RESEARCH COORDINATOR (304)

Affiliate Name: Brigham & Women's Hospital
Job Category: Professional/Managerial
Department: BWH MEDICINE
Shift: Days
Hours/Week: 20
Job Type: Regular
Employment Type: Part TimeResponsibilities:
Maintains confidential patient files including prescription information, medical correspondence, research data and follow up status.Travels to participating practices (mostly in the greater Boston area) to review and assess medication orders and medication administration records for medication errors as well as to perform time motion workflow observations of office staff.Identifies, documents and reports medication errors, potential adverse drug events (PADEs), and preventable adverse drug events (ADEs) in computerized data collection system.Monitors PADE and ADE data to identify important predictors of errors.Performs chart abstractions for all enrolled patients.Responds and completes data queries and clarifications.Responsible for data validation and quality control.Insures adherence to IRB guidelines and regulations.Consult with and notify clinicians of ADEs.Develops and participates in protocol training at selected study sites; has role in generating enthusiasm for the study at the participating sites.May contribute to the preparation of manuscripts for publication in professional journals.Prepares weekly status reports for meetings and monitoring of database.Meets weekly with Principal Investigators and Project Director to review study enrollment and progress.Performs other related duties as required.
REQUIREMENTS
Bachelors Degree in Nursing, Pharmacy, or similar/related clinical field requiredExperience in quality measurement and/or improvement, patient safety, or medication error research required.Experience working in a large and complex health care organization preferredComputer and Internet skills and experience required: familiarity and comfort with MS Office products is essential for success in this position (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access)Clinical chart review and abstraction experience highly preferredDatabase data entry and/or management experience preferredExcellent organizational and interpersonal skillsHigh degree of professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality