The Ohio State University's Emergency Department is looking to solve the problem of providing appropriate delivery of health care services and transition of care across the continuum, particularly for populations most at risk for threats to health and well-being, by hiring a PH2S/HealthNow Clinical Research Coordinator.
Requirements
- Community Health Worker (CHW) certification preferred but not required
- motivational interviewing (MI), open ended questions and client centered counseling skills
- ability to collect and provide relevant data to be used in assessing eligibility of patients for participation in protocols
- ability to assist with administration of informed consent process
- ability to assist with cognitive testing both clinically and for research visits
- ability to enter protocol, medical history, and demographic information abstracted from patient charts into appropriate data capturing system
- ability to enter patient clinical data into electronic medical record system
Responsibilities
- interviews patients to elicit health needs history
- administers questionnaire in a courteous, professional, and empathetic manner
- conducts point of care testing and coordinates testing for HIV and Hepatitis C
- refers to appropriate community resources and provides linkage to care
- maintains patients records ensuring strict confidentiality
- maintains appropriate tracking and reporting systems
- collects, analyzes and Q/As data for inclusion in progress reports
Other
- Bachelor's degree in public health or related field (or equivalent number of years of experience)
- ability to work in a variety of settings as necessary to complete work as approved by medical director, HealthNow manager, relevant stakeholders, and administrators
- ability to maintain communication with patients and coordinates linkage to care services post discharge
- ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams and collaboration
- final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check and a drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process
