Req #: 233936

Department: DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE: GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE

Posting Date: 05/07/2024

Closing Info: Closes On 05/21/2024

Salary: $3,477 - $4,409 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-summary-classified-staff-greater-than-half-time-20220908_a11y.pdf)

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.

The University of Washington’s Division of General Internal Medicine (GIM) is considered to be among the top Divisions of General Internal Medicine in the nation. The Division has a workforce of over 500, with 435+ faculty members who are known for their outstanding research, teaching and patient care.

The Division conducts its activities at the UW Medical Center (UWMC-Montlake and Northwest), Harborview Medical Center (HMC), and the VA Puget Sound Health Care System (VAPSHCS) and VA Boise, with research sites located at multiple sites across Seattle. GIM has faculty in seven academic primary care clinics as well as in neighborhood clinics located across the Puget Sound, and manages inpatients at four Seattle area hospitals.

GIM is the largest division in the Department of Medicine and includes both clinical and research functions with a total annual budget of over $100m. There are over 30 research faculty with 85 staff, 125 current grant, contract and gift budgets and annual research expenses of $15 million per year. Faculty and staff are spread over 10+ sites around Seattle and the Puget Sound as well as in Boise, Idaho.

Within GIM, two programs focus on activities aimed at improving the quality and safety of healthcare, supporting patients and members of the healthcare team, and improving how clinicians and healthcare organizations respond when something goes wrong in a patient’s care.

The Collaborative for Accountability and Improvement (CAI) is dedicated to accelerating the spread of effective Communication and Resolution Programs (CRPs) to healthcare organizations everywhere. CRPs are comprehensive, principled, and systematic strategies that healthcare institutions, providers, and liability insurers can use to prevent and respond to patient harm events. CAI brings together CRP innovators and respected experts in healthcare, law, and patient advocacy to support effective implementation and ongoing improvement of CRPs through research, training, and shared learning. The Center for Scholarship in Patient Care Quality & Safety (Center) is dedicated to ensuring that all patients receive safe, high-quality care. Our clinicians, researchers, and staff create, evaluate and disseminate innovative approaches to quality and safety that are applied here at UW Medicine and at health systems nationwide. Their fundamental contributions to health system science are improving care delivery and patient experience and outcomes.

GIM has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time Research Study Coordinator 1 (RSC1)(NE S SEIU 925 Non Supv). Under general supervision the Research Study Coordinator 1 will coordinate the operations of research studies and programs of CAI and the Center under supervision of the lead research coordinator. The RSC1 is responsible for providing support for a portfolio of research and programmatic work, including projects involving human subjects.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Support the Research Coordinator and other research staff with research activities (70%)

• Under the supervision of the lead Research Coordinator the RSC1 will assist in the coordination of operations for two main research projects: 1) Improving Cancer Diagnosis (ICDx): Learning from Patients Experiencing Cancer Diagnosis Delays and 2) Understanding Patients’ and Families’ Experience After Harm Events: A Longitudinal Study.

• Schedule and monitor research activities and subject participation.

• Maintain adherence to research study protocols ensuring that study data is accurate.

• Coordinate the management of study data and monitor data to maintain quality control, ensuring secure data storage.

• The Research Study Coordinator 1 will organize and maintain data for analysis with direction summarize research findings.

• Perform literature reviews.

• Follow procedures for collecting study data. The Research Study Coordinator will also assist in the modification of data collection methods to ensure compliance as needed.

• Draft reports and deliverables based on project data and results.

• Monitor and track project status and milestones.Provide logistical support for online and in-person trainings, programs, and meetings (15%)

• Book rooms and Zoom events; send agendas; arrange logistics; take notes; track action items; coordinate with faculty, speakers, staff, and participants, caterers, audio/visual contacts, and event staff.

• Assist staff in gathering information needed to apply for and renew Continuing Medical Education (CME), Continuing Education (CE), and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) credits.

• Edit, update, and format training materials (agendas, supporting documents).

• Perform basic video editing and file organization (no prior experience needed).

• Manage registration and assist with logistics and event support during trainings and meetings.Provide administrative support to CAI and Center faculty, partners, and staff (15%)

• Organize and maintain shared electronic files.

• Track action items in online project management software.

• Assist with scheduling.

• Create, manage, and organize surveys, forms, and resulting data from Qualtrics and Typeform.

• Prepare, proofread, edit, format documents using Word, PowerPoint, PDF, Excel.

• Maintain and update listservs and create communications via MailChimp and similar programs.

• Provide website support, maintenance, and updates (no prior website experience needed).

• Other duties as needed. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Two years of college level course work in a relevant academic area AND two years of experience performing work in support of clinical, biomedical, or behavioral research studies involving human subject OR equivalent education/experience. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience using REDCap.

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Strong organizational and time management skills.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently.

• Ability to prioritize multiple projects and work effectively within deadlines.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.