Summary

The Department of Family and Community Medicine has an immediate opening for a Research Coordinator. Research Coordinator will provide support for a Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) colorectal cancer screening and prevention project.  Must be a flexible and detail-oriented professional who can quickly adapt to a variety of situations.

Job Duties

• Provide general research coordinator support for the CPRIT project.
• Patient flow management and coordination: organize and schedule patients for colorectal cancer screeningppointments and maintain accurate records of telephone encounters as well as records on follow-up calls using the Electronic Health Record system (EHR).
• Serve as community liaison and maintain open lines of communication between Baylor College of Medicine project team and community based organizations throughout development and implementation of colorectal cancer prevention education presentations and classes.
• Collect, review, and submit project data to Project Evaluator and Sr. Programmer/Analyst.
• Enter data into project database and/or EHR patient navigation workbench.
• Order supplies and equipment.
• Under the supervision of project leadership, will assist with preparing for quarterly and yearly reports to be submitted to funding agency.
• Attend weekly project meetings.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field. Four years of related experience may substitute for degree requirement.
• One year of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two years of relevant experience
• Oncology experience
• Must be able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Fluent in Spanish  
• Self-directed, independent and organized
• Must have experience with computer spreadsheets and database use
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of patient information to include protected health information
• Experience using EHR (Epic)
• Excellent time management and organizational skills