Clinical Research Coordinator I

Site: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.

 

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

 

Clinical Research Coordinator 1, ADRD HH, DL2, Hybrid

 

Job Summary

The entry-level Clinical Research Coordinator 1(CRC) will support research in advanced home-based care, specifically to carry out studies of home hospital for patients with dementia. These studies deploy to the home trained and upskilled care team members, wearable biosensors, machine learning analytics, and other health information technology (HIT).
The CRC will have a diversity of roles and should be competent after training to perform all of the following: 1) patient identification; 2) physician support; 3) patient-facing surveys and functional tests; 4) field-based (home and other facility) visits for surveys and functional tests; 5) electronic health record (EHR) review and abstraction; 6) data input; 7) data analysis; and 8) other study-related tasks. The CRC needs to be comfortable working independently both in the hospital and in the field (home and other facility). Access to a vehicle and a valid driver's license preferred, but not a requirement.

The CRC will support all activities associated with the execution of the research plan including Institutional Review Board (IRB) submissions and organizing communication with participants, collaborators, and project staff. The CRC will use REDCap to assist with data collection and analysis. The position requires strong communication, organizational, and analytic skills. The CRC's responsibilities will also include administrative tasks and literature searches. Strong verbal and written communication skills required. Writing samples will be requested. Spanish language proficiency strongly preferred.

The Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care (DGIM) holds an annual Research Day forum for CRCs to showcase their contributions via oral and poster presentations and promote professional development through a career panel discussion.

 

Qualifications

General Summary/Overview Statement

The entry-level Clinical Research Coordinator 1(CRC) will support research in advanced home-based care, specifically to carry out studies of home hospital for patients with dementia. These studies deploy to the home trained and upskilled care team members, wearable biosensors, machine learning analytics, and other health information technology (HIT).

The CRC will have a diversity of roles and should be competent after training to perform all of the following: 1) patient identification; 2) physician support; 3) patient-facing surveys and functional tests; 4) field-based (home and other facility) visits for surveys and functional tests; 5) electronic health record (EHR) review and abstraction; 6) data input; 7) data analysis; and 8) other study-related tasks. The CRC needs to be comfortable working independently both in the hospital and in the field (home and other facility). Access to a vehicle and a valid driver's license preferred, but not a requirement.

The CRC will support all activities associated with the execution of the research plan including Institutional Review Board (IRB) submissions and organizing communication with participants, collaborators, and project staff. The CRC will use REDCap to assist with data collection and analysis. The position requires strong communication, organizational, and analytic skills. The CRC's responsibilities will also include administrative tasks and literature searches. Strong verbal and written communication skills required. Writing samples will be requested. Spanish language proficiency strongly preferred.

The Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care (DGIM) holds an annual Research Day forum for CRCs to showcase their contributions via oral and poster presentations and promote professional development through a career panel discussion.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with data abstraction from a variety of sources including patient medical records, hospital and outside clinical information systems, and stakeholder transcripts.
• Has to be comfortable in patient homes and other health care facilities working alone.
• Perform patient identification per study criteria.
• Administer patient-facing surveys and functional tests.
• Documents patient visits and procedures.
• Assists with interviewing study subje