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Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as an Associate Research Coordinator.
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as an Associate Research Coordinator within the NYU Grossman School of Medicines Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine's Research Division. In this role, the successful candidate will enroll emergency department patients across the NYU Langone Health System to support the grant-funded research pertaining to substance use disorders-focused research.
The Associate Research Coordinator will be responsible for patient recruitment, consent, enrollment, and accurate data collection during weekend and/or overnight shifts. The Associate Research Coordinator will additionally contact and track study participants for follow-up assessments, perform data entry, assist with data management, assist with institutional review board submissions, coordination of studies, organizing meetings, and preparing reports for sponsors as needed.
The Associate Research Coordinator will work directly with patients in the emergency departments across participating sites in New York City and also with a team of other research staff, and will report to the study's Project Managers and Principal Investigator (Ryan McCormack, MD, MS). The Associate Research Coordinator will participate in weekly research team meetings.
Job Responsibilities:
Clinical Research Duties:
- Demonstrates thorough knowledge of research study, study rationale, study subject, and clinical procedures associated with the study.
- Screens potential patients/participants for eligibility to the study.
- Conducts the informed consent process with patients.
- Collaborates with various personnel that may be involved in assisting with specific aspects in the study.
- Interacts with patients/participants and families in a courteous and professional manner.
- Demonstrates knowledge of policies and procedures of the host institution where the study is being conducted and the regulatory requirements such as IRB and other approvals if necessary.
- Uses available resources and established procedures to identify problems for quick resolution.
- Conducts study survey, obtain and document information within the time frame specified.
- Monitors any outward effects or issues regarding patient/participant safety and report this to the Principal Investigator.
- Travels using public transportation and/or car service to study emergency department sites located in multiple boroughs in New York City.
Data Collection and Management:
- Utilizes the necessary tools to ensure protocol compliance to conduct data research.
- Utilizes established methodologies to collect patient information for the research project.
- Ensures protocol compliance, that is, that standard steps regarding eligibility criteria, data collection, and required documentation are consistently followed.
- Reviews any issues that deviate from standard policy and procedure with supervisor.
- Completes paperwork and forms in a neat, accurate, timely manner.
- Stores files in the instructed manner, with strict attention to participant confidentiality.
- Ensures that information in computer database is accurate, entered and maintained on a timely basis.
Interacts with Medical Staff, Patients and Site Monitors:
- Interfaces with varied persons, such as, School of Medicine and or Medical Center staff
- Initiates contact with patients; ensures contact with patients is courteous, effective, professional, and cooperative.
- Demonstrates knowledge of and follows proper clinical study processes within current policies and procedures.
- Recognizes and identifies problems, appropriately escalates issues to supervisor as needed.
Administration, analysis, reporting, and filing:
- Assists with the institutional review board submission and maintenance process.
- Records IRB approved subject study reimbursements according to standard operating procedures.
- Records, updates, edits, and maintains confidential information on paper or web-based forms in a neat, accurate, and timely manner.
- Responds to requests in a timely manner, gives/receives correct information, encourages required dialogue/follow-through.
- Secures accurate signatures and stores documents and/or forms in appropriate destination.
- Completes filing in accordance with department procedures.
- Duplicates and collates materials upon request.
- Assists with other administrative tasks upon request.
Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a Bachelor's degree in life sciences, allied health or equivalent in a related discipline and 0-1 years experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Effective oral, written, communication, interpersonal skills. Must be able to work under the direction of supervision. Ability to operate research related equipment. Proficiency in using various Microsoft Office applications such as World, Excel, Access, Power Point and Outlook. Familiar with Internet applications. Ability to identify, analyze and solve problems. Time management skills and ability to work well under pressure.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with data collection, conducting surveys, and REDCap. Experience with or interest in vulnerable populations, substance use, and/or social determinants of health.
Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
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NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $62,400.00 - $62,400.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
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