Research Coordinator
National University Health System
- Singapore
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Degree holder in health science, psychology, or related fields
- Graduate degree in a research related field or a Bachelor's degree with honours will be an advantage
- Preferably with some working experience in healthcare
- Well-versed in Microsoft Office applications - Excel, Word, Power Point
- Familiarity in the use of statistical analysis software will be advantageous, e.g. SPSS, Stata, R etc.
- Savviness in navigating IT programs
- Experience in conducting systematic reviews
- Experience in conducting surveys and interviews
- Sound analytical skills (quantitative and/or qualitative)
- Good report writing skills (including but not limited to research proposal, ethics application and manuscript)
- Self-motivated and has interest in patient care
- Good communication and people skills
- Effective coordination skills
- Able to work both autonomously and collaboratively as part of a team
- Fluent in spoken and written English and mother tongue (to conduct and transcribe interviews)
- Perform basic assessments to identify eligible patients
- Consent-taking for research
- Create and implement workflows and set up systems to automate processes where possible (e.g. Creating information resource for patients)
- Perform accurate documentation in patient's medical records for research encounters
- Send reminders for appointments and track, recall and reschedule of defaulted appointments
- Maintain a record of patients recruited into all programs and other data collation required from time to time
- Collect patient-reported outcomes as part of the evaluation of initiatives (through surveys and/or interviews)
- Facilitate payments and administration of claims and financial schemes
- Engage with stakeholders to provide feedback and seek improvement in workflows
- Coordinate and attend meetings, track progress of programme
- Conduct systematic reviews to identify and summarise available research relevant to identified research questions
- Collect, audit and analyse data, handle report requirements
- Adhere to the International Patient Safety Goals (IPSG) and infection control practices
- Comply with guidelines and safe practices according to organizational Work Instructions and Policies
- Maintain a clean and safe working environment
- Report unsafe practices and incidences
- Participate in continuous quality improvement activities
- Attend appropriate training courses to acquire new knowledge and skills
- Assess own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate
- Participate and support organizational projects and events
- Demonstrate proper use and care of the clinic equipment and consumables
- Provide incidental housekeeping duties (egg. Maintain cleanliness of service rooms)