Clinical Research Coordinator

POSITION SUMMARY

The Clinical Research Coordinator manages clinical trials and ensures compliance with protocols and regulations. The Clinical Research Coordinator is responsible for patient recruitment, data management, coordination with investigators and sponsors, and ensuring ethical research and accurate documentation.

KC CARE CULTURE CODE

KC CARE follows a culture code in all we do. Our code determines how we work, treat each other, and move health equity forward. As an employee of KC CARE, you will:

• Put patients first, always
• Treat all people with dignity, respect, and kindness
• Create safe places for others to share their voice; encourage creativity
• Always strive for improvement; keep learning
• Own your work, action, and mistakes – no one is perfect
• Have fun – work should be fun, and we want you to have fun at KC CARE

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supports, facilitates, and coordinates the daily clinical trial activities and plays a critical role in the conduct of the study.
• Works closely with the clinical Principal Investigator and research team to meet clinical trial outcomes.
• Collaborates closely with Principal Investigator and research team to coordinate all study activities including source document creation, recruiting patients, performing study visits, monitoring patient’s study progress, entering study data into study systems, maintaining regulatory binders, and acting as primary point of contact for study sponsors.
• Coordinates and manages clinical studies according to Office for Human Research Protection and other regulatory requirements.
• Develops in-depth knowledge of assigned study protocols and communicates protocols to study patients and other internal team members.

• Ensures all work is in full compliance with protocol, applicable regulations, and sponsor expectations.

• Prepares laboratory specimens for analysis, monitors tests and procedures, and ships specimens.
• Maintains patient records in the health center’s electronic health record. .

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Two years’ clinical research experience
• Knowledge of and ability to follow Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Guidelines

• Proficient with Microsoft Office programs
• Prior knowledge of electronic data capture systems (EDC)
• Proficient in medical terminology

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

• Three or more years’ experience as a Clinical Research Coordinator
• Experience in Phlebotomy
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or other healthcare field from an accredited college or university

WORKING CONDITIONS AND DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Working Conditions

General working conditions are in a healthcare facility. As such, there is a potential exposure to virus, disease, and infection from patients while performing the duties of this job. May experience traumatic situations including psychiatric traumatized and deceased patients. Travel may be expected to community meetings, client homes, or other agencies.

Physical Demands

While performing duties of this job, employees are regularly required to sit, walk, and stand; talk and hear; both in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to finger, handle, feel, or operate standard office or clinical equipment; reach with hands and arms; and occasionally lift up to 20 pounds.

Mental Demands

While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read, analyze, and interpret data, information and documents; analyze and solve non-routine and complex problems; use math and mathematical reasoning; observe and interpret situations; learn and apply new information or skills; perform highly detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks; work under intensive deadlines with frequent interruptions; and interact with others outside of their department.

Duties and responsibilities, as required by business necessity may be added, deleted, or changed at any time at the discretion of management, formally or informally, either verbally or in writing. Scheduling, shift assignments, and location may be changed at any time, as required by business necessity.