Oncology Clinical Research Coordinator

Benefits

Qualifications

• •Minimum one year of experience in a clinical or scientific related discipline required, preferably in oncology
• •Experience in Microsoft Office
• •Must have excellent communication skills
• •Excellent organizational skills
• •Strong ability to multi-taks
• •Excellent time management skills
• •Must have strong interpersonal skills to be able to interact with mulitple people on many different levels
• •Must have a high level of attention to detail
• •Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment
• •May be responsible for basic clinical assessments
• •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
• •Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination
• •Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time
• •Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range
• •Exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, ionizing radiation, medical preparations and other conditions common to an oncology/hematology clinic environment
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Responsibilities

• •Collaborating with Physicians, other clinical staff, and members of the research department, the CRC’s help to manage all non-clinical aspects of the clinic trial as well as liaising with the Sponsors and Monitors of the study
• •Under direct supervision of a physician and nurse (if applicable), is responsible for enlisting, maintaining, and assuring protocol compliance for all patients on clinical trials
• •Collaborates with physician in determining eligibility of patients for clinical trials
• •Provides education to staff and patients
• •Ensures site research quality by practicing in compliance with US Oncology Research, Inc
• •(USOR) Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), principles of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and applicable federal, state, and local regulations
• •Supports and adheres to US Oncology Compliance Program, to include the Code of Ethics Business Standards
• •Screens potential patients for protocol eligibility
• •Presents trial concepts and details to the patients, participates in the informed consent process, and enrolls patients on protocol
• •Coordinates patient care in compliance with protocol requirements
• •May disburse investigational drug and provide patient teaching regarding administration
• •Maintains investigational drug accountability
• •In collaboration with the physician, reviews patients for changes in condition, adverse events, concomitant medication use, protocol compliance, response to study drug and thoroughly documents all findings
• •Responsible for accurate and timely data collection, documentation, entry, and reporting
• •Schedules and participates in monitoring and auditing activities
• •Maintains regulatory documents in accordance with USOR SOP and applicable regulations
• •Participates in required training and education programs
• •Responsible for education of clinic staff regarding clinical research
• •May collaborate with Research Site Leader in the study selection process
• •Additional responsibilities may include working directly with other (non-USOR) research bases and/or sponsors
• •Provides a safe environment for patients, families, and clinical staff at all time through compliance with all federal, state, and professional regulatory standards as issued through OSHA and the CDC
• •Maintains strict patient confidentiality according to HIPAA regulations and applicable law
• •Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 40 lbs
• •Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
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