Research Coordinator 1 Spine Surgical Outcomes

Job Description

The Department of Neurological Surgery has an outstanding opportunity for a Research Coordinator 1 to join their team.

About this Opportunity

Reporting to Dr. Anubhav Amin the Research Coordinator 1 is responsible for coordinating spine patient outcomes and clinical research by tracking surgical patients over time collecting and maintaining clinical and patient-reported outcomes data ensuring data quality and supporting research quality improvement and scholarly activities across the Department of Neurological Surgery. The role also supports regulatory compliance and IRB processes collaborates with multidisciplinary clinical and research teams and helps evaluate and improve the effectiveness safety and quality of spine care through outcomes-focused research and data analysis.

Key Responsibilities

Spine Patient Outcomes & Clinical Research Coordination 60%

• Coordinate longitudinal clinical outcomes tracking for patients undergoing spine surgery across UW Medicine.
• Identify eligible patients for approved spine outcomes research quality improvement initiatives registries and other outcomes-focused projects.
• Track patients across relevant preoperative perioperative postoperative and longitudinal follow-up time points.
• Abstract and maintain clinical information from Epic and other approved data sources including patient demographics diagnoses comorbidities neurological status surgical procedures hospital course complications length of stay readmissions reoperations and other relevant clinical outcomes.
• Coordinate collection and tracking of patient-reported outcome measures and other measures of pain neurological function functional status recovery quality of life and treatment effectiveness as applicable to departmental initiatives and approved research protocols.
• Monitor completeness of longitudinal outcomes data and proactively identify missing follow-up information or data requiring clarification.
• Enter clean validate and maintain spine outcomes data in REDCap and other approved clinical or research databases.
• Perform routine data-quality reviews to ensure the accuracy completeness consistency and integrity of patient-level outcomes data.
• Work closely with spine surgeons advanced practice providers clinical staff and research personnel to clarify clinical information and resolve data discrepancies.
• Develop maintain and refine outcomes databases data dictionaries collection tools and patient-tracking processes.
• Support evaluation of outcomes for complex spine and spinal oncology patients including patients requiring multidisciplinary management across spine surgery medical oncology radiation oncology rehabilitation and other specialties.
• Track measures related to the patient care pathway including diagnosis referral imaging multidisciplinary consultation surgical treatment postoperative care and follow-up as applicable to approved research and quality improvement initiatives.
• Prepare datasets summaries and basic reports to support faculty review of patient outcomes surgical quality clinical trends and research questions.
• Support faculty and clinical teams in identifying trends gaps and opportunities for further clinical review quality improvement or research.
• Assist with implementation and evaluation of clinical protocols and quality improvement initiatives designed to improve the consistency safety timeliness and effectiveness of spine surgical care.
• Support outcomes-focused clinical research examining surgical effectiveness complications functional recovery patient-reported outcomes patient experience and other measures of quality and treatment effectiveness.
• Assist with data preparation and research activities supporting abstracts presentations manuscripts grant submissions and other scholarly work related to spine patient outcomes.

Regulatory & Research Compliance 20%

• Assist with the preparation submission and maintenance of IRB applications for spine outcomes and related clinical research including new applications modifications continuing reviews and study closures.
• Maintain required regulatory documents and study files in accordance with UW sponsor and federal requirements.
• Track IRB approvals reporting requirements deadlines and required study updates.
• Support compliance with human-subjects research requirements patient privacy standards data-security requirements and approved research protocols.
• Assist with preparation and maintenance of research documentation and data-management procedures.
• Perform or support data-quality reviews and audits to ensure adherence to approved research protocols and established data standards.
• Coordinate with faculty investigators and departmental research personnel regarding regulatory requirements and study documentation.
• Maintain familiarity with applicable UW research policies procedures and systems and communicate requirements to project participants as appropriate.

Spine Outcomes Program & Departmental Support 10%

• Serve as a liaison among spine faculty advanced practice providers clinical teams trainees and departmental research staff regarding patient outcomes data and related initiatives.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary clinical partners involved in the care of complex spine patients as appropriate to assigned outcomes and research projects.
• Support faculty review and discussion of clinical outcomes quality measures and patient-care trends.
• Assist with preparation of reports presentations abstracts manuscripts and other scholarly products related to spine patient outcomes and clinical research.
• Support residents fellows students and other trainees participating in spine outcomes and patient-care research projects.
• Participate in meetings related to spine patient outcomes clinical research multidisciplinary care and quality improvement initiatives.
• Assist with development and refinement of workflows that improve the efficiency completeness and usefulness of patient outcomes data.
• Support other programmatic activities that advance the Departments spine outcomes quality improvement research and patient-care missions.

Other Duties as Assigned 10%

• Perform other duties as assigned in support of the Department of Neurological Surgerys clinical research and patient outcomes programs.
• Provide support for other clinical outcomes studies and departmental research projects as operational needs require.
• Assist with other research-related departmental activities and projects as assigned.

Required Qualifications

To be considered for this opportunity your application must demonstrate you meet both the minimum qualifications and additional qualifications listed below. Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements such as a license certification and/or registration.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in biomedical sciences public health biology psychology health sciences or a related discipline and one year of relevant clinical research clinical data or healthcare experience.
• Applicants who do not meet these qualifications WILL NOT be forwarded to the Hiring Manager.

Additional Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience with clinical or research data collection abstraction entry validation and quality control.
• Ability to review interpret and accurately abstract information from electronic medical records and other clinical documentation.
• Strong attention to detail and demonstrated ability to maintain a high degree of accuracy when working with complex patient-level data.
• Ability to manage longitudinal data collection multiple projects competing priorities and time-sensitive deadlines in a fast-paced clinical and research environment.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with physicians advanced practice providers clinical staff researchers trainees and multidisciplinary partners.
• Sound judgment and demonstrated ability to independently identify data discrepancies investigate issues and appropriately escalate questions or concerns.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and appropriately manage protected health information and sensitive research data.
• Ability to work in clinical environments including operating rooms and other patient-care areas as required.
• Must be able to obtain appropriate Operating Room clearance and maintain required immunizations and other clinical access requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting spine surgery orthopedic surgery neurosurgery oncology or another surgical outcomes program in an academic medical center or hospital environment.
• Experience collecting or managing patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and longitudinal clinical outcomes data.
• Experience abstracting surgical postoperative complication readmission reoperation functional or quality-of-life outcomes from electronic medical records.
• Experience with Epic REDCap or comparable electronic medical record and clinical research data systems.
• Experience supporting clinical outcomes research quality improvement initiatives clinical registries or retrospective or prospective clinical studies.
• Familiarity with IRB submissions human-subjects research requirements and clinical research regulatory processes.
• Experience preparing clinical datasets reports abstracts presentations manuscripts or other research outputs.
• Familiarity with spine surgical terminology diagnoses procedures spinal oncology and clinical outcomes is preferred.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary clinical teams and coordinating data or research activities across specialties is preferred.

Compensation Benefits and Position Details

Pay Range Minimum:

$55944.00 annual

Pay Range Maximum:

$58992.00 annual

Other Compensation:

-

Benefits:

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Temporary or Regular

This is a regular position

FTE (Full-Time Equivalent):

100.00%

Union/Bargaining Unit:

UAW Research

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Our Commitment

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