ClinicalTranslational Research Coordinator

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Organization:

Kidney & Pancreas Transplant

Job Summary:

The Department of Surgery is seeking an experienced research professional to support solid organ transplant your pivotal role as Clinical Research Coordinator you will perform a variety of research and operations-related activities for a federally funded small pilot clinical trial. This will include study participant recruitment study visit completion and data acquisition management and reporting. This full-time position (40 hours/week) is available for up to two years.

Your responsibilities will include: Reviewing potential candidates in the electronic medical record (EPIC) contacting candidates via phone and/or the patient communication portal and setting up/conducting enrollment visits including patient consent and survey completion. At the enrollment visit you will also be responsible for downloading an app to the participants phone and registering the participant for an account within the app. Subsequent study visits include weekly phone-calls with participants and a study exit visit where you will administer surveys and conduct a brief semi-structured exit interview. You will be responsible for data collection and management in REDCap including data extraction from the electronic health record (EPIC). Other tasks include clinical trials regulatory and safety mechanisms including maintaining the IRB organizing a data safety and monitoring board reporting results in the national NIMH Data Archive (NDA) database drafting annual update reports for NIH and maintaining the record.

Depending on the time requirements for the primary pilot trial additional tasks will revolve around assisting with other divisional research projects which could include but not be limited to conducting literature reviews data analysis and preparing results for publication. Potential for authorship depends on degree of study involvement and manuscript contribution. The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

At minimum you must have completed a bachelors degree ideally in health-related or social science fields. Ideally you will have experience in clinical research in the past.

You will work Monday-Friday standard daytime business hours at Vanderbilt Medical Center North on 21st Ave.

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DEPARTMENT SUMMARY:

The Vanderbilt Division of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation is one of the oldest and most experienced kidney transplant programs in the United States having performed over 6000 transplants since its inception in 1962. We are currently the third largest kidney transplant program in the Southeast. Surgeons perform cadaver and living donor kidney transplants simultaneous kidney/pancreas transplants and pancreas transplants alone. The Division was also the first transplant program in Tennessee to introduce the minimally invasive technique of laparoscopic donor nephrectomy for living donor kidney transplants and now performs the largest number of living donor kidney transplants in the state. For more information please visit Responsibilities:

• Coordinates research projects and performs tasks related to the execution and operations of research projects.
• Plans organizes and completes projects in an efficient manner.

• Fosters collaboration between team members both internal and external to the department/institution. Works as a team to accomplish common goals.
• Build REDCap database and performs data entry. Coordinates data management data cleaning and data validation.
• Administers surveys and conducts brief semi-structured interviews.
• Downloads smartphone application to participant phone and troubleshoots the app use.
• Speaks with participants on the phone for weekly check-ins.
• Contributes to literature reviews and peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts (authorship potential).
• Actively identifies and participates in educational and developmental activities to improve knowledge and performance to sustain and enhance personal and departmental development.
• Communicates and models values and mission of VU/VUMC.
• Follows Good Clinical Practices and all relevant current local state and federal laws regulations guidance policies and procedures developed by the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Institutional Review Board.

Minimum Qualifications

• Successful completion of a bachelors or higher degree in a major such as social or health science or related.
• Must complete VUMCs IRB CITI and Good Clinical Practices (GCP) training before interacting with any participants & must re-certify every 3 years.
• Must complete E-Star (EPIC) and REDCap training.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 1 year of research experience in social or health sciences.
• Prior experience with qualitative research including survey administration performing semi-structured interviews coding transcribed interviews.
• Familiarity with Health Services Research.
• Recognizes areas of responsibility and performs expected and unexpected tasks.
• Willingly exerts extra effort when necessary to get the job done.
• Takes ownership of problems brought to their attention. Follows through from analysis to problem resolution. Takes responsibility for mistakes and learns from them.
• Ability to accept constructive criticism. Demonstrates a positive attitude in response to suggestions for improvement.

Minimum Competencies

• Ability to work professionally as a self-starter and a team member who takes initiative.
• Excellent attention to detail organizational skills and schedule management.
• Effectively prioritizes tasks and work assignments. Can distinguish critical needs/problems from less urgent ones.
• Willing to obtain consent from participants.
• Excellent writing skills oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Superb critical thinking skills with the ability to resolve challenges effectively. Uses innovative thinking when developing alternative solutions.
• Tech savvy and able to download a smartphone application register a user and troubleshoot any problems.

Preferred Competencies

• Ability to rapidly learn and become proficient with new computer applications (prior experience with an electronic medical record and/or REDCap is a nice plus but not required).
• Experience with obtaining informed consent from study participants.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Experience with writing data reports manuscripts and research grants.
• Interest in organ transplantation addictions and digital health applications.

Our Academic Enterprise is one of the nations longest serving and most prestigious academic medical centers. Through its historic bond with Vanderbilt University and integral role in the School of Medicine Vanderbilt Health cultivates distinguished research and educational programs to advance a clinical enterprise that provides compassionate and personalized care and support for millions of patients and family members each year.

World-leading academic departments and comprehensive centers of excellence pursue scientific discoveries and transformational educational and clinical advances across the entire spectrum of health and disease.

Aligning with Vanderbilt HealthsStrategic Directions the Office of Research providesshared research resourcesadministrative expertiseand professional guidance to enablethetrans-disciplinary environment and highly collaborative culture that advances discovery and training forall the research faculty trainees students and staff.

Core Accountabilities:

Organizational Impact: Delivers job responsibilities that impact own job area/team with some guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Uses existing procedures research and analysis to solve standard job related problems that may require some judgement. Breadth of Knowledge: Requires subject matter knowledge within a professional area to meet job requirements. Team Interaction: Individually contributes to project/ work teams.

Core Capabilities :

Supporting Colleagues: - Develops Self and Others: Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.- Builds and Maintains Relationships: Seeks to understand colleagues priorities working styles and develops relationships across areas. - Communicates Effectively: Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner. Delivering Excellent Services: - Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems needs of others and how to provide excellent service. - Solves Complex Problems: Seeks to understand issues solves routine problems and raises proper concerns to supervisors in a timely manner. - Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support. Ensuring High Quality: - Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.- Ensures Continuous Improvement: Shows eagerness to learn new knowledge technologies tools or systems and displays willingness to go above and beyond. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department. Managing Resources Effectively :- Demonstrates Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service. - Stewards Organizational Resources: Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources. - Makes Data Driven Decisions: Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error. Fostering Innovation: - Generates New Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.- Applies Technology: Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action. - Adapts to Change: Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.

Position Qualifications:

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Certifications :

Work Experience :

Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level :

Less than 1 year

Education :

Bachelors

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