Research generally, including this position has lots of information and processes to juggle with responsibility falling on coordinators for advancing or holding up the process required for a patient to receive a procedure/study device which can be quite stressful. That being said, some responsibilities which I feel coordinators could be in charge of are retained by research nurses which can lead to unnecessary extra steps and coordinators were guilt-tripped for "overutilizing" nurses, creating high nurse workload and burnout (not my fault they get overworked). The hospital hierarchy is felt here with research sometimes being seen as a painful necessity by physicians/higher ups who insinuate or sometimes state directly that people's time in higher positions is more valuable and we should stay out of the way as much as possible. Drs are not held to the same scrutiny or urgent timelines as continued friendly relations and involvement with them is mandatory for research to take place. Cons specific to my position - Infrequent patient interaction (varies by department), most PIs/Drs are unfamiliar with requirements of research and slow to provide needed information, communication between care teams is not well established (currently being remedied), advancements are difficult from mid-level positions and pay raises are pretty small. PTO must be used even on company listed holidays unless you ask to work the holiday. Team collaboration not is really required and being overly social or not looking like you're working gets reported to your team manager who sends your team a finger wagging message and a plea for you to ask them for more work.
