Neuro-Critical Care Clinical Research Coordinator

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Ranked among the top neurology departments in the country by the National Institutes of Health, the UC Irvine Health School of Medicine s Department of Neurology is committed to advancing clinical care, education, and research to help patients with diverse neurological conditions. The department s 47+ full-time teaching faculty members are experienced clinicians devoted to training the next generation of neurologists.

The Neurocritical Care Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) will participate in new and ongoing studies related to acute neurological emergencies in adult patients with acute traumatic brain injury and cardiac arrest. These studies include interacting with acutely ill patients and their legally authorized representatives (LARs) in the Emergency Department or Intensive Care Units. The candidate will collaborate with specialists from Emergency Medicine, Neurosurgery, Trauma Surgery, and Neurology.

This position requires the ability to work independently as well as to build interprofessional relationships with provider teams at UCI Health. Strong interpersonal skills to communicate with subjects, their LARs, and the clinical teams providing care are essential. The CRC will consent LARs for acutely ill patients and will demonstrate persistence and flexibility in maintaining ongoing subject cooperation.

Responsibilities include chart review, interdisciplinary care meetings, regulatory compliance, grant administration, education of interdisciplinary teams on study protocols, and database management. These functions will be in accordance with Good Clinical Practices (GCP) for sponsored clinical trials. The CRC will develop and maintain internal standard operating procedures (SOPs) in line with University Policies and Procedures. Weekend or overnight hours to enroll patients may be required.

Ability to take call. Some work, such as patient screening, telephone encounters, and education development, may be done remotely during flexible hours.

Required:

• Ability to think critically in compiling and reviewing data from various sources.
• Demonstrated ability to perform scientific research including evaluating information and preparing concise, well-organized reports and correspondence.
• Database creation and maintenance using Excel and/or other relational databases.
• Demonstrated skill in interacting with persons from diverse backgrounds.
• Research experience with IRB, HIPAA and other regulatory documents; study coordination; familiar with GCP and ethical conduct of research.
• High level of integrity and honesty in maintaining confidentiality.
• Ability to work well in a constantly changing environment.
• Ability to multitask and meet deadlines despite interruptions.
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties.
• Ability to work collegially and cooperatively in a small office and to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.
• HS graduation with sufficient experience and demonstrated skills to perform the assigned duties.
• Two years of related work coordination in Brain Injury with Bachelor s degree or equivalent experience.

Preferred:

• Knowledge of University and medical center organizations, policies, procedures and forms.
• Applicants with EMT, emergency, critical care, and trauma nursing backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Special

Conditions:

• Ability to take calls.
• Occasionally, weekend or overnight hours may be required to enroll patients.
• Work may be conducted remotely but will require immediate travel to UCI Medical Center in Orange to…