Site Study Coordinator at Health Initiatives for Safety and Stability in Africa (HIFASS)
Employment Nigeria
17-Jun-2017
LAGOS ,
Health
NGO
Health Initiatives for Safety and Stability in Africa (HIFASS) a non-profit organization with a core objective of expanding quality health care and treatment in Africa.
POSITION : Site Study Coordinator, Research
Descriptions
- Work under the Associate Investigator at the site to coordinate study activities.
- Work with the AI to manage the day to day activities of the study including problem solving, communication and protocol management.
Responsibilities
- Provide safety and protection to all participants while collecting and managing data obtained from the participant for the study.
- Ensure participant safety by providing information regarding adverse events and any pertinent information to participants and investigators in a prompt manner.
- Serve as an advocate for the research participants.
- Explain the purpose and nature of the study to new participants joining the study
- Answer participants’ questions and concerns
- Enroll and consent study participants.
- Collect participants’ samples, including but not limited to phlebotomy. Work with the lab to ensure collection is done according to standard operating procedures.
Requirements
- Oversee and coordinate recruitment, care and treatment of participants and liaise with other internal departments and external collaborators.
- Oversee study- related activities such as chart preparation, protocol trainings. SOP development, preparation of relevant study forms and labels.
- Audit clinical study records; compare case report forms with source documents; review other relevant study files.
- Enter data for specific visit on CRF; audit records for accuracy, and ensure completed CRFs in a timely manner.
- Resolve data and record discrepancies identified during the in- house reviews.
- Schedule monitoring visits as necessary. Coordinate staff in preparation for monitoring visits.
- Perform periodic review of the regulatory binder to ensure completeness.
- Perform other job-related duties as may be assigned.
- Supervision of personnel to include, training, work allocation and problem resolution as may be applicable.
- Registered Nurse or BSc Nursing.
- Master’s degree in Public Health will be an added advantage.
- 5 years of clinical nursing experience, with at least 2 years’ experience in clinical research including informed consent procedures.
- Experience with phlebotomy, and have a current practicing license.
Skills:
- Maintain confidentiality and assist with situations that may require discretion
- Ability to use computer and office software applications (e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, MS-Access and Outlook)
- Interpersonal and communication skills
- Compliance with all federal, state, and institutional rules and regulations related to research involving human participants and human participant derived information and materials.
- Management capacity to work independently and effectively prioritize projects and tasks
Other specification:
- Must be resident or ready to relocate to Lagos State.
How To Apply
Candidates should send their Cover Letters and CV to: careers@hifass-hfi.org with position applied for as the subject and addressed to "the Human Resources Manager (HIFASS)" .
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