Associate Clinical Research Coordinator

Duties

• Handles key operational functions for research studies
• Arranges necessary appointments and procedures
• Works collaboratively with other departments and institutions
• Maintains patient calendars, screening, and enrollment information
• Completes initial intake on participants for research studies
• Determines participant eligibility based on study specific criteria
• Verifies that patients have completed appropriate registration materials and maintains related records and information
• Obtains and reviews relevant medical history with participants
• Completes entire informed consent process
• Collects required data by utilizing Cerner and other electronic databases, records obtained from external physician’s offices, patient interviews, and other sources
• Accurately enters data into the clinical research forms through computerized databases
• Maintains and updates department specific databases
• Develops and implements efficient data collection tools and methods
• Develops and manipulates spreadsheets
• Performs internal data quality reviews for accuracy and quality of data collection
• Prepares, updates, and organizes tracking logs and patient research files
• Identifies and communicates important protocol and data management issues or problems to leadership
• Sets up and submits data to appropriate agencies
• Maintains established quarterly reporting rates
• Uses electronic data capture
• Complies with federal reporting requirements
• Answers requests for requested data, extracts data from assigned facility data base and generates reports as needed
• Serves as a backup, collecting and processing phlebotomy specimens for analysis

Qualifications

• Relevant knowledge as typically obtained by completion of an Associate's degree in healthcare, research, or related field
• Two years previous research experience
• Two years of health care experience or equivalent knowledge/experience in a healthcare or research setting
• Knowledge of regulatory affairs and current issues concerning the conduct of clinical research or health care operations
• Knowledge of medical terminology and the ability to interpret laboratory reports and understand disease processes and testing with an understanding of disease staging and status
• Effective interpersonal skills with the ability to provide effective customer service
• Proficient with common office software including web based and ability to conduct computer-based literature searches