Clinical/Translational Research Coordinator I - Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (Spanish Required)

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Organization:

Allergy, Pulmonary and Critica

Job Summary:

A full-time Spanish-speaking CTRC I is sought to work as part of the Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center. The CIBS Center is composed of an interprofessional team of physicians, nurses, psychologists, rehabilitation therapists, biostatisticians, pharmacists, and numerous trainees. The Center’s team works with patients who are or have been acutely or critically ill and who have suffered from delirium or long-term cognitive, physical, or mental health impairment. Our goal is to improve the lives of people we will never meet. Read here for more on our group here: www.CIBScenter.org.

A big part of the CIBS center research focuses on following acutely ill/ICU patients after they leave the hospital and evaluating their long-term health outcomes. This is a key part of the research that seeks to understand the long-term trajectory of patients and how various interventions can improve those outcomes and thus the lives of survivors.

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JOB SUMMARY
This position will work closely with study Principal Investigators and other research staff to help schedule and conduct those long-term outcomes study visits with patients that are enrolled in several different studies. Primary responsibilities will include scheduling of study participants’ research visits and assisting the patients with getting the various parts of the study visits completed (for example, escorting them to the MRI screenings).  Other responsibilities could include administering questionnaires, conducting phone interviews, managing data/queries, as well as performing research admin tasks such as subject reimbursement, etc.
 

The position requires excellent organizational and communication skills, and an ability to work independently and solve problems as they arise. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, adaptable, and able to interact comfortably and confidently with patients and colleagues.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contact study participants to schedule study visits

• Schedule the study visits within the various systems at Vanderbilt

• Assist study participants to study visits which may include pushing them in a wheelchair.

• Record study documentation in research chart in study database

• Assist with study visits including but not limited to interviewing patients using questionnaires.

• Assist the study team with additional support as needed including possibly processing lab specimens (training provided)
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

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Core Accountabilities:

Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment. Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area. Team I