Clinical Research Coordinator - Georgetown University Medical Center

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Requirements

As a top academic health and science center in the United States, Georgetown University Medical Center seeks to provide, in a synergistic fashion, excellence in education — training physicians, nurses and other health care professionals, as well as biomedical scientists — and cutting-edge interdisciplinary research collaboration, enhancing our basic science and translational biomedical research capacity in order to improve human health. Emphasizing service, we are dedicated to the Catholic, Jesuit principle of cura personalis — “care of the whole person.” Our partnerships with organizations in the region strengthen our work and expand its reach.

The Clinical Research Coordinator works for the Clinical Research Unit (CRU) at Georgetown University supporting clinical research nurses in the care of research and standard of care patients. The incumbent will engage in coordination of quality improvement measures as needed and will provide clinical and laboratory support for off-site visits. This role is integral to the team effort that provides comprehensive care for clinical trials supported by the CRU. Working under the direct supervision of a nurse who will delegate appropriate tasks and reporting directly to CRU Nurse Manager, additional duties include but are not limited to:

• Assist nurses with clinical research and standard of care tasks, taking vital signs, performing ECGs, and phlebotomy needs.

• Pick up and deliver drugs from Research and Main Pharmacy, transporting subjects when needed.

• Coordinate DXA patient care, performing, analyzing, and reporting results for research of care scans.

• Conduct an independent review of medical record for health and bone history, tracking scans and providing census data for billing.

• Maintain SOPs, quality control of DXA unit, IATA Certification, and inventory, ordering supplies when necessary.

• Provide clinical and laboratory support, including off-site visits, chart set-up, and copying documents.

• Function autonomously and act as the CRU expert in matters of DXA operation and procedures. 

Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelors in Science or equivalent

• Prior experience performing clinical assistant, phlebotomy, and clinical research assistant functions

• BLS certification require with IV insertion skills

• International Society for Clinical Densitometry certification expected to be obtained within the first year of employment if does not have at date of hire

• DXA and Bilingual experience a plus.

Work Mode Designation

This position has been designated as On-Campus. Please note that work mode designations are regularly reviewed in order to meet the evolving needs of the University.  Such review may necessitate a change to a position’s mode of work designation. Complete details about Georgetown University’s mode of work designations for staff positions can be found on the Department of Human Resources website: https://hr.georgetown.edu/mode-of-work-designation.

Pay Range:

The projected salary or hourly pay range for this position which represents the full range of anticipated compensation is:

$20.16 - $31.30

Compensation is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s individual qualifications, experience, education, skills, and certifications, as well as the University’s business needs and external factors.

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