Clinical Research Coordinator I - CBCH
Columbia University Irving Medical Center is an innovative research center seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator I to support their patient-oriented research portfolio. The role involves assisting with participant recruitment, onboarding, scheduling, and data collection for cardiac rehabilitation studies, while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.
Responsibilities
- Assist with participant recruitment, eligibility screening, and scheduling
- Conduct home-based CR sessions via telehealth, including safety checks, RPM integration, exercise supervision, and maintain appropriate documentation of patient care in Epic/MyChart
- Lead participant onboarding sessions, providing training on devices, exercise equipment, vital sign measurements, apps, RPE scale, and safety protocols
- Recognize contraindications and abnormal participant responses to exercise
- Respond appropriately to all situations, including exercise cessation and referral to medical professionals
- Collect and manage study-related data including session adherence, vital signs, and patient-reported measures
- Collaborate with the study team to identify and report significant observations
- Ensure fidelity to study protocol while integrating with standard-of-care CR workflows
- Perform other duties as assigned
Skills
- Master's degree in Clinical Exercise Physiology or related field plus 600 hours of clinical experience or equivalent in education, training and experience
- Strong communication and participant education skills
- Proficiency in exercise testing, ECG interpretation, and risk stratification
- Current CPR/BLS (Professional Rescuer) certification (or obtained prior to start date)
- Strong interpersonal skills, as well as oral and written communication skills, including a record of work in research settings (e.g., presentations/publications)
- Experienced in participant-oriented, clinical research
- Must be highly organized, with excellent attention to detail and follow-up skills
- High technical competence related to the use of research devices
- Must be able to work independently, as well as perform as part of a team
- Must demonstrate flexibility and willingness to adjust schedule to meet project demands and critical deadlines, including availability for early morning, late evening or potentially weekend hours
- Strong commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion
- Participation in medical surveillance program: Contact with patients and/or human research subjects
- Must successfully complete applicable compliance and systems training requirements
- ACSM Clinical Exercise Physiologist (CEP) or AACVPR Certified Cardiac Rehabilitation Professional (CCRP) credential
- Advanced experience with Epic/MyChart and telehealth delivery platforms
- Prior experience in cardiac rehabilitation or secondary prevention
- Research experience, including participant recruitment and data collection
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