Job Description

Overview

Texas Oncology is looking for a Remote Oncology Prescreening Clinical Research Coordinator to join our team!This position will support all TxO locations. This is a full-time Monday - Friday 8am-5pm position with no weekends, call, or major holidays.

This position can be a level I, II or Senior based on candidate experience

Texas Oncology is the largest community oncology provider in the country and has approximately 600+ providers in 300+ sites across Texas and southeastern Oklahoma. Our founders pioneered community-based cancer care because they believed in making the best available cancer care accessible to all communities, allowing people to fight cancer at home with the critical support of family and friends nearby. Our mission is still the same today-at Texas Oncology, we use leading-edge technology and research to deliver high-quality, high-touch, evidence-based cancer care to help our patients achieve "More breakthroughs. More victories." ® in their fight against cancer. Today, Texas Oncology treats half of all Texans diagnosed with cancer on an annual basis.

Why work for us?

Come join our team that is responsible for helping lead Texas Oncology in treating more patient diagnosed with cancer than any other provider in Texas. We offer our employees a competitive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-term and Long-term disability coverage, a generous PTO program, a 401k plan that comes with a company match, a Wellness program that rewards you practicing a healthy lifestyle, and lots of other great perks such as Tuition Reimbursement, an Employee Assistance program and discounts on some of your favorite retailers.

What does the Clinical Research Coordinator do? (including but not limited to)

This role supports clinical trial operations by identifying eligible patients, managing referrals, coordinating research visits, and optimizing enrollment through collaboration with site staff and precision medicine teams. Ensures site research quality by practicing in compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), principles of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and applicable federal, state, and local regulations through OSHA, CDC and HIPPA. Supports and adheres to US Oncology Compliance Program, to include the Code of Ethics Business Standards.

Responsibilities

The essential duties and responsibilities (including but not limited to):

Patient Identification & Eligibility Review:

• Run study-specific patient reports using reporting tools to identify potential candidates.
• Review patient records for high-level eligibility criteria including diagnosis, stage, line of therapy, molecular alterations, and performance status.
• Evaluate inclusion/exclusion criteria based on study protocols and report findings back to referring physician/staff.
• Document prescreening in CTMS and EMR systems.
• Follow patients that may be eligible for a study in another line of therapy (watch and wait list).

Referral Management:

• Receive and process clinical trial referrals from site staff and physicians.
• Provide timely communication of prescreening results to referring site staff and/or physicians.
• Coordinate with referring physicians to determine next steps for patients not qualifying for internal trials.
• Coordination of Research Visits:
• Notify site CRCs of referral status and coordinate scheduling of research visits at receiving sites.
• Ensure appointment dates are communicated to both receiving site staff and referring physicians.
• Maintain ongoing communication with site CRCs to track patient statuus.

Collaboration with Precision Medicine Teams:

• Partner with precision medicine teams to identify patients with specific study-required biomarkers or molecular alterations.
• Flag and track candidates for biomarker-driven studies and update alerts in EMR systems.

Enrollment Optimization:

• Work with site investigators and staff to match patients to appropriate trials.
• Assist low-accruing sites or studies by mining patient charts and running reports to identify potential candidates.
• Maintain pre-screening log.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have the following background and experience:

Education/Training:

Level I

• Associate's degree in a clinical or scientific related discipline required, Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Minimum one (1) year of experience required, two (2) years preferred, in a clinical or scientific related discipline, preferably in oncology.
• Minimum two (2) Medical/Oncology experience preferred.

Level II (in addition to level I requirements)

• Minimum three (3) years of experience in a clinical or scientific related discipline required, preferably in oncology.
• SoCRA or ACRP certification preferred.

Level Sr (in addition to level I and II requirements)

• Minimum five (5) years of experience in a clinical or scientific related discipline required.
• Minimum five (5) years of oncology and/or research experience preferred.

Business Experience:

• Experience in Microsoft Office
• Comfortable with reporting tools

Specialized Knoweldge/Skills:

• Experience working in clinical research is preferred
• Must have excellent communication skills
• Strong ability to multi-task
• Excellent time management skills
• Must have strong interpersonal skills to be able to interact with multiple people on many different levels
• Must have a high level of attention to detail
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment
• May be responsible for basic clinical assessments

Physical Demands :

This is a remote position. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time. Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 40 lbs. Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.

Work Environment :

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, ionizing radiation, medical preparations and other conditions common to an oncology/hematology clinic environment.

Job Tags

Full time, Temporary work, Work at office, Local area, Monday to Friday,

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