Research Coordinator

Urology Centers of Alabama; Homewood (IL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Urology Centers of Alabama seeks a Research Coordinator to manage screening, data collection, and protocol adherence across clinical studies. You will coordinate patient visits, tests, and sample handling while ensuring ICH/GCP, CFR, IATA, and HIPAA compliance within the study framework.

The role requires engagement with physicians and staff, attention to documentation accuracy, and timely communication with sponsors and monitors. Day shift, full-time on-site in Homewood, IL.

Qualifications

• Must be current in ICH/GCP training.
• Must have previous clinical lab experience, including phlebotomy.
• Must be able to perform ECGs and document vital signs.
• Proficient with office equipment: PC, Windows, MSOffice, EMR, multi-line phones, copier, fax.
• Must have a Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR certification, up to date.
• Must travel to continuing education seminars or conventions as needed.
• Must demonstrate excellent interpersonal communication across diverse groups.
• Must work independently or in a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Must maintain confidentiality including HIPAA and UCA guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Review and implement protocols for screening, collecting, and compiling patient data.
• Attend Investigator Meetings and seminars; may require overnight travel.
• Recruit and pre-screen patients for actively enrolling protocols.
• Educate physicians and nursing staff about active protocols.
• Perform Screening Visits and obtain initial written consent.
• Coordinate all patient visits, tests and procedures per protocol requirements.
• Perform ECGs and document vital signs.
• Collect, process and ship specimens per protocol and IATA.
• Document data at each visit on source documents and CRF.
• Maintain communication with patients and physicians.
• Maintain essential study documents.
• Receive study medication and dispense per protocol.
• Maintain accountability logs for study medication.
• Assist in maintaining study supplies; ordering and storage.
• Read, learn, and pass required tests for GCP CFR IATA guidelines.
• Maintain records of all communications with sponsors, monitors, labs, etc.
• Use EMR system, Outlook, Word, Excel and related systems.
• Maintain continuing education for nursing licensure.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Teamwork

Multitasking

Tools

EMR system

Outlook

Word

Excel

MS Office

Job description

Job Details

Position Type: Full Time

Job Shift: Day

General Summary

The Research Coordinator is responsible for reviewing, implementing, and ensuring the Research department adheres to UCA and industry protocols for screening, collecting, and compiling patient data regarding visits and/or services.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for reviewing, implementing, and adhering to protocols selected to be conducted at Urology Centers of Alabama.
• Attends and participates in Investigator Meetings and seminars, as needed (may require overnight travel)
• Responsible for recruiting and pre-screening (via chart review and/or phone) patients for actively enrolling protocols.
• Assists in informing/educating physicians and nursing personnel about actively enrolling protocols.
• Performs Screening Visits on qualified pre-screened patients, including obtaining initial written consent.
• Coordinate all patients visits, tests and procedures to comply with the requirements of the protocol.
• Able to perform ECGs and Vital Signs
• Collect, process and ship all blood, urine and tissue specimens as required by individual protocols and IATA (International Air Transport Association).
• Collect data at every visit as required by the protocol and source documents.
• Ensure all data collected at every visit is completely, accurately and clearly documented on source document pages.
• Able to transcribe all data on source document pages to the specific Case Report Form (CRF) for the protocol.
• Maintain open lines of communication with the patients and physicians.
• Assist in the maintenance of all essential documents for the study.
• Receive study medication and dispense to patients with instructions according to protocol requirements.
• Maintain accountability logs for all study medication received at site, dispensed to patients and destroyed/returned to sponsor.
• Assists in the maintenance of study supplies, including ordering, unpacking and storage.
• Responsible for reading, learning, adhering to and passing tests, when necessary, for ICH Guidelines for Good Clinical Practice (GCP), the Code of Federal Regulations regarding Clinical Research (CFR), International Air Transport Association (IATA), and study specific guidelines.
• Able to maintain written record of all communication with patients, sponsors, monitors, labs, etc., as needed during the conduct of a study.
• Able to use electronic medical record (EMR) system, Outlook, Word, Excel and various computer systems required by studies, training provided for the systems required by studies.
• Maintains continuing education requirements for nursing licensure.
• Other duties as assigned.

QualificationsMinimum Qualifications

• Must be current in ICH/GCP training.
• Must have previous clinical lab experience, including phlebotomy.
• Must be able to perform ECGs and document vital signs.
• Must show proficiency in use of a variety of office equipment including a PC, Windows, MSOffice, EMR system, multi-line telephone, copier, facsimile machine, etc.
• Must have a Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR certification. Certification must be renewed and up to date.
• Must be able to travel to continuing education seminars or conventions, and act as an ambassador for UCA.
• Must show the ability to have excellent interpersonal skills and communication to interact with all walks of life, internal and external to UCA, from all educational or cultural backgrounds.
• Must show the ability to work independently or within a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Must show the ability to maintain confidentiality, including strict adherence to HIPAA and UCA Guidelines.

Licensure, Certification, Registration Requirements

• None

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.