Clin/Tran Research Coord II

Clinical/Translational Research Coordinator II

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Putting Telehealth to the Test: An Evaluation of the Use of Telehealth to Increase the Population-Level Impact of an Employer-Based Diabetes Prevention Program

Your Role:

The Health Plus Diabetes Prevention Program (HP-DPP) is a highly effective employer-based weight management program but limited reach has prevented the program from having a greater impact on obesity and obesity-related illness. This program evaluation will determine if adding a video-teleconference (VTC) participation option (as a telehealth platform) to the HP-DPP can increase the public health impact of the program by improving its reach while maintaining its effectiveness and implementation.

Assist PI with tasks related to research operations for the Health Plus Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP).

• Coordinate overall research project

• Use quantitative and qualitative research methods skills to participate in the design, coordination and conduct of research projects

• Foster collaboration between team members, both internal and external to the department

  • Coordinate study team meetings

  • Serve as a liaison between Vanderbilt Health & Wellness, Health Plus , and study team

• Coordinate participant interviews and may participate in other qualitative data collection

• Data management and analysis

• Use advanced programming expertise to manage data

• Responsible for managing large and/or complex datasets

• Coordinate development of datasets, data cleaning, data validation, and data reporting

• Maintain detailed documentation of data management and programming codes

• Draft sections of written documents (manuscripts, technical reports, research proposals, progress reports, etc.)

• Prepare materials for presentations

• Organize and format data for presentations, publications, and internal use

• Creates charts, graphs, and tables to summarize analysis results

• Maintain appropriate documentation of the program and research study to ensure compliance with policies and procedures set by Vanderbilt, the CDC and the NIH

• Oversee submission process (including writing draft sections) for progress reports due to Vanderbilt, CDC, NIH as indicated

• Oversee all IRB-related tasks for the study (approval requests, amendments, progress reports, etc.)

• Contribute to peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts

• Work with study PI and REDCap programmers to develop and refine participant portal

• Oversee and manage participant completion of study-related tasks including e-consent, surveys/food frequency questionnaires, interviews, etc

• Manage participant incentives and reimbursements for participation in research tasks

Assist PI/Medical Director of Health Plus , Health Plus Nurse Manager, and Health Plus Program Manager with tasks related to the execution and operations of the Health Plus DPP.

• Serve as the primary manager of the DPP Participant Portal in REDCap

• Assist DPP coaches with entering and accessing data in the DPP Participant Portal in REDCap

• Manage inventory of general program supplies (workbooks, participant incentives, recipe cards, completion certificates, etc.)

• Manage inventory and functionality of Bluetooth wireless scales and activity trackers provided to DPP participants for research purposes

• Assist DPP coaches with Zoom software use when needed (example: arranging test calls between coaches and participants)

• Assist with DPP promotion efforts via general Health Plus promotional campaigns/events/communications as well as outreach to physicians to encourage referrals

• Design promotional materials for the DPP in consultation with Health Plus staff

• Assist with scheduling and logistics for DPP information sessions, group sessions, reunion gatherings, etc

• Assist Nurse Manager to submit data reports required for CDC certification of Health Plus ' DPP

• Attend relevant Health Plus and DPP staff meetings

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