Nutrition Research Assistant, DCRU

Under direct supervision of the Dahms Clinical Research Unit Research Nutritionist Manager, the Nutrition Research Assistant I (NRA I) is responsible for supporting bionutrition clinical research patient activities

What You Will Do

• Maintains DCRU metabolic kitchen and food service-related operational activities
• Facilitates research meal procurement, preparation and delivery
• Delivers patient food with accuracy and courtesy
• Collects daily data and documents daily activities accurately in computer databases
• Performs accurate data entry and quality checks in research specific software and computer databases.
• Performs research protocol-specific nutrition dietary data collection and body composition components with accuracy
• Accurately follows standard operating procedures
• Schedules patient visits in applicable software systems
• Exhibits competency in working with diverse patient populations

Additional Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.