Clinical Research Coordinator - Division of General Internal Medicine (Bi-Lingual Spanish)

The Clinical Research Coordinator is a full time staff member in the Mount Sinai Respectful & Equitable Access to Comprehensive Healthcare (REACH) Program in the Division of General Internal Medicine of the Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The REACH Program is a primary-care clinic for people who use drugs (PWUD) at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.

The Clinical Research Coordinator is responsible for assisting patients in navigating the medical system and providing them with support as well as care coordination with the rest of the multidisciplinary health team. The Clinical Research Coordinator works under the supervision of a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and the Program Manager. This individual attends and schedules clinic visits with patients and assists the clinical providers with managing the patients and clinic sessions. This individual is also responsible for assisting with meeting data entry and reporting requirements for grant funding agencies. 

• Conducts routine and standardized human subjects research using appropriate research or interview techniques specific to subject matter of the research project, under direct supervision of the Principal Investigator or senior clinical research staff.
• Assists in the activities related to clinical research including, but not limited to: obtaining informed consent, screening participants for eligibility, registering patients with sponsoring agencies, and answering telephone calls.
• Coordinates scheduling of appointments for patients with REACH Staff and clinicians
• Documents and tracks patient encounters
• Manages one in-person clinic session per week
• Maintains source documents and subject files in accordance with Mount Sinai policies and procedures. Ensures accurate, confidential and complete compilation of data.
• May assist in the preparation for regulatory agency site visits.
• Performs other related duties

• Bachelors degree in science or related field preferred or a combination of relevant research experience and education
• 0-2 years of research/human subjects experience
• Bilingual Spanish speaking preferred
• Exceptionally organized and able to work independently
• Excellent communication skills
• Compassionate and personable

Strength Through Diversity

The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:  

• Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential.
• Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.
• Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.

At Mount Sinai, our leaders strive to learn, empower others, and embrace change to further advance equity and improve the well-being of staff, patients, and the organization.  We expect our leaders to embrace anti-racism, create a collaborative and respectful environment, and constructively disrupt the status quo to improve the system and enhance care for our patients. We work hard to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to advance professionally.

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Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality