EPINET Clinical Research Coordinator (Department of Neuropsychiatry)

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EPINET Clinical Research Coordinator (Department of Neuropsychiatry)

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EPINET Clinical Research Coordinator

This position will assist in the administration and coordination of the Eastern Pennsylvania arm of the Early Psychosis Intervention Network (EPINET) grant. Responsibilities include recruitment and conducting quantitative and qualitative assessments/interviews with participants, entering data and assisting with data checking/cleaning and maintaining all necessary Internal Review Board (IRB) documents/binders.

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EPINET Clinical Research Coordinator

The EPINET Clinical Research Coordinator (E-CRC) works under the supervision of the EPINET Principal Investigator (E-PI) to assist in the administration and coordination of the Early Psychosis Intervention Network (EPINET) Connection Learning Healthcare System (CLHS) hub grant. Responsibilities include: (1) working closely with Pennsylvania and Maryland First Episode Psychosis (PA FEP) Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) clinic administrators and staff to identify eligible individuals for study participation, (2) recruiting and screening potentially eligible individuals for hub-wide research projects, (3) scheduling research sessions and following-up with study participants, (4) guiding participants through informed consent activities (i