Research Coordinator II
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Job posting number: #7146335 (Ref:15925-en_US)
Posted: May 22, 2023
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Summary
The Research Coordinator II will conduct day to day activities of research projects focusing on improving the health of people with HIV infection. These activities include screening, enrollment, and monitoring of research participants; overseeing participants as they complete surveys; gathering biological samples (if required); reviewing medical records; and ensuring accurate data collection and documentation. The research coordinator will also assist with with protocol amendments and preparing research reports as needed.
For more information, please follow the link: https://www.bcm.edu/people-search/thomas-giordano-22081
Job Duties
- Responsible for screening, recruiting, and consenting research participants. This involves identifying patients from medical records or from self-referral; contacting patients in the clinic for the purpose of recruitment, explaining and educating patients about the study protocols, and registering study participants in the protocols.
- Recruitment will be at Thomas Street Health Center or Ben Taub Hospital in most cases.
- Abstract data from the EPIC electronic health record system; processes documents and enters information into institutional and research databases including REDCap and Microsoft Access and Excel databases that have been developed specifically for the studies.
- Schedule research participants for research visits and intervention sessions as per the protocols, ensures subjects complete study milestones, and conducts follow-up research visits as per the protocols.
- Assist the participant in completing surveys as per the research protocols.
- Collect biological samples (saliva, urine, blood, stool) as per the research protocols.
- Assist with protocol amendments in BRAIN and preparing research reports as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a related field. Four years of related experience may substitute for degree requirement.
- One year of relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Fluent in English required; Spanish fluency preferred
- Certification or documented training in phlebotomy preferred
- Prior experience as a research assistant or coordinator in clinical/medical settings
Baylor College of Medicine requires employees to be fully vaccinated -subject to approved exemptions-against vaccine-preventable diseases including, but not limited to, COVID-19 and influenza.
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission, and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient-centered care. - Diversity, respect, and inclusiveness create an environment that is conducive to academic excellence, and strengthens our institution by increasing talent, encouraging creativity, and ensuring a broader perspective. - Diversity helps position Baylor to reduce disparities in health and healthcare access and to better address the needs of the community we serve. - Baylor is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding students, trainees, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds by providing a welcoming, supportive learning environment for all members of the Baylor community.
