This is an entry-level coordinator position for the Precision Health Study (PHS). PHS is a meal-challenge study, with a focus on the dietary glycemic index of carbohydrates. The study lasts around 10 days, including a 7-day usual diet & lifestyle tracking period and a 3-day meal-challenging period. Participants will be recruited in the New Orleans Metropolitan area, via multiple advertisement medium options, which include, but are not limited to: Local newspapers, television, direct mail, and community outreach.
Training will be provided to develop the necessary skills required of a clinical research coordinator. The primary responsibility of the Clinical Research Coordinator I is to assist in managing all aspects of conducting clinical trials and other epidemiological studies. The Clinical Research Coordinator I assists with recruitment, screening, enrolling and following study patients, data collection and entry, ensuring protocol compliance and close patient monitoring, all as part of the required learning process required in this primary position for advancement towards a Clinical Research Coordinator II and Clinical Research Coordinator III position. The Clinical Research Coordinator I assists with all data and source documentation, adverse event reporting and maintenance of complete regulatory files, also as a part of the learning experience. The Clinical Research Coordinator I will be trained to perform simple procedures (ECGs, vital signs, etc.), as well as laboratory processing.