Clinical Research Coordinator Level 1

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Elizabethtown (KY); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health in Elizabethtown, KY seeks a Clinical Research Coordinator I to coordinate patient care under protocol, ensuring regulatory compliance. The role collaborates with investigators and staff to document changes, adverse events, and study responses, leveraging senior staff for guidance and ongoing knowledge growth.

The CRC operates under limited supervision, with emphasis on adherence to IRB-approved protocols and organizational policies within a hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Technical Diploma or Degree in biology/public health/pharmacy or health related field.
• Minimum 3 years in clinical research or as a clinical trial coordinator.
• ACLS/BLS training within 6 months.
• Proficient with computer including navigating EMR, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Skills

Clinical research coordination

Team collaboration

Regulatory compliance

Education

Technical Diploma or Degree in biology/public health/pharmacy/health related field

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Electronic medical records

Electronic data systems

Job description

Summary Job Description: Baptist Health is looking for a Clinical Research Coordinator Level 1 to join our team in Elizabethtown, KY! Under limited supervision, the Clinical Research Coordinator I (CRC) coordinates patient care in compliance with local, state and federal guidelines and regulations through IRB approved protocol requirements. The CRC uses their developing and/or basic knowledge of clinical trial research along with their hospital experience to work collaboratively with individuals associated with the care and treatment of the patient. It is the expectation the CRC will utilize day‑to‑day experience and collaborations with senior staff to broaden their knowledge base and capabilities. They will seek out opportunities to build their knowledge of the organization, research processes and scope of work. They will understand the guidelines, regulations, and policies associated with conducting clinical trial research and use that insight to evaluate and resolve problems or seek out guidance. The CRC collaborates with the investigators, research staff and other departmental stakeholders to conduct clinical trial coordination per protocol. Through clear documentation, the CRC will define any changes in condition, adverse events, concomitant medication use, protocol compliance, and response to study intervention. The CRC works collaboratively with individuals associated with the care and treatment of the patient.

Qualifications

• Technical Diploma or Degree/certification must be in biology, public health, pharmacy, or health related field.
• Oncology clinical experience, not required, but preferred for this role.
• 3 years of experience in clinical research or as a clinical trial coordinator.
• Proficient with a computer including navigating websites, electronic data systems, electronic medical records, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Must obtain ACLS/BLS training within 6 months.

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full‑spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics.

Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410‑bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40‑bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama.

Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence.

Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team.

Please note that Baptist Health is a drug‑free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre‑employment drug testing.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRMISSION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES: Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll‑free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056.

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