Clinical Research Coordinator - Behavioral Cardiology

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Salary Range: $66,300 - $72,000 Annual

Position Summary

We are an innovative research entity looking for highly organized, detail-oriented and enthusiastic candidates to support the patient-oriented research portfolio of the Center. The Clinical Research Coordinator will be responsible for conducting the day-to-day study activities of a new research study examining how individual, interpersonal, and community-level risk factors shape loneliness over the first year after a stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) and testing social participation and purpose in life as modifiable mechanisms of loneliness.

We anticipate developing new studies and research directions, so ideal candidates will be able to adapt to a fast-paced environment with evolving responsibilities, workloads and work schedules.

Under the direction of the Project Manager and the study Principal Investigators, the Clinical Research Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating the daily activities of a grant-funded prospective observational cohort study that will enroll 1,000 patients evaluated for stroke or TIA  at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Potentially eligible patients will be identified in the emergency department and contacted by phone within 7 days of hospital discharge to confirm eligibility, complete informed consent, and complete a baseline assessment that includes a brief telephone-based cognitive screening. Participants will then complete follow-up surveys by phone or online at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months post-discharge, and medical information (e.g. stroke severity, comorbidities) will be extracted from the electronic health record.

Collaborating with a variety of institutional and center-side teams, as well as performing independently, the candidate will be responsible for participant recruitment, eligibility screening, consent, enrollment, scheduling, follow-up, retention, compensation, and data collection, and entry activities. Further, the candidate will administer study questionnaires and cognitive assessments by phone in English and Spanish, track patients through hospitalization and discharge, interface with EPIC electronic medical record system, and collaborate with internal and external partners.  

Candidates should anticipate the need for flexible work hours to assist in attainment of recruitment goals and completion of study visits and focus groups successfully. Candidates may expect work hours to be scheduled between 7:00 am and 7:30 pm and occasionally on weekends, varying from week-to-week depending upon study visit and recruitment needs. Candidates should be comfortable in a team-oriented, collaborative work culture with frequent bilingual interactions in both English and Spanish with study participants, collaborating investigators, and Emergency Department personnel.  

Responsibilities

• Recruitment, eligibility screening, informed consent (including e-consent), scheduling, enrollment and follow-up of study participants, in coordination with Emergency Department research staff and remotely by phone or email after discharge.
• Administration of standardized questionnaires and phone-based assessments.
• Frequent collaboration and communication with Emergency Department research staff.
• Organization and maintenance of participant records, case report forms (CRFs), and participant contact information (including secondary contacts) to support retention across the 12-month follow-up period.
• Complete data review and extraction of Epic medical records and tracking patients’ hospitalization and discharge status.
• Collection of high-quality research data through analysis of issues associated with the conduct of questionnaires and phone assessments, participant retention, and assessment of the degree of participant burden through frequent communication with the Principal Investigators.
• Data entry and cleaning in REDCap, including quality checks for completeness and accuracy.
• Study participant compensation through the Columbia University TruCentive electronic gift card system.
• Assistance in the maintenance of compensation inventory.
• Provision of necessary administrative support to meet the goals of the project, including annual enrollment targets.
• Performing related duties & responsibilities as assigned/requested.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent in education, training and/or experience.
• Must speak Spanish fluently.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 years of related experience preferred.

Other Requirements

• Flexible hours (shifts between 7:00 am -7:30 pm and occasionally weekends) required to meet critical deadlines.
• Excellent phone, interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Able to multitask in a diverse and demanding environment with frequently shifting priorities.
• Proactive, extremely organized and detail-oriented.
• Strong record of interpersonal engagement.
• Able to demonstrate the ability to balance both working independently and collaboratively.
• Participation in the Medical Surveillance Program:
  • Contact with patients and/or human research subjects
• Must successfully compliance and systems training requirements.

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