Professional Rater I - Psychiatry

Position Summary

This full‑time position with the Department of Psychiatry provides skilled support for treatment studies. The role is responsible for recruitment, interviewing, and data collection both on and off campus, and for managing the relationships necessary to do so.

Scheduled Hours

40 hours per week

Responsibilities

• Participant recruitment including community outreach and prescreening.
• Scheduling and coordinating study visits per protocol.
• Administers and scores cognitive testing per study protocol.
• Administers rating scales to research participants enrolled in the study per protocol.
• Maintain appropriate recordkeeping and organization of many types of information and data, including data entry.
• Build, negotiate and maintain professional relationships with a broad range of people including individuals with mental illness and older adults, medical professionals, and study personnel.
• Manage relationships with participants and their families to promote recruitment and ensure adherence to study protocol.
• Negotiate and problem‑solve difficulties that may arise; function as a key liaison in this role with support from the PI and study coordinator.
• Engage in ongoing, proactive, and effective communication with multidisciplinary research staff regarding treatment fidelity, treatment contamination, recruitment and participation issues, and site issues; participate in weekly meetings.

Working Conditions

• Patient care setting.
• Clinical office setting with some pressure created by study deadlines and patient schedules.
• Requires local travel to participants’ homes or community facilities on occasion.
• Typically sitting at desk or table.
• Ability to travel to non‑WashU off‑site locations.
• Office equipment.

Education

Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education.

Certifications / Professional Licenses

Basic Life Support – American Heart Association; Basic Life Support – American Red Cross.

Skills

Communication, detail‑oriented, interpersonal communication, ordering supplies, organizing, phlebotomy, physician communications, problem solving, recordkeeping, recruiting, schedule management, test administration, time management.

Driver's License

Class E (MO) or Class D (IL) license required.

Qualifications

Human Subject Research (1 year) required. No specific work experience is required for this position.

Grade

C06‑H

Salary Range

$17.34 – $25.40 per hour.

Benefits Statement

Personal

• Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.
• Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.
• Free Metro transit U‑Pass for eligible employees.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match starting at 7%.

Wellness

• Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program, financial resources, access to dietitians, and more.

Family

• 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with a new child; additional family care resources available.
• Tuition coverage for the employee and family: up to 100% for undergraduate-level college tuition at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years.

EEO Statement

Washington University in St. Louis is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity. It is the University’s policy to provide equal opportunity and access to persons in all job titles without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, citizenship (where prohibited by federal law), age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.