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The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center · 3 months ago

PH2S/HealthNow Clinical Research Coordinator

Columbus, OH

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) for their PH2S/HealthNow Program. The CRC will coordinate patient activities, provide linkage to care, and support clinical research studies while ensuring confidentiality and effective communication with patients and community partners.

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Responsibilities

Coordinate patients’ activities to facilitate the appropriate delivery of health care services and transition of care across the continuum in the Emergency Department’s PH2S/HealthNow Program

Intervene with populations most at risk for threats to health and well-being at the earliest opportunity and provide linkage to care to improve health outcomes

Perform a wide range of clinical-support, recruitment of study participants and administrative functions to fully support the program

Interview patients to elicit health needs history; administer questionnaire in a courteous, professional, and empathetic manner; conduct point of care testing and coordinate testing for HIV and Hepatitis C; refer to appropriate community resources and provide linkage to care; maintain patients records ensuring strict confidentiality; maintain appropriate tracking and reporting systems; collect, analyze and Q/As data for inclusion in progress reports

Carry out successful screening, intervention and linkage to care of patients presenting to the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center facilities for various health-related services such as addiction, pain, infectious diseases, harm reduction education, addressing non-clinical barriers preventing engagement with the health system

Maintain communication with patients and coordinate linkage to care services post discharge

Implement day to day activities for the HealthNow, following-up with patients post discharge, and screen/enroll patients for various research studies

Receive referrals from the Health Promotion Advocates/review lab reports to determine if patients may be eligible for HealthNow program activities

Complete required release of information (ROIs), provide appropriate linkage to care, and develop/maintain ongoing communication with community partners

Consent and enroll participants in eligible research studies

Address patient concerns through active listening and escalate as needed to the care team

Provide linkage to care for diseases of public health importance and ensure referrals are completed and patients’ needs are addressed

Research and remain up to date on available services/programs both within and outside of the OSU network that may benefit patients in order to successfully match patient needs with resources

Maintain appropriate tracking and reporting systems and complete other related duties as assigned

Employ motivational interviewing (MI), open ended questions and client centered counseling to collect patient information and ensure the necessary information is promptly passed on to the care team

Provide assistance in support of clinical research studies being conducted in the Department of Emergency Medicine; participate in the recruitment of study participants; collect and provide relevant data to be used in assessing eligibility of patients for participation in protocols; assist with administration of informed consent process; assist with cognitive testing both clinically and for research visits; assist principal investigator (PI) and sub-investigator with continuity of care of study patients during and between clinic visits; assist with collection, entering, maintenance and reporting of clinical research data; assist with analysis and interpretation of research data; enter protocol, medical history, and demographic information abstracted from patient charts into appropriate data capturing system; enter patient clinical data into electronic medical record system; review data and progress notes with principal investigator and sponsor agencies as appropriate; compose and respond to correspondence from principal investigators; prepare appropriate protocol files for data audits; assist with development of data collection plan and forms for new research protocols; prepare summaries of research results for protocol evaluations and dissemination activities

Qualification

Clinical research coordinationPatient recruitmentData analysisCommunity Health Worker certificationMotivational interviewingClient-centered counselingActive listeningCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in public health or related field (or equivalent number of years of experience)

Community Health Worker (CHW) certification preferred but not required

Company

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

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The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is personalizing health care to meet the needs of each patient. It is a sub-organization of The Ohio State University.

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