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Research Program Coordinator

Employer
Johns Hopkins University
Location
Maryland, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
Oct 28, 2020

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General Summary/Purpose

The School of Nursing, Research Administration is currently looking for an enthusiastic, professional, and experienced individual in research clinical trials related to COVID-19 with in the Baltimore City community. This position involves flexibility in working across projects.

The Research Program Coordinator will work in collaboration with the Program Manager and the Principal Investigator of the Johns Hopkins REACH Initiative.

This will include coordinating across projects with the goal of a continually funded position with the REACH program. Below, are exemplars of the grant-funded positions in which the research program coordinator will be engaged. Each of these are related to COVID-19 activities and have overlapping features.

The Research Program Coordinator will be the lead for several community focused studies for persons at risk for and diagnosed with COVID-19. This position is funded an 18-month research study.

The Research Program Coordinator will coordinate and collaborate with other REACH community projects to perform HIV/HCV/STI testing.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

Recruit participants into the studies.

Assists with all needed appointments and diagnostic tests to ensure completion. Perform telephone triage for patients with acute issues. Assist with appointment scheduling and re-scheduling of missed appointments and tests.

Consent participants and conduct study visits based on the protocols.

Responds to calls from patients and use judgment to assess acuity and provide appropriate next steps.

Counsel, support, educate, and coordinate resources needed by patients and their family members from initial diagnosis throughout coordination period.

Assist in curriculum and program development for tailored programs including COVID-19 skills building materials and implementation based on needs assessment data; develop training materials for presentations as required.

Perform educational needs assessment activities including: agency needs assessments and provider needs assessments.

Assist with navigating patients into enrollment into studies

Assist with monthly, annual and semiannual reports

Assist with the IRB

Guide study staff in the day-to-day operations of the study

Oversight of data collection.

Ability to follow SoPs, SSPs and source documentation

Participate in, and possibly organize, weekly progress meetings.

Develop and maintain manual of procedures for multiple research projects

Willing to travel using ride-share (Uber) personal transportation throughout Baltimore and surrounding counties for trainings and drive van as needed for the projects.

Flexibility to work across other grants and programs as need arises

Any other duties at the discretion of the manager or PI of the project

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in related discipline.
  • Some related experience
  • Phlebotomy training and proficiency with adult and children phlebotomy
  • Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula:

* JHU Equivalency Formula:30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for the required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job. *

Preferred Qualifications

Prior research coordination experience on epidemiologic studies and clinical trials. Certification as a registered Phlebotomist by a nationally recognized agency is preferred (e.g., National Center for Competency Testing, American Medical Technologists, American Society for Clinical Pathology, American Society for Clinical Pathology, American Society of Phlebotomy Technicians, National Phlebotomy Association).

Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Must maintain current certification in all applicable JHU required training classes

  • Must be willing to conduct needs assessments, attend meetings and provide educational programs
  • Didactic and interactive teaching experience
  • Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal skills
  • Must have strong organizational skills with ability to work independently and prioritize multiple tasks
  • Must be willing to travel throughout the city and state of Maryland
  • Computer skills adequate in word, excel, PowerPoint and related software.
  • Completion of good clinical practice and ethical requirements.

Classified Title:Research Program Coordinator
Working Title: Research Program Coordinator ​​​​​
Role/Level/Range: ACRO37.5/03/CD
Starting Salary Range:$16.26-$22.35; commensurate with experience
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm / 37.5 hours per week
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt
Location: 06-MD:School of Nursing
Department name: 60009277-Research Administration
Personnel area: School of Nursing

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the HR Business Services Office atjhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711.

The following additional provisions may apply depending on which campus you will work. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

During the Influenza ("the flu") season, as a condition of employment, The Johns Hopkins Institutions require all employees who provide ongoing services to patients or work in patient care or clinical care areas to have an annual influenza vaccination or possess an approved medical or religious exception. Failure to meet this requirement may result in termination of employment.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

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School of Nursing - East Baltimore Campus


The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the HR Business Services Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711.

The following additional provisions may apply depending on which campus you will work. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

During the Influenza ("the flu") season, as a condition of employment, The Johns Hopkins Institutions require all employees who provide ongoing services to patients or work in patient care or clinical care areas to have an annual influenza vaccination or possess an approved medical or religious exception. Failure to meet this requirement may result in termination of employment.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Note: Job Postings are updated daily and remain online until filled.

EEO is the Law
Learn more:
https://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf
Important legal information
http://hrnt.jhu.edu/legal.cfm

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