"Neuro-Critical Care Clinical Research Coordinator"

Neuro-Critical Care Clinical Research Coordinator

Req ID: 123192
Location: Orange, California
Division: School of Medicine
Department: Neurology
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range Minimum: USD $34.73/Hr.
Salary Range Maximum: USD $57.24/Hr.

Who We Are

Founded in 1965, UC Irvine is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is ranked among the nation's top 10 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The campus has produced five Nobel laureates and is known for its academic achievement, premier research, innovation and anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UC Irvine has more than 36,000 students and offers 224 degree programs. It's located in one of the world's safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange County's second-largest employer, contributing $7 billion annually to the local economy and $8 billion statewide.

To learn more about UC Irvine, visit www.uci.edu.

Ranked among the top neurology departments in the country by the National Institutes of Health, the UC Irvine Health School of Medicine's Department of Neurology is committed to advancing clinical care, education, and research to help patients with diverse neurological conditions. The department's 47+ full-time teaching faculty members are highly experienced clinicians who are devoted to training the next generation of neurologists.

Your Role on the Team

The Neurocritical Care Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) will participate in new and ongoing studies related to acute neurological emergencies in adult patients with acute traumatic brain injury and cardiac arrest. These studies include interacting with acutely ill patients and their legally authorized representatives (LAR's) in the Emergency Department or Intensive Care Units. The appropriate candidate will collaborate closely with specialists from numerous Departments, including Emergency Medicine, Neurosurgery, Trauma Surgery, and Neurology.

This position requires the ability to work independently as well as creating and maintaining interprofessional relationships with provider teams at UCI Health. Strong interpersonal skills to communicate with subjects, their LAR's, and the clinical teams providing care are essential. The CRC will consent LAR's for acutely ill patients and will possess persistence and flexibility in assuring on-going subject cooperation.

Responsibilities will also include chart review, interdisciplinary care meetings, regulatory compliance, grant administration, education of interdisciplinary teams on study protocols, and database management. These functions will be in accordance with Good Clinical Practices (GCP) for sponsored clinical trials. The CRC will also develop and maintain internal standard operating procedures (SOP's) in line with University Policies and Procedures. Occasionally, this position may require weekend or overnight hours to enroll patients. Ability to take Call. Some work, such as patient screening, telephone encounters, and education development may be done remotely during flexible hours.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required:

• Ability to think critically in compiling and reviewing data from various sources.
• Demonstrated ability to perform scientific research including properly evaluating information and preparing concise, well-organized reports and correspondence.
• Database creation and maintenance using Excel and/or other relational databases
• Demonstrated skill in interacting with persons of various social, cultural, economic and educational backgrounds
• Research experience especially with IRB, HIPAA and other regulatory documents, study coordination and familiar with GCP and ethical conduct of research
• High level of integrity and honesty in maintaining confidentiality.
• Ability to work well in a constantly changing environment.
• Ability to multitask and meet deadlines, despite interruptions
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties.
• Ability to work collegially and cooperatively in a small office and to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships
• HS graduation and sufficient experience and demonstrated skills to successfully perform the assigned duties and responsibilities.
• Required 2 year of related work coordination Brain Injury experience with Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science, or equivalent experience

Preferred:

• Knowledge of University and medical center organizations, policies, procedures and forms.
• Applicants with EMT, emergency, critical care, and trauma nursing backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Special Conditions:

• Ability to take calls
• Occasionally, this position may require weekend or overnight hours to enroll patients.
• Work may be conducted remotely but will require immediate travel to UCI Medical Center in Orange to consent and enroll eligible subjects for clinical trials.
• Irvine campus for meetings