Clinical Research Coordinator, Full-Time

Community Hospital•Grand Junction, CO

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Research Coordinator will play a key role in patient safety by identifying, tracking, and reporting adverse events and protocol deviations. They will be responsible for essential regulatory activities, including preparing and maintaining documents, and coordinating monitoring, audit, and study closeout visits. The role involves timely and accurate CRF data entry and prompt query resolution. The coordinator will partner with Principal Investigators (PIs) to guide patient screening and enrollment, review medical charts, assess eligibility, support informed consent discussions, and manage study data. They will organize study visits, support protocol adherence, and bring care teams together when needed. The position requires building strong connections among healthcare teams, participants, and study partners to support protocol compliance and high-quality patient care. The coordinator will serve as a resource for patients, families, and providers by sharing clinical trial information, facilitating referrals, and maintaining responsive communication. Clinical skills will be applied through research-related procedures such as vital signs, ECG/EKG, questionnaires, specimen collection and processing, lab kit inventory, investigational drug accountability, and other delegated activities. The role also involves supporting study start-up and financial activities, including CDA review, feasibility analysis, activation, invoicing, reconciliation, and CTMS protocol builds. The coordinator will prepare billing slips, assist with invoicing, and coordinate patient stipend payments. They will contribute ideas to improve workflows and enhance the research experience for patients while upholding regulatory standards. Additionally, the role involves participating in institutional committees, helping to shape collaborative research efforts, and expanding awareness of clinical research through community outreach and education. The coordinator will grow their expertise through various learning methods and share updates on research regulations and best practices. They will also strengthen team confidence and study quality by offering guidance, sharing expertise, and conducting secondary eligibility checks.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in a health sciences or related field or equivalency (Two years of related work experience can be substituted for one year of education.)
Two (2) years of relevant experience.
Moderate knowledge of Medical Terminology, Human Anatomy, and Biology.
Understanding of Medical Billing and Insurance processes.
ACRP/SOCRA certification must be obtained within six (6) months of eligibility.
Completion of the following training within 30 days of hire: Human Subjects Protection, Good Clinical Practice, HIPAA, Bloodborne Pathogens, Personal Protective Equipment, and IATA.

Responsibilities

Help protect patients and study integrity by applying Human Subjects Protection, Good Clinical Practice, HIPAA, and other relevant standards.
Play a key role in patient safety by identifying, tracking, and reporting adverse events and protocol deviations in accordance with study requirements.
Take ownership of essential regulatory activities, from preparing and maintaining documents to coordinating monitoring, audit, and study closeout visits.
Keep studies moving forward through timely, accurate CRF data entry and prompt query resolution.
Partner closely with Principal Investigators (PIs) to guide patient screening and enrollment, review medical charts, assess eligibility, support informed consent discussions, and manage study data.
Create a smooth, well-coordinated experience for research participants by organizing study visits, supporting protocol adherence, and bringing care teams together when needed.
Build strong connections among healthcare teams, participants, and study partners to support protocol compliance and high-quality patient care.
Be a trusted resource for patients, families, and providers by sharing clear clinical trial information, facilitating referrals, and maintaining responsive communication.
Apply your clinical skills through research-related procedures such as vital signs, electrocardiograms (ECG/EKG), questionnaires, specimen collection and processing, lab kit inventory, investigational drug accountability, and other delegated activities.
Gain broad exposure to the business of clinical research by supporting study start-up and financial activities, including CDA review, feasibility analysis, activation, invoicing, reconciliation, and CTMS protocol builds.
Support accurate, patient-centered study administration by preparing billing slips, assisting with invoicing, and coordinating patient stipend payments.
Contribute ideas that improve workflows and enhance the research experience for patients while upholding regulatory standards.
Bring the department’s perspective to institutional committees and help shape collaborative research efforts.
Help expand awareness of clinical research through community outreach and education for internal and external audiences.
Grow your expertise through virtual, online, and self-directed learning, then share timely updates on research regulations and best practices with the team.
Strengthen team confidence and study quality by offering guidance, sharing expertise, and conducting secondary eligibility checks against inclusion and exclusion criteria.