Clinical Research Coordinator - Radiology (Part-Time)

UCSF Health is hiring a Clinical Research Coordinator to coordinate and administer radiology-related clinical research, collect participant data, and support study procedures and reporting. The role involves working with participants and study partners on interviews, cognitive assessments, questionnaires, and participant feedback at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.

Responsibilities

• Identify subjects, develop recruitment and retention strategies, and screen and enroll study subjects
• Schedule subjects for study visits; meet with them to administer questionnaires, collect medical history, and perform study procedures
• Maintain rapport and relationships with subjects to ensure effective communication and retention; respond to their diverse needs, schedule follow-up appointments, and become their intermediary
• Obtain informed consent; review information with subjects; assess and advocate for patient safety throughout each protocol procedure
• Handle subject reimbursement; work to resolve discrepancies and issues
• Work with staff and participants to ensure procedures are completed and required data is collected at study visits, including escorting to blood draws on site
• Conduct standardized interviews with study participants and their designated study partners (“co-participants”) to obtain information about participants’ health and medical history, family history of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, mood, and perceived changes in cognition, behavior, and everyday activities
• Implement needs assessments and recommendations for enhancements on patient coordination, data collection, data management, protocol adherence and study collaboration
• Under supervision and guidance, administer and score standardized neuropsychological assessments of memory and cognitive function, following established procedures for test instructions, presentation order, timing, discontinuation criteria, and allowable prompts and repetition
• Collect data during subject visits; enter data from visits, procedures, lab tests, and other subject-related participation into databases in a timely manner
• Manage database structure for each protocol; update databases to improve data analysis and management; create new databases as needed
• Create and maintain comprehensive data sets as requested by the CRC Supervisor and/or PI
• Maintain data collection forms for effective data collection, entry, and analysis
• Perform queries and analysis in databases
• Work with Supervisor to maintain complete and accurate data in the study database; analyze the data as they become available
• Under limited supervision, review, catalogue, and respond to participant feedback and inquiries from potential participants, using discretion and independent judgment as to appropriate next steps
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor or PI

Preferred

• Preference will be given to those with psychological training and experience, such as experience administering the UDS including the Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR)
• Demonstrated epidemiological or clinical research experience (minimum of one year)
• Experience conducting, coordinating, or managing human subjects research
• Experience with the Brain Health Registry
• Fluency in the usage of Committee of Human Research (CHR) online 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 subject 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
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence or other project management software
• Strong knowledge and experience with word-processing and database software (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Strong prioritizing, planning and organizational skills
• Decision-making abilities
• Adaptable to changing tasks, priorities and projects
• Ability to exercise tact and discretion in handling a variety of confidential material
• Experience applying the following regulations and guidelines: + 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
• Psychological Training
• UDS Administration
• Clinical Dementia Rating
• Epidemiological Research
• Clinical Research
• Human Subjects Research
• Research Coordination
• Research Management
• Brain Health Registry
• CHR Online System
• Protocol Submission
• Protocol Renewal
• Protocol Modification
• Patient Population Knowledge
• Subject Participation Assessment
• SoCRA Certification
• ACRP Certification
• Electronic Medical Records
• UCSF Policies
• Research Guidelines
• Reimbursement Policies
• HIPAA Compliance
• Patient Safety
• Confidentiality Procedures
• Medical Terminology
• Infectious Substance Shipping
• Database Building
• Database Analysis
• Data Management
• Microsoft Access
• Stata
• SAS
• SPSS
• Teleform
• JIRA
• Confluence
• Project Management Software
• Word Processing
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Clinical Practice
• Human Research Protections
• Research Recruitment
• Informed Consent
• Rapport Building
• Critical Thinking
• Problem-Solving
• Teamwork
• Planning
• Organization
• Decision-Making
• Adaptability
• Tact
• Discretion

Company

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

Qualifications

• High School Diploma; 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
• Preference will be given to those with psychological training and experience, such as experience administering the UDS including the Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR)
• Demonstrated epidemiological or clinical research experience (minimum of one year)
• Experience conducting, coordinating, or managing human subjects research
• Experience with the Brain Health Registry
• Fluency in the usage of Committee of Human Research (CHR) online 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 subject 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
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence or other project management software
• Strong knowledge and experience with word-processing and database software (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Strong prioritizing, planning and organizational skills
• Decision-making abilities
• Adaptable to changing tasks, priorities and projects
• Ability to exercise tact and discretion in handling a variety of confidential material
• Experience applying the following regulations and guidelines: + 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

Required skills

• Brain Health Registry, Clinical Practice (GCP), Clinical Research, Committee of Human Research (CHR) Online System, Database Management and Analysis Access, Database Management and Analysis SAS, Database Management and Analysis SPSS, Database Management and Analysis Stata, Database Management and Analysis TeleForm, Electronic Medical Records, HIPAA Compliance, Human Subjects Research, Jira and Confluence, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Neuropsychological Assessment Clinical Dementia Rating, Neuropsychological Assessment UDS, SoCRA or ACRP Certification

Preferred skills

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Experience

• 1+ years