Clinical Research Coordinator

• Additional accrual increase after 1 year of service with Dayton Physicians!
• 401K
• Scrub Allotments
• Yearly Bonus Program
• Dayton Physicians Network as an Independent Practice <- Watch video here!

DPN Core Value Expectations:
The CARES model reflects the principles that guide our day-to-day behaviors; our decisions, our actions, and our relationships with each other and with the patients and families we serve. All DPN employees are expected to embrace and demonstrate the following:
• COMPASSION: the patient is at the center of all we do
• ACCOUNTABILITY: we hold ourselves accountable for our actions
• RESPECT: we show respect for others
• EXCELLENCE with Innovation: we strive for excellence in all we do
• SERVICE through Collaboration: we provide service to our patients, team members and community.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Coordinates screening and enrollment of clinical trial patients.
• Reviews physician patient schedules and assesses patients for possible clinical trial enrollment.
• Educates patients and families during the informed consent process.
• Registers patients and participants to protocols.
• Ensures eligibility requirements are met and reviews with physician investigator.
• Ensures protocol required patient testing is ordered and complete.
• Maintains record of recruitment strategies.
• Markets protocols as needed to meet recruitment goals.
• Coordinates clinical trial activities
• Gathers and verifies source documents
• Verifies the accuracy, completeness and timely submission of case report forms.
• Collaborates with investigator to ensure protocol compliance in patient selection, treatment, dose modifications and response.
• Interviews patient to assess adverse events, medication compliance, and patient reported outcomes.
• Obtains follow-up data required when patient is off active treatment.
• Maintains investigational drug (IND) inventory
• Reviews protocols and assesses current inventory of IND.
• Maintains inventory on individual drug accountability records.
• Ensures treatment order is correct by reviewing protocol guidelines and calculating dose prescribed.
• Gathers, completes, and tracks investigator required forms that comply with federal, and institutional guidelines. Ensures physician investigators complete required protocol training prior to patient enrollment.
• Coordinates credentialing of laboratory, radiology and radiation equipment as required by protocol.
• Use research database to track patient enrollments, patient demographics and status. Run reports to provide to information to physician investigators and administrator.
• Disseminates protocol information.
• Reviews and educates physician investigators on new protocol activations, closures, and revisions.
• Serves as a professional resource regarding clinical trials, protocol procedures and protocol compliance for investigators, nurses, pharmacists, pathologists, radiologists and other health care personnel.
• Demonstrates clinical competency by providing direct patient care as required by protocol. (EKGs, vitals, lab draws). Obtains protocol specific training as required to enroll patients on clinical trials.
• Order and track laboratory kits needed for research related blood draws. Process and ship specimens as required by protocol. Maintain hazardous materials education certification.
• Travel between locations as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Education and/ or Experience:

A bachelor’s degree in nursing or other health-related field is preferred. Pertinent LPN or RN licensure/registration must be maintained. Previous research experience and/or recent nursing experience is preferred.

General Skill Requirements:
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Experience working with a Practice Management system.
• Attendance and punctuality are essential requirements of this position to provide excellent customer service to both our internal and external stakeholders.