A Research Assistant (12 Months FTC) vacancy is available at our Client, Wits Health Consortium in Port Elizabeth – Eastern Cape.

Background

Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited (“WHC”) is a wholly owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health Sciences. WHC provides Faculty with a legal framework within which to operate the research and other activities necessary to support its academic objectives. In addition WHC offers a range of products and services to the Academics conducting these activities in order to assist with the management thereof.

Main purpose of the job

• To recruit and enroll study participants for the Baby GERMS-SA Surveillance project at various enhance surveillance sites and maintain accurate study logs related to enrolment and other study activities

Location

• Dora Nginza Hospital in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape

Key performance areas

• Identify patients who fulfil the criteria for the Baby GERMS-SA surveillance case definitions at various enhance surveillance sites
• Scan medical records of patients who meet the surveillance or research study case definitions
• Maintain study logs related to enrolment and other study activities
• Responsible for the proper documentation of all study activities
• Implement and monitor the surveillance as directed by management and see the surveillance through to completion
• Review the quality of imaged/scanned medical records before data abstraction
• Trace specimen or results of routine investigations from enhanced surveillance sites diagnostic laboratories
• Ensure effective team-working with other key surveillance, research and hospital-based staff
• File surveillance and research records after data collection

Required minimum education and training

• Grade 12

Required minimum work experience

• Minimum 2 years’ experience as a Research Assistant or within a health care environment

Additional work experience and personal abilities

• Proficient in MS-Excel, Outlook and Word
• Experience with RedCap or other database applications
• Self-motivated, hardworking and able to work under pressure
• Excellent time management skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Must be detailed oriented, diligent and hard working
• Ability to work with ethnically, culturally and sexually diverse individuals and communities
• Driver’s license required

TO APPLY

• Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV – Please Apply Online
• Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.

• The closing date for all applications is 31 October 2019.

• Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates.
• Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful.
• In accordance with our Employment Equity goals and plan, preference will be given to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.

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