Clinical Research Coordinator I-Psychiatry Spanish Bilingual

The candidate for this position is responsible for recruiting patients from outpatient mental health clinics throughout the MSHS and enrolling them into research protocols. The ideal candidate will be friendly outgoing and quickly able to establish rapport with patients and families to maximize recruitment and retention. The CRCII will be based in one or more of the outpatient mental health clinics and will approach eligible patients in the waiting room to describe the research study and obtained informed consent (and assent as applicable for minors). The CRCII will also be responsible for collecting data from study participants including audio/visual data survey data and cognitive testing.

• Recruits patients to participate in research from outpatient clinics
• Obtains informed consent from participants/ guardians
• Sets up and maintains audio/visual recording equipment
• Collects self-report survey data from participants
• Conducts and scores cognitive testing with participants
• Assists participants with downloading smartphone software and orients them to software use
• Obtains and compiles information about intakes at all participating clinics
• Reviews medical charts
• Tracks patient enrollment study progress dropout rates and study completion
• Reports enrollment and study progress to the research team at research meetings
• Attends clinic staff and disposition meetings as applicable
• Compiles data collection materials.
• Processes subject payment forms.
• Maintains hard copy files and electronic research data bases.
• Performs literature searches in bibliographic data bases.
• Assists in preparing data for NDA submissions
• Enters data in computer files or /and oversees data entry performed by research volunteers.
• Reviews files and documents for completeness and accuracy.
• Creates reports of data collection or processing status.
• Conducts simple statistical analyses and tabulations.
• Creates forms instructions recruitment materials consultation with investigators.
• Duplicates and disseminates forms papers and other materials to team members or collaborators.
• Maintain Essential Regulatory Document binders.
• Requests medical records and other source materials.
• Attends regular research meetings
• Other technical and administrative support activities may be assigned.
  

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Science or closely related field.
• Minimum 1 year experience in: (1) working in a human subjects research setting (psychology/ psychiatry preferred); (2) experience working on an NIH funded project
• Other relevant experience include: (3) success in recruiting research subjects; (4) excellent interpersonal skills;
• bilingual and fluent in Spanish