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Job Title: Clinical Research Coordinator
Facility: Health East Med Research Inst
Location: 45 W 10th St., St. Paul, MN 55102
Schedule: Business hours, Monday through Friday (40 hours per week with potential overtime as needed)
Position Type: 20 Weeks
Clinical Research Coordinator Research Professional 2
Responsible for screening, enrolling, and consenting participants in hospital-based COVID-19 research involving a variety of disciplines at the University of Minnesota. Serves as an initial point of contact for COVID-19 clinical research trials happening at Bethesda and St. Joseph's Hospitals. (Duties do not include direct interaction with COVID-19-positive patients.) Uses research and good clinical practice (GCP) knowledge to support investigators in conducting responsible clinical research. This is a 6-month temporary position with the possibility of extension, depending on needs of the COVID-19 research teams. Candidates with varying identities and backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a health-related field plus 2 years of work experience in research; or a combination of related education and work experience in research totaling 6 years. Experience must include 2 years of coordinator experience.
- Ability to work independently, make decisions, problem solve, and prioritize duties across multiple clinical studies.
- Possess excellent communication skills; verbal and written.
- Completed CITI training
- Willingness to work on COVID-19 clinical trials
- Willingness to work 4 10 hour shifts per week including some weekend shifts.
**Proof of non-active tuberculosis and immunization for or resistance to measles, mumps, rubella, Hepatitis B, pertussis, and influenza are required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in a hospital setting
- Familiarity with the University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Medical Center Fairview hospital, and clinics
- Experience with EPIC
- Certification as a Clinical Research Coordinator, or qualified to sit the for the certification exam
- Experience prioritizing among competing deadlines, tasks, and projects
**A background check will be completed by the University of Minnesota Medical Center Fairview as a condition of employment in this position.
Essential Functions of Job Duties
- Manage subject participation in research protocol:
- Screen potential subjects.
- Determine subject eligibility, and maintain compliance with protocol eligibility requirements.
- Work with the study teams to enroll patients.
- Ensure informed consent and compliance with HIPAA requirements.
- Obtain or confirm the subject's consent to participate in research. Assess the subject's understanding of the research process, procedures, and plan; implement and conduct subject and family education in response to identified needs.
- Support study logistics.
- Demonstrate effective and efficient communication with hospital physicians, nurses, and other health team members.
- Contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of the research process by offering suggestions and participating as an active member of the research team.
- Follow Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines in the conduct, performance, and recording of clinical research.
- Maintain accurate and complete study records.
- Track subject data in TASCS and OnCore. Document as required in EPIC.
- Report work time on an electronic time card.
- Update Subject Tracking Forms in the organization's business system.
- Collaborate with other disciplines involved in the research process.
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