Job Description

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

Job Title

Clinical Research Coordinator I/II/III - Oncology

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Department

Cancer Center Research-Cancer Institute

Job Code

T99498

Shift

Days

Schedule

7:30am-4:00pm/8:30am-5:00pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join the Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute where more than 250 highly skilled healthcare professionals provide advanced cancer care to thousands of patients each year. This team focuses on a wide variety of services and innovations, including clinical trials and internationally-recognized research efforts. Here, you will work with the latest technologies, gain hands-on experience, receive endless support and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As a Clinical Research Coordinator for the Head and Neck program group, you will play a vital role in advancing oncology research and improving treatment options for cancer patients. In this role, you will enroll patients in clinical trials, schedule and conduct study visits, and collect important study-related information, including vital signs and quality-of-life questionnaires. You will also assist patients throughout their treatment journey by processing reimbursements, supporting group visits, and performing Clinical Research Coordinator I responsibilities to ensure seamless study operations. Through your work, you will help advance oncology research and provide patients with access to new and potentially life-changing therapies when other treatment options may be limited.

A caregiver in this position works days from 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. or 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

After six months of hire, there is an option to work from home one day per week.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Coordinate the compliant implementation and conduct of human subject research projects.
• Maintain regulatory documents and binders, conduct data management, complete IRB submissions and communicate with the research team.
• Report and complete serious adverse events and/or safety logs.
• Communicate with sponsors, monitors and research personnel to ensure all aspects of study compliance.
• Serve as a liaison between investigators, research personnel, outside study personnel and central research administration offices to assist in protocol interpretation, enrollment and safety questions.
• Schedule pre-site selection visits, site initiation visits, webinars, monitoring and close-out visits.
• Plan, conduct and evaluate project protocols and research subject recruitment.
• Monitor and report project status and research data.
• Complete regulatory documents, data capture, monitoring plans and protocol-related activities.
• Assist with preparing and responding to audits and maintaining research tools.

As a Research Coordinator II, minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High School Diploma or GED and three years of experience as a Research Coordinator I
• OR Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in a healthcare or a science-related field and one year of experience
• Demonstrated proficiency with a variety of computer-based skills (word processing, spreadsheets, databases and presentation software)
• Within 90 days of hire, must successfully complete certification in Human Subjects Research as required by the Responsible Conduct of Research guidelines adopted by Cleveland Clinic

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Healthcare or a science-related field
• Clinical background

This role may hire at a Research Coordinator I, II, or III level.

Physical Requirements:

• A high degree of dexterity to produce materials on a computer.
• Requires normal or corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Extensive sitting and frequent walking, occasional lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds.
• May have some exposure to communicable diseases or body fluids.
• May require working irregular hours.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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