Job Description
The Center for Healthcare Delivery Science (CHDS) at Nemours Children's Health in Delaware is seeking a full-time
Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC).
The CHDS is a research center across the Nemours enterprise. Anne E. Kazak, Ph.D., ABPP is the enterprise director, Melissa A. Alderfer, PhD is the Center Director in Delaware and Susana R. Patton, PhD, ABPP is the Center Director in Florida. The CHDS includes over 20 investigators that study ways to improve health care, health equity, and health and wellness beyond medicine for youth and their families. Research projects span a variety of medical conditions (e.g., diabetes, pain, asthma, food allergy, disordered eating) and other health-related challenges (transition from pediatric to adult healthcare, behavioral interventions for depression, parental anxiety, and distress). This position is specifically within the Advancing Science and Psychological Interventions for Regulating Eating (ASPIRE) lab under the direction of Stephanie Manasse, PhD.
This position is based at Nemours Children's Hospital - Delaware in Wilmington. The CRC will be responsible for coordinating, implementing and completing research functions associated with an NIH-funded intervention trial testing a novel smartphone app as an adjunct to cognitive behavioral treatment for eating disorders. Essential CRC duties include coordinating IRB submissions, screening electronic health records, recruiting study participants, obtaining informed consent, interacting with participants, learning semi-structured interviews for eating pathology, scheduling and conducting study procedures, collecting and recording study data, organizing participant payments, maintaining study records, participating in data collection and analysis, and the preparation of scientific presentations, manuscripts, reports, and grants.
This position is ideal for individuals who intend to apply for graduate or medical training in a health-related field. The CRC will have the opportunity to engage in qualitative and quantitative data analyses, present at regional and national scientific meetings, help prepare manuscripts for publication, and obtain mentorship when applying to graduate/medical school.
Position Requirements: - Minimum of a bachelor's degree in psychology, pre-med, public health, or related.
- Must be able to effectively use Microsoft computer software, SPSS, and REDCap.
- Must be able to coordinate and establish priorities among diverse tasks.
- Previous research experience.
- Reliable transportation and a two-year commitment is preferred.
Please upload a resume and cover letter outlining your qualifications in your application.
About Us Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized children's health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children's hospitals - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.
As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we're on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children's health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child's world a place to thrive. It's a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.
Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.
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