SORCE RESEARCH COORDINATOR (4 OPENINGS)
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Education
Posted on May 1, 2019
Req #: | 157009 |
Department: | SURGERY - SORCE |
Job Location: | Other Location |
Posting Date: | 06/07/2018 |
Closing Info: | Open Until Filled |
Salary: | Salary is commensurate with education and experience |
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. |
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. All of which has allowed the UW to be nationally recognized as a “Great College to Work For” for four consecutive years.
The Surgical Outcomes Research Center currently has an outstanding opportunity for (4) RESEARCH COORDINATOR positions.
The purpose of this position is to provide research project coordination for the Surgical Outcomes Research Center (SORCE). SORCE is a multidisciplinary research center established by the Department of Surgery supporting research to improve the quality of surgical care at the local, regional and national level. SORCE also collaborates with a variety of academic and community partners and institutions providing expertise in design/deployment of health services and patient-oriented outcomes projects for research and clinical quality improvement.
SORCE is committed to encouraging diversity and inclusion and to being a workplace where such values are at the forefront of our daily interactions and our work as a research center. We value and seek diverse team members who are passionate, innovative, and collaborative. All candidates are encouraged to address as part of their cover letter how their experiences and perspective could potentially contribute to diversity and inclusion at SORCE.
This position reports to a senior Research Coordinator and has matrixed position fall into these categories:
This position will provide support for multiple (up to 8) projects spanning multiple investigators and multiple clinical disciplines. Some of these projects may be related while others may encompass unique teams, sites, and/or topic areas. Projects could include support of regional and national quality improvement (QI) registries (such as SCOAP, VQI, NSQIP, or MBSAQIP). Projects vary in length of time from six months to 5+ years, meaning that this position will be simultaneously working on projects at every stage of life, from start-up to close-out.
Projects may involve routine travel among home office in University District and several local study sites. Travel may be done via UW Shuttle, UCar, Uber/Taxi, or personal conveyance (walking, biking, personal car). Incumbent must be comfortable traveling between worksites. The projects may be recruiting 6:00 am to midnight, seven days a week. Incumbent must be willing and able to share coverage of recruitment responsibilities across these times.
SORCE prides itself on having a dynamic work environment. From a foundation of well-established structure and process, we respond rapidly to opportunities or challenges with innovative and entrepreneurial approaches. The work assignments for this position mean that the incumbent will regularly experience change and ambiguity. A successful candidate must embrace this environment and be able to function at a high level in this context. The Department of Surgery and SORCE are committed to a culture of excellence, and this individual must embrace a culture of continuous improvement.
Within our highly collaborative environment, success in this position requires a self-motivated and self-directed individual who will enthusiastically take ownership for contributions to the success of their projects, teams, faculty, and SORCE as a whole. This individual must be inherently ethical, and be both willing and able to abide by the multitude of compliance regulations associated with conducting research with human subjects.
Projects will span multiple sites of which SORCE serves as the coordinating center. Under general guidance, the individual in this position will need to come to understand the complexities of multi-site research. The individual must understand and systematically follow procedures and guidelines from multiple institutions to assure complete and accurate work products under general supervision. Attention to detail and organization is required.
The Department of Surgery at the University of Washington, School of Medicine is guided by its mission: “To provide compassionate and high quality patient-centered care, train future generations of surgical leaders and conduct research in a collegial environment which embraces diversity and promotes inclusiveness.” Our goal is to be a Department of Choice for employees and we have developed Core Competencies that define our vision of a Department of Choice. You can review these core competencies by following this link Core Competencies. We invite you to learn more about our mission, practices and people by visiting the Department’s Website at Department of Surgery Website.
The Department's Surgical Outcomes Research Center (SORCE) was established in 2005 with a mission to assess the impact of surgical procedures on patients, society, and the healthcare system and improve the practice of surgery through education, training, and policy initiatives. To date, SORCE has received over $86 million in grant support and currently operates an annual budget of over $6 million. SORCE has grown into a multidisiplinary collaboration of researchers from across health science disciplines, including over 25 UW faculty from 15 departments and 4 schools, and clinicians at clinical practice sites across the Washington State. In addition, SORCE provides a collaborative resource base for junior faculty from all Surgical Divisions as well as cross-departmentally. More information about SORCE is available at http://uwsurgery.org/sorce
Job Description:
I. Human Subjects Research Activities: (70%)
II. Data Coordination: (20%)
III. Regulatory and Administrative Coordination: (10%)
Minimum Requirements:
Desired Qualifications:
collection in Spanish
This position’s team has a shift schedule to cover in-person activities from 6:00 am to 12:00 am, seven days a week. The incumbent must be willing and able to share coverage of these times. When not on a recruitment team shift, work hours will be typical business hours.
Position includes routine travel among home office in University District and several local study sites. Travel may be done via UW Shuttle, UCar, Uber/Taxi, or personal conveyance (walking, biking, personal car). Incumbent must be comfortable traveling between worksites.
Application Process:
The application process for UW positions may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.
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