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Clinical Research Coordinator Surgery
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Position Number: 5843983
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Position Type: Health - Healthcare Administration

About the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health)

The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) provides comprehensive care, education, and research to the people of Illinois and beyond. A part of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), UI Health comprises a clinical enterprise that includes a 495-bed tertiary care hospital, 22 outpatient clinics, and 13 Mile Square Health Center facilities, which are Federally Qualified Health Centers. It also includes the seven UIC health science colleges: the College of Applied Health Sciences; the College of Dentistry; the School of Public Health; the Jane Addams College of Social Work; and the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing, including regional campuses in Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield, and Urbana. UI Health is dedicated to the pursuit of health equity.

The Department of Surgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago is seeking to fill a Clinical Research Coordinator position.

Position Summary

Assist in establishing and coordinating the implementation of clinical research protocol priorities and organization structure for several research studies related to surgery.

Coordinate the activation and maintenance of clinical protocols, including review and completion of submissions, amendments, and adverse event reports as required by the UIC Institutional Review Board (IRB), Protocol Review Committee and grant sponsors.

Review laboratory and clinical procedures and evaluations regularly to ensure protocol compliance.

Act as liaison between physicians, clinical staff and the UIC IRB office, grant sponsors and regulatory agencies to ensure priorities are clearly communicated and resources are allocated appropriately across multiple ongoing projects.

Communicate clinical information and work with stakeholders to create best practice tools.

Analyze retention rates and formulates plans to retain participants.

Monitors patient status; explain the research protocols to the clients and supporting family/friends.

Ensure that participant enrollment and research activities comply with established protocols, regulatory and monitoring agency standards, and grant sponsor guidelines.

Participate in conducting surveys of participants and supporting family/friends.

Ensure that participant enrollment and research activities comply with established protocols, regulatory and monitoring agency standards, and grant sponsor guidelines.

Participate in conducting surveys of participants and supporting family/friends.

Collect and review client evaluations/assessments, surveys, and participant interviews to develop reports for the PI and appropriate agencies and grant sponsors. Evaluate data to determine project effectiveness.

Assist investigators in preparing study data, literature reviews, analysis for meeting presentations and publications.

Consent patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings and answer patients' questions appropriately.

Collect, label, and prepare patients' samples for analysis, following research protocols.

Record and organize experimental data accurately and assist with data analysis.

Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in nursing, mental health, psychology, pharmaceutical sciences, social science, or a related field required.

Certified Clinical Research Coordinator (CCRC) preferred.

Prior experience working in a clinical setting.

At least one year of experience in a research discipline required. Experience in a clinical research setting, experience working with Federal Regulations and IRB's required.

Preferred Qualifications

Prior experience with medical terminology and procedures including electronic medical records and billing preferred.

Ability to manage multiple tasks. Strong interpersonal and customer service skills. Requires excellent communication, organization, presentation and computer/pc skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other related software.

Knowledge of research protocols, principles and procedures; knowledge of aspects of clinical trials such as screening, interviewing, case reports forms; knowledge of experimental design, mathematics, statistics, computer applications and computer data management; oral and written communication skills; knowledge of a science such as biology or psychology; ability to identify, produce, organize, evaluate and interpret data; knowledge of ethics and regulatory procedures (i.e. informed consent, IRB applications, data safety and monitoring plans) involved with clinical trials and other clinical research; ability to work as a member of a project team; knowledge of clinical tasks required for research (e.g. phlebotomy, centrifugation, interviewing).

For fullest consideration apply by December 12, 2024. https://jobs.uic.edu/

The University of Illinois at Chicago is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or status as an individual with a disability.

Offers of employment by the University of Illinois may be subject to approval by the University's Board of Trustees and are made contingent upon the candidate's successful completion of any criminal background checks and other pre-employment assessments that may be required for the position being offered. Additional information regarding such pre-employment checks and assessments may be provided as applicable during the hiring process.

As a qualifying federal contractor, the University of Illinois System uses E-Verify to verify employment eligibility.

The University of Illinois System requires candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to current and former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment. For more information, visit https://www.hr.uillinois.edu/cms/One.aspx?portalId=4292&pageId=1411899