Clinical Research Coordinator Surgery

UCSF Health is a leading health sciences university dedicated to biomedical research, education, and patient care. The Clinical Research Coordinator executes, manages, and coordinates clinical research protocols in the Department of Surgery, including study operations, data and specimen management, regulatory compliance, quality control, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• The Clinical Research Coordinator will perform independently or with general direction at the fully operational journey level of the series to execute, manage, and coordinate research protocols, as directed by the Clinical Research Supervisor and/or Principal Investigator (PI); may coordinate the data collection and operations of several concurrent clinical research studies under the guidelines of research protocols, UCSF and regulating agency policies
• Supporting the management and coordinating the tasks of single or multiple clinical research studies, depending on their size and complexity
• Act as intermediary between services and departments while overseeing data and specimen management
• Manage and report on study results
• Create, clean, update, and manage databases and comprehensive datasets and reports
• Coordinate staff work schedules
• Assist with training of Assistant CRCs
• Assist Clinical Research Supervisor and/or PI with oversight of other research staff
• Manage Investigator’s protocols in the Committee on Human Research online system, as well as renewals and modifications of protocol applications and the implementation of new studies
• Participate in the review and writing of protocols to ensure institutional review board approval within University compliance
• Help assure compliance with all relevant regulatory agencies
• Oversee study data integrity
• Implement and maintain periodic quality control procedures
• Interface with departments to obtain UCSF approval prior to study initiation
• Maintain all regulatory documents
• Report study progress to investigators
• Participate in any internal and external audits or reviews of study protocols
• Perform other duties as assigned

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree
• Fluency in the usage of Committee of Human Research (CHR) online iMEDris system for submission, renewal, and modification of protocols through this system
• Understanding of patient population to create rapport and a relationship, while also giving insight to what is realistic and appropriate for patient participation
• Certification by the Society of Clinical Research Associates or the Association of Clinical Research Professionals
• Experience with electronic medical records
• Knowledge of UCSF and departmental policies for dealing with reimbursement, guidelines for research, confidentiality and HIPPA regulations, following the UCSF mission statement and purpose for research, and a clear understanding of policies and procedures on patient safety and confidentiality (electronic and hard copy medical records, patient charts, communication, etc.); knowledge of medical terminology, research policies and guidelines, guidelines for packing/shipping infectious substances, database building/analysis, and data management within some of the following: Access, Stata, SASS/ SPSS, and Teleform programming platforms
• Good Clinical Practice Guidelines
• Health Information and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
• The Protection of Human Research Subjects
• CHR regulations for recruitment and consent of research subjects
• Effective Cash Handling Procedures
• Environmental Health and Safety Training
• Fire Safety Training
• Bachelor's Degree
• CHR iMEDris
• Clinical Research Certification
• Electronic Medical Records
• Patient Population Understanding
• Research Reimbursement Procedures
• Research Policy Compliance
• Confidentiality Practices
• HIPAA Compliance
• Patient Safety Procedures
• Medical Terminology
• Infectious Substance Shipping
• Database Building
• Data Analysis
• Data Management
• Microsoft Access
• Stata
• SAS
• SPSS
• Teleform Programming
• Clinical Practice
• Human Research Protection
• CHR Recruitment Regulations
• Informed Consent Procedures
• Cash Handling
• Environmental Health
• Fire Safety
• Rapport Building
• Patient Communication

Company

• Integrated hospital and health care network
• San Francisco, California, USA
• https://www.ucsfhealth.org/
• Founded in 1990
• 5001-10000 employees

Qualifications

• HS graduation and sufficient experience and demonstrated skills to successfully perform the assigned duties and responsibilities; and/or equivalent experience/training
• Attention to detail; strong interpersonal skills; excellent, effective verbal and written communication skills to coordinate with subjects, team members, other departments and outside institutions; and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment while working with a diverse subject population
• Ability to work well independently, complete projects in a timely manner, and prioritize multiple projects to ensure the completion of essential tasks by deadlines
• Bachelor's degree
• Fluency in the usage of Committee of Human Research (CHR) online iMEDris system for submission, renewal, and modification of protocols through this system
• Understanding of patient population to create rapport and a relationship, while also giving insight to what is realistic and appropriate for patient participation
• Certification by the Society of Clinical Research Associates or the Association of Clinical Research Professionals
• Experience with electronic medical records
• Knowledge of UCSF and departmental policies for dealing with reimbursement, guidelines for research, confidentiality and HIPPA regulations, following the UCSF mission statement and purpose for research, and a clear understanding of policies and procedures on patient safety and confidentiality (electronic and hard copy medical records, patient charts, communication, etc.); knowledge of medical terminology, research policies and guidelines, guidelines for packing/shipping infectious substances, database building/analysis, and data management within some of the following: Access, Stata, SASS/ SPSS, and Teleform programming platforms
• Good Clinical Practice Guidelines
• Health Information and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
• The Protection of Human Research Subjects
• CHR regulations for recruitment and consent of research subjects
• Effective Cash Handling Procedures
• Environmental Health and Safety Training
• Fire Safety Training

Required skills

• CHR iMEDris, Clinical Practice, Clinical Research Coordination, Clinical Research Professional Certification (SOCRA/ACRP), Clinical Research Protocol Management, Clinical Research Recruitment and Informed Consent, Database Building and Data Management, Electronic Medical Records, HIPAA, Human Subjects Research Protection, Medical Terminology, Microsoft Access

Preferred skills

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Experience

• Mid level