollment logs.
• Follow GCP guidelines when completing participant visit forms.
• Complete telephone logs for all calls made to participants.
• Update electronic screen logs on a day-to-day basis.
• Copy admission book logs on a day-to-day basis.
• Completing file request forms to obtain and copy maternal/neonatal files as and when required.
• Identify Neonatal admissions, by comparing the daily enrollment log with copies of admission register.

Follow Up’s

• Call participants to complete follow up questionnaires.
• Follow up on missed visits and complete the necessary feedback logs.
• Conduct home visits if follow up calls are unsuccessful.
• Driving

Face to Face Interviews

• Administer face to face interviews. Conduct household and psychosocial questionnaires.
• Conduct cognitive assessments.

Effective self-management and Performance Ownership

• Take ownership and accountability for tasks and demonstrate effective self-management.
• Follow through to ensure that 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 on-going training and development activities such as workshops, forums, conferences etc.
• Apply knowledge of the organisational systems, structures, policies, and procedures to achieve results.
• Provide appropriate resolution for tasks or deadlines not met.
• Support and drive the organisation’s core values.
• Take ownership for driving own career development.

Collect Physical measurements on adults and infants.

• Collect anthropometric measurements from adult and infant participants.
• Collect BP measurements from adults and infant participants.

Required minimum education and training

• Grade 12
• Valid Driver’s license
• Minimum of 2 years in clinical research.

Competencies Required

• Confidentiality.
• Customer service orientation.
• Teamwork.
• Excellent Communication skills (verbal and written).
• Attention to detail.