Clin/Tran Research Coord I, Pediatric Psychology-2209850
Job
:Professional and Managerial
Primary Location
:TN-Nashville-DOT - VCH Doctor's Office Tower
Organization
:Pediatric Psychology 104618
Shift:First Shift
Description
JOB SUMMARY:
Responsible for coordinating the approval processes and conduct of research protocols, such that the integrity and quality of the clinical/translational research is maintained and the research is conducted in accordance within all policies, with some guidance.
Key Responsibilites:
1. Coordinates protocol and patient consent form process
With assistance, prepare and process IRB research proposals, amendments, continuing review applications, and adverse event reports
Develop and update study protocols and measures
Recruitment of study participants in clinic, including the informed consent/assent process
2. Processes patient data and runs reports as needed
Collect, record, and maintain participant data
Analyze and code data
Communicate with participants about follow up visits and other study activities
3. Oversees quality assurance on on-site on-going protocols.
Coordinate with other study staff to maintain procedural fidelity and reliability
Administer intervention protocols in person as well as via telephone
Order supplies and maintain study inventory
4. Process improvement
Prepare and edit manuscripts
Monitor enrollment goals and modify recruitment if needed
Train staff on study procedures and instruments. Encourage new staff to ask questions to spur process improvement
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**Minimum Qualifications Required**
Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent experience) and <1 year experience
Basic Qualifications
Additional Qualification Information:
Prior to advancing to a Clinical/Translational Research Coordinator II, must have completed a Research 101 course such as RSS Boot camp.
Light Work category requiring exertion up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally and uses negligible amounts of force to move objects.
Movement
Occasional: Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching or maneuvering self, patient and equipment simultaneously while working in large and small spaces
Occasional: Climbing: Ascending or descending stairs/ramps using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
Occasional: Kneeling:Bending legs at knees to come to rest on knee or knees.
Occasional: Crouching/Squatting: Bending body downward and forward by bending legs and spine.Reaching above shoulders: Extending arms in any direction above shoulders.
Occasional: Reaching above shoulders: Extending arms in any direction above shoulders.
Occasional: Standing: Remaining on one's feet without moving.
Occasional: Push/Pull: Exerting force to move objects away from or toward.
Occasional: Bending/Stooping: Trunk bending downward and forward by bending spine at waist requiring full use of lower extremities and back muscles
Frequent: Carrying under 35 lbs: Transporting an object holding in hands, arms or shoulders, with help of coworkers or assistive device.
Frequent: Sitting: Remaining in seated position
Frequent: Walking: Moving about on foot.
Frequent: Lifting under 35 lbs: Raising and lowering objects under 35 lbs from one level to another
Frequent: Reaching below shoulders: Extending arms in any direction below shoulders.
Frequent: Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with hand or hands.
Continuous: Fingering: Picking, pinching, gripping, working primarily with fingers requiring fine manipulation.
Continuous: Bimanual Dexterity: Requiring the use of both hands.
Sensory
Occasional: Smell: Ability to detect and identify odors.
Occasional: Feeling: Ability to perceive size, shape, temperature, texture by touch with fingertips.
Continuous: Auditory: Perceiving the variances of sounds, tones and pitches and able to focus on single source of auditory information
Continuous: Vision: Clarity of near vision at 20 inches or less and far vision at 20 feet or more with depth perception, peripheral vision, color vision.
Continuous: Communication: Expressing or exchanging written/verbal/electronic information.
Environmental Conditions
Occasional: Radiation: May be exposed to occupational radiation, requiring enrollment in VUMC's Radiation Safety Program which includes training, use of personal protective equipment with lead shielding, and personal dose monitoring.
Frequent: Pathogens: Risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens and other contagious illnesses.
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