Clinical Research Coordinator II, Critical Care

Beth Israel Lahey Health•Burlington, MA

44d•$19 - $31

About The Position

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.Job Description:Responsible for screening patients for participation in clinical trials, enrolling patients onto these studies, monitoring protocol implementation, completing required forms and reporting results.This position has a flexible schedule which may require evenings and weekends as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required.
1-2 years of related work experience required.
Medical terminology.
Working knowledge of computer systems required, including web-based applications andsome Microsoft Office applications, which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPointor Access.

Responsibilities

Independently or in conjunction with other clinical research staff and/or research nurse, recruits and enrolls research subjects onto clinical research projects according to study protocols.
May assess research subjects' eligibility for inclusion in a particular protocol based on contracts with physicians and nurses and knowledge of the protocol.
Checks all eligibility and ineligibility criteria with the research subjects' medical record.
Verifiesinformation with clinical research nurse and/or principal investigator.
Discusses informed consent with research subjects.
Interacts with research subjects prior to entering the study and throughout the entire treatment.
Assists with scheduling appointments and follow up tests.
Learns protocol and monitors strict adherence to protocols by physicians, nurses and researchsubjects.
Reviews protocol requirements with physicians, nurses and fellows.
Identifies any problems with protocol compliance and notifies principal investigator and/or research nurse.
Begins to learn how to independently resolve problems with protocol.
Extracts data on protocol subjects from hospital records, outpatient charts and private physician office records in order to complete case report forms required by specific protocols.
Enters data into computerized system.
Assists clinic staff in obtaining insurance approval for subject protocol participation and scheduling tests and arranging admissions or outpatient visits for subjects.
Assists investigator with correspondence with IRB.