Clinical Research Coordinator

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: $64,350 - $64,350

Position Summary

A Clinical Research Coordinator will join our rapidly growing rare lung disease clinical and research center. We perform clinical-translational research in patients with rare lung diseases including alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and lymphangioleiomyomatosis. The overarching goal of our clinical care and research is to develop strategies to individualize patient clinical care and improve clinical outcomes. We seek to ensure all clinical patients at our center and others in the tri-state area are evaluated for eligibility in various clinical trials in the rare lung disease community.

The Clinical Research Coordinator will help assist in the recruitment and maintenance of patients into multiple studies, including prospective clinical trials, observational cohort studies, and retrospective chart review studies for patients in the Alpha-1 Foundation Clinical Resource Center and the Center for LAM and Rare Lung Diseases at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. The coordinator must be comfortable working with patients with lung disease.

In addition to clinical trials, the clinical coordinator will have outpatient responsibilities as well as occasional inpatient responsibilities. Additionally, the clinical coordinator will assist with peer-to-peer insurance authorizations, prescription refill requests, medical calls, coordination of care with local doctors and other specialists, and provide results to patients who have had clinical visits and diagnostic testing.

Responsibilities

• Perform participant recruitment, screening and enrolling subjects for clinical research study by telephone and/or in-person.
• Conduct informed consent discussions and obtain informed consent.
• Administer study questionnaires/diaries and conduct study visits.
• Obtain and process blood specimens and maintaining accurate and detailed logs of work for enrolled patients. The clinical coordinator must be skilled or willing to be trained in venipuncture and nasal pharyngeal swabs.
• Collect, process, and assist in the compilation, verification, and shipment of research samples, and/or specimens.
• Assisting with the procurement of supplies/food products from outside vendors to meet the needs of study participants. Assist study participants in navigating through the medical center for study visits.
• Extract data from the medical record for clinical trials
• Perform occasional administrative tasks, such as ordering research supplies
• Preparation of IRB documents and interaction with study monitors for clinical trials.
• Assists in weekly clinic. Makes complete chart entries for clinic visits as well as phone/email follow-up.
• Provides recommendations to appropriate community resources to meet patient/family needs.
• Communicates with patients regarding letters of medical necessity, work and travel related considerations.
• Prepares documentation for medical records including updating patient medical chart by posting examination and test results, diagnosis, medications, and treatment in written/computerized manner.
• Assist with monitoring and continuity of care between visits according to treatment plan including triaging patient calls/e-mails.
• Assist with paperwork and office work as required.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in education and experience required
• Ability to work independently within a team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree
• Phlebotomy training and/or experience.

Other Requirements

• Participation in the medical surveillance program.
• Contact with patients and human research subjects.
• Potential bloodborne pathogen exposure.
• Successful completion of applicable compliance and systems training requirements.
• Must have a high degree of professionalism in all communications.
• Experience in managing complex schedules.
• Must be able to work collaboratively within a diverse team of professionals and must be highly organized.
• The candidate must acknowledge that caring for the patient is our highest priority.
• Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

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