Clinical Research Coordinator II-Blau Center-Psychiatry

Key Skills

Aartificial intelligence, Data science techniques, Database, Effective communication skills, Microsoft Office suites

Job Description

Requirements:

The Jeff and Lisa Blau Adolescent Consultation Center for Resilience and Treatment at Mount Sinai serves as a clinical and research platform that aims to increase our understanding of mental illness and develop new interventions for those suffering from and at increased risk of developing mental illness. Severe mental illnesses are some of the most debilitating in the medical field and rank as one of the leading causes of disease burden worldwide, affecting millions of Americans every year. The Blau Center primarily focuses on schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders. Our research investigates the pathology of severe mental illness and facilitates collaboration between relevant disciplines, such as neuroimaging and genetics. The Blau Center combines excellent clinical treatment with groundbreaking research to:

• Optimize the care of schizophrenia through clinical data science and artificial intelligence
• Accelerate the development of novel and breakthrough therapeutics for psychotic illnesses, including schizophrenia
• Develop, and participate in, trials examining and validating treatment interventions in psychosis and schizophrenia
• Expand translational research focusing on neurodevelopment to understand illness trajectories

Responsibilities

The Clinical Research Coordinator II (CRC) will coordinate clinical research activities within the Blau Center, including, but not limited to, Blau Center clinical trials. The CRC will be responsible for participant screening, recruitment, obtaining informed consent, administering validated psychiatric assessments, as well as collecting, maintaining, and organizing study information. They will also be responsible for collecting diagnostic interview and symptom rating scale data from consented inpatients and outpatients seen in psychiatric service areas throughout the Mount Sinai Health System. They will coordinate and oversee all study activities. They will also assist in preparing documents (for e.g., Institutional Review Board, Grants and Contracts Office, and clinical trial sponsors) and performing other study-related activities as needed.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Identify and screen patients for enrollment into the study.
• Obtain informed consent and educate participants regarding study requirements.
• Conduct psychiatric assessments with patients with mental illness.
• Collect and record study data and input all information into a database.
• Assist in activities related to clinical research studies including but not limited to answering phone calls, attending clinical rounds, liaising with clinical staff, screening participants for eligibility, scheduling/coordinating study visits.
• Prepare IRB/GCO/Sponsor documentation as needed.
• Maintain source documents and subject files in accordance with hospital and FDA procedures.
• Ensure accurate and complete compilation of subject data through chart reviews.
• Collect, process, deliver and ship clinical specimens as needed by the protocol.
• Perform other related duties as requested.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in psychology or closely related field
• 1-2 years of experience administering psychological scales to research participants
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively, communicate clearly, and accomplish goals
• Pristine attention to detail and ability to manage time appropriately, able to multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Effective interpersonal skills, able to establish good working relationships and collaborate with networks of employees at all levels, able to foster cooperation in others

Employer Description

Strength Through Diversity

The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by: 

• Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential.
• Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.
• Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.

We work hard to acquire and retain the best people and to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to professional advance. We share the belief that all employees, regardless of job title or expertise contribute to the patient experience and quality of patient care.

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About the Mount Sinai Health System:

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,400 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high Honor Roll status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 14 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s The World’s Best Smart Hospitals ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are passionately committed to addressing racism and its effects on our faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve. Our goal is for Mount Sinai to become an anti-racist health care and learning institution that intentionally addresses structural racism.

EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans

Compensation

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $67648 - $101472 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.