Medical Assistant HELIUS health research

You will perform measurements on participants, including blood sampling, anthropometry, and blood pressure. Together with the research nurse, you will ensure that the data collection at the research site proceeds smoothly.

Your main duties include

• contact with participants, performing measurements including blood sampling, according to standard operating procedures (SOPs);
• reception duties, including receiving participants;
• entry of collected data;
• assisting with training for all staff members performing the physical examinations;
• supporting the research nurse.

Working hours and location

The working hours are between approximately 7:00 AM and 1:30 PM. Initially, measurements will take place at the AMC location. In the long term, you will also perform measurements from research locations in Amsterdam-West and Amsterdam-Noord.

What do you bring?

You are an enthusiastic and experienced medical assistant or MBO nurse with an interest in health research. You feel at home in a dynamic working environment and do not shy away from a challenge. You are hospitable, communicative, and work accurately.

Furthermore, you bring:

• a completed MBO education as a medical assistant or nurse;
• experience with data collection for health research: both performing physical measurements and blood sampling as well as data entry;
• willingness to travel to other research locations within Amsterdam in the long term;
• a great sense of responsibility is essential, with care and good interaction with the voluntary research participants being central. It is also important to safeguard the quality of the research data;
• a good command of the Dutch language (minimum B1 level). Proficiency in Turkish and/or Moroccan-Arabic and/or Berber is a plus.

What do we offer you?

• You will be employed by Amsterdam UMC Research BV.
• A contract of 24-32 hours per week, for a duration of 12 months, with the intention of extension (for the duration of the project).
• Classification in salary scale 6M: € 2,875 to € 3,900 gross for a full-time employment (depending on experience). Additionally, you will receive an 8.3% year-end bonus. Calculate your net salary here.
• Vacation hours: 194.4 hours per year for a full-time employment and the possibility to save up hours.
• 100% public transport reimbursement. Do you come by walking, cycling, or by car? Then you will receive a reimbursement of €0.21 per km (for the car, a maximum of 40 km one way applies).
• Do you come by bike? Make use of our good bicycle scheme.
• Pension accrual at BeFrank, a modern, understandable, and fairly priced pension.

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