Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator - Dementia Care Navigator

Neuro-Memory and Aging

Full Time

71964BR

Job Summary

Under the supervision of the Clinical Director or Principal Investigator (PI), the Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator (aCRC) will perform entry-level duties for the Care Ecosystem study; they will participate in training and help with study coordination; data collection and management; intervention implementation; and quality control and regulatory procedures.

The Care Ecosystem: The Care Ecosystem study is currently funded by a grant from the National Institutes on Aging and is designed to test the impact of a telephone-based support, education, and care coordination intervention for patients with dementia and their caregivers. Under supervision of the Clinical Director, the incumbent will collaborate with participants and an interdisciplinary team to deliver a protocolized intervention designed to improve the health and wellbeing of patients with dementia and their caregivers in an accessible, economically sustainable and scalable way. They may interface with a network of clinical research partners across UCSF and diverse health systems nationwide that work together to build evidence aimed at improving dementia care through pragmatic clinical trials. Be part of a research team that is mission driven, tech savvy, and innovative.

The Assistant CRC will work in collaboration to help prepare protocols for study initiation; help design flow sheets, data forms and source documents; gather and interpret medical data regarding clinical trial participants; may apply understanding of inclusion/exclusion eligibility criteria for protocols; help recruit, enroll, register, schedule and retain study participants; record protocol specific interventions; assist research personnel to keep patients on study schedules; complete study forms to submit to sponsors and/or appropriate agencies; collect, enter and clean data into study databases, maintain data quality; assist with data analysis; assist with preparation of reports and tables; attend team meetings; and perform other duties as assigned.

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Department Description

Throughout the Department of Neurology at UCSF, our mission is to deliver superb patient care, to apply state-of-the-art translational research methods to discover the causes and treatments for human nervous system disorders, and to educate each generation of medical students, neurology residents and postdoctoral fellows. By fostering cross-disciplinary interactions among scientists around the world, we accelerate the pace of discovery and champion the University's global health initiatives. By fostering cross-disciplinary interactions among scientists around the world, we accelerate the pace of discovery and champion the University's global health initiatives. Within the department, the Care Ecosystem is based within the Memory and Aging Center. For almost 20 years, the UCSF Memory and Aging Center (MAC) has been providing model care for patients and their families, finding innovative ways to understand and discover treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, and reaching out to the wider community to raise awareness about these diseases of aging. The Care Ecosystem: The Care Ecosystem study is currently funded by a grant from the National Institutes on Aging and is designed to test the impact of a telephone-based support, education, and care coordination intervention for patients with dementia and their caregivers. Under supervision of the Clinical Director, the incumbent will collaborate with participants and an interdisciplinary team to deliver a protocolized intervention designed to improve the health and wellbeing of patients with dementia and their caregivers in an accessible, economically sustainable and scalable way. They may interface with a network of clinical research partners across UCSF and diverse health systems nationwide that work together to build evidence aimed at improving dementia care through pragmatic clinical trials. Be part of a research team that is mission driven, tech savvy, and innovative.

Required Qualifications

• HS graduation and sufficient experience and demonstrated skills to successfully perform the assigned duties and responsibilities; and/or equivalent experience/training
• Excellent verbal and written communications and presentation skills; excellent organizational skills; and excellent interpersonal skills to work effectively in a diverse team.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Windows/Mac
• Database management skills (Excel, REDCap)
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-based environment; project management and coordination skills; ability to prioritize tasks and meet multiple deadlines on concurrent projects.
• Ability to establish cooperative working relationships with patients, co-workers, & physicians.

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluent in Spanish, Cantonese, or Mandarin
• Demonstrated proficiency with medical terminology
• Experience working with patients or study participants
• Ability to abstract data from medical records and transfer it to data collection forms or directly into databases
• Experience with writing, editing, and formatting reports, manuscripts, or educational materials.
• Interest and/or experience working with older adults, people with neurodegenerative diseases, and/or caregivers
• Experience with REDCap, EPIC, EndNote
• Familiarity with HIPAA and CHR / IRB.

About UCSF

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. It is the only campus in the 10-campus UC system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences. We bring together the world's leading experts in nearly every area of health. We are home to five Nobel laureates who have advanced the understanding of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, aging and stem cells.

Pride Values

UCSF is a diverse community made of people with many skills and talents. We seek candidates whose work experience or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence - also known as our PRIDE values.

In addition to our PRIDE values, UCSF is committed to equity - both in how we deliver care as well as our workforce. We are committed to building a broadly diverse community, nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive, and engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education, discovery, and patient care. Additional information about UCSF is available at

Join us to find a rewarding career contributing to improving healthcare worldwide.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of California San Francisco is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Organization

Campus

Job Code and Payroll Title

009336 CLIN RSCH CRD AST

Job Category

Research and Scientific

Bargaining Unit

University Professional Technical Employees - Research Support Professionals Unit (UPTE-RX)

Employee Class

Career

Percentage

100%

Location

Mission Bay (SF)

Shift

Days

Shift Length

8 Hours

Additional Shift Details

Monday - Friday, 9am - 5:30pm