The Clinical Research Coordinator's duties may include, but will not be limited to, coordinating the tasks of multiple clinical research studies within the Department of Emergency Medicine; act as intermediary between services and departments while overseeing data and specimen management; manage and report on study results; create, clean, update, and manage databases and comprehensive datasets and reports; train research volunteers; coordinate all protocol applications and the implementation of new studies; participate in the review and writing of protocols to ensure institutional review board approval within University compliance; help assure compliance with all relevant regulatory agencies; oversee study data integrity; implement and maintain periodic quality control procedures; interface with departments to obtain UCSF approval prior to study initiation; maintain all regulatory documents; report study progress to investigators; participate in any internal and external audits or reviews of study protocols; and perform other duties as assigned.

This position reports to the department's Administrative Manager for operational, administrative, and financial matters, and to the Research Director for research direction and regulatory compliance.

Department Overview:

UCSF Fresno is a regional campus of UCSF located in California’s Central San Joaquin Valley and administered by the Office of the Vice Dean in Fresno.

The UCSF Fresno Department of Emergency Medicine is a medium-to large-sized academic department, with 46 residents, three fellows, 75 faculty, 16 midlevel providers, and approximately 60 medical student rotators. Founded in 1974 at Valley Medical Center in Fresno County, the Emergency Medicine residency is one of the first EM programs in the country.

The UCSF Fresno Emergency Medicine Department provides service and training at the affiliated locations: Community Regional Medical Center, Clovis Community Medical Center, and Kaiser Permanente Fresno. The Department’s mission is: Advancing Emergency Medicine through exceptional education, patient care, research, and collaboration.

Required Qualifications:

• HS graduation and sufficient experience and demonstrated skills to successfully perform the assigned duties and responsibilities; and/or equivalent experience/training.

• Attention to detail; strong interpersonal skills; excellent, effective verbal and written communication skills to coordinate with subjects, team members, other departments and outside institutions; and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment while working with a diverse subject population.

• Ability to work well independently, complete projects in a timely manner, and prioritize multiple projects to ensure the completion of essential tasks by deadlines
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.

• Fluency in the usage of Committee of Human Research (CHR) online iMEDris system for submission, renewal, and modification of protocols through this system.

• Understanding of patient population to create rapport and a relationship, while also giving insight to what is realistic and appropriate for patient participation.

• Experience with electronic medical records.

• Knowledge of UCSF and departmental policies for dealing with reimbursement, guidelines for research, confidentiality and HIPPA regulations, following the location's mission statement and purpose for research, and a clear understanding of policies and procedures on patient safety and confidentiality (electronic and hard copy medical records, patient charts, communication, etc.); knowledge of medical terminology, research policies and guidelines, guidelines for packing/shipping infectious substances, database building/analysis, and data management within some of the following: Access, Stata, SASS/ SPSS, and Teleform programming platforms.

• Experience applying the following regulations and guidelines: Good Clinical Practice Guidelines, Health Information and Accountability Act (HIPAA), The Protection of Human Research Subjects, CHR regulations for recruitment and consent of research subjects, Effective Cash Handling Procedures, Environmental Health and Safety Training, Fire Safety Training

• Excellent writing skills.