Clinical Research Coordinator B (Department of Medical Ethics)

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Posted Job Title

Clinical Research Coordinator B (Department of Medical Ethics)

Job Profile Title

Clinical Research Coordinator B

Job Description Summary

This position's primary function is to facilitate, promote, and ensure good clinical practice in the conduct of all research protocols in the Department/Center.
Independently manages different phases of complex clinical trials and mentors coordinators and research assistants and manages expenses. Participates in study team meetings and ongoing protocol training/compliance meetings.

Job Description

The Division of Health Policy and Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics is seeking a highly motivated Research Coordinator B to be responsible for the day-to-day execution of innovative research and patient navigator activities for a program that adapts and evaluates existing behavioral science approaches to reduce atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk for Penn Medicine patients. The Penn Medicine Healthy Heart program adapts existing behavioral science evidence as well as novel patient, physician, and health system approaches to identify, diagnose and treat patients at elevated ASCVD risk and improve hypertension management, lower cholesterol, increase healthy eating, and achieve smoking cessation. The Penn Medicine Healthy Heart Program will be tested in a large, randomized control trial focused on patients in West and Southwest Philly and in Lancaster, PA and refined through rapid cycle/quality improvement pilot testing.

Essential functions of this position will include but are not limited to: enrollment of participants; patient navigation/liaison services for uptake of four modules including home blood pressure monitoring, statin uptake, nutrition and smoking cessation. As patient navigator they will: facilitate protocol-based medication initiation and titration to help patients achieve BP and LDL goals; provide education regarding home BP monitoring, cholesterol, and lifestyle management g