Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Sep 07, 2022
Full time
The successful, bilingual (Spanish/English) candidate will join the research team of Drs. Katherine (Kate) Yun, Aditi Vasan, and Chen Kenyon, and Mr. Dean Karavite at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Our team comprises health services and informatics researchers focused on health equity. Dr. Yun is a pediatrician who studies access to care for immigrant families. Her work requires fluency in languages in addition to English (e.g., Spanish). Drs. Vasan and Kenyon are pediatricians who study social determinants of health and asthma care for children. Mr. Karavite is an informatics researcher who collaborates with clinical teams to improve healthcare technology and processes for children.
Under moderate supervision, this bilingual (English/Spanish) team member will coordinate all clinical research activities within the scope of the Family Bridge Program protocols. The Family Bridge Program is a brief, hospital-based, patient navigator intervention to improve access and quality of care for uninsured or Medicaid-enrolled children, including children in families who speak Spanish, Vietnamese, or Somali.
In collaboration with a multilingual team at Seattle Children’s Hospital (PI: K. Casey Lion), the FB team in Philadelphia will adapt the intervention, deliver the intervention at CHOP, and support the program evaluation. The bilingual (English/Spanish) CRC will recruit participants, conduct interviews with clinical staff and community stakeholders, and analyze interview and related data during the adaptation phase of this project. Subsequently, the bilingual CRC will recruit participants, complete baseline interviews, and deliver the intervention in Spanish, Vietnamese (with interpreting), Somali (with interpreting), and English. Work will be guided by a bicoastal, bilingual community/parent advisory group, as well as input from hospital-based stakeholders.
The ideal bilingual (English/Spanish) applicant will have excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, a strong interest both in research and in working directly with diverse families, experience writing and editing research-related documents in Spanish, and a deep understanding of challenges navigating access to pediatric care and social services for children in immigrant, uninsured, and/or publicly insured families.
Job Responsibilities
Core responsibilities
Adhere to an IRB approved protocol
Participate in the informed consent process of study subjects
Support the safety of clinical research patients/research participants
Coordinate protocol related research procedures, study visits, and follow-up care
Screen, recruit and enroll patients/research participants
Maintain study source documents
Report adverse events
Understand good clinical practice (GCP) and regulatory compliance
Educate subjects and family on protocol, study intervention, etc.
Comply with Institutional policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and guidelines
Must comply with federal, state, and sponsor policies
Related responsibilities
Manage essential regulatory documents
Register study on ClinicalTrial.gov
Complete case report forms (paper & electronic data capture) and address queries
Submit documents to regulatory authorities (e.g. IRB, FDA, etc.) and/or review/monitoring boards (ie, DSMB, independent safety officer)
Facilitate pre-study, site qualification, study initiation, and monitoring visit
Facilitate study close out activities
Coordinate research/project team meetings
Collect, process and ship laboratory specimens
Schedule subject visits and procedures
Retain records/archive documents after study close out
Required Education and Experience
Required Education:
Associates Degree or active enrollment in a Bachelor’s Degree Program
Required Experience:
Three (3) years of coordination related, clinical related or research related experience.
Preferred Education, Experience & Cert/Lic
Preferred Education: Bachelor’s Degree in related field
Additional Technical Requirements
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Excellent time management skills
Ability to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels