Clinical Research Imaging Coordinator

Banner Health•Tucson, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Research Imaging Coordinator manages the imaging inbox and assigns feasibility reviews to Banner Medical Imaging Team members while helping prioritize requests within their clinical schedules. This role creates medical imaging fee sheets upon feasibility approval, troubleshoots technical issues for research teams utilizing imaging services, and documents incoming approvals and questions from imaging staff. The coordinator serves as a liaison between U of A research staff and study sponsors, organizing information and communicating scheduling instructions to study teams. The position typically manages 10 to 20 concurrent studies across multiple imaging modalities (MRI, CT, PET, X-ray) as part of the feasibility process for new research studies requiring medical imaging services. This position works within Banner Research and will support all research medical imaging activities in Tucson. It is Banner Research’s mission to help foster and support innovative research. The Clinical Research Imaging Coordinator will work in collaboration with the Principal Investigator, ancillary staff, including but not limited to physicians, medical physicists, other nursing personnel, research coordinators, technologists, regulatory associated faculty, researchers, and graduate students in the management of clinical trials. Studies are conducted within Banner Alzheimer’s Institute Tucson, UArizona Health Sciences, UACC, BUMCT and COM-T. This position would schedule, coordinate, track, and manage Imaging research to absolutely ensure that research criteria is being precisely followed and tracked. Research patients will be identified prior to imaging to ensure that each patient research study is consented appropriately, registered correctly and scanned utilizing the designated protocol. Collaborate with Imaging Financial Analyst will ensure that reimbursement is captured. Interact with clinical site personnel about matters concerning upload and receipt of imaging studies including different modalities such as CT, MRI, DSA. Participate in site initiation visits and staff training for the imaging component as deemed necessary for the trial.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in natural sciences or an equivalent combination education/experience.
Moderate experience, typically gained through two to four years relevant experience.
Proficiency with various imaging modalities.
Ability to assist with the coordination of research studies with a focus on imaging.
Ability to make independent contributions to projects and studies based on professional training or functional experience.
Must be able to interact with study sites in a professional manner.
Can accomplish work under general direction.
Capable of advising and explaining information to others.
Ability to manage moderately complex projects.
Ability to work with the Imaging core lab leadership and personnel to accomplish the necessary imaging core lab tasks, in addition to short- and long-term goals.

Nice To Haves

Minimum of two years of experience in clinical research or similar experience in medical field preferred.
Proficiency with regulatory guidelines for clinical trials preferred.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Schedule study visits and imaging scans. This involves participating in the daily scheduling of research subjects enrolled in clinical trials and administrative management of clinical research trial activity for industry-sponsored, National Institute of Health (NIH) funded, and investigator-initiated trials.
Collect data on study participants enrolled in research protocols. This data collection will involve direct research participant communication and may include collecting data from the subject's medical records. Data will be documented in electronic or paper case report forms; these include detailed medical histories, laboratory and procedure test results, concomitant medications, adverse events, and serious adverse events.
Maintain study folders (paper and/or electronic) in standard Radiology Research Program format.
Manage study data that is consistent with Banner Research compliance standards.
Provide effective, timely and on-going communication with the research teams regarding the status of a protocol's progress. Including taking an active role in study start up planning, budget development, trainings and other various study related meetings.
Prepare informational materials, conduct in-services, and answer queries from study participants and health care providers related to the medical care of research participants and maintaining compliance with each study protocol.
Assist in preparation and submission of documents for research trials, including departmental research applications (as needed); protocols, DSMB, and NIH reports, and CTRC applications and reviews, HIPPA training, CITI training, study specific training.
Ensure confidentiality of information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Maintain HIPAA compliance with any protected health information related to the duties described at all times.