Sr. Clinical Research Director (TBI)
Company: General Dynamics Information Technology
Location: Tacoma
Posted on: May 15, 2022
Job Description:
GDIT's Military Health Team is HIRING a Sr. Clinical Research
Director in support of the Traumatic Brain Injury Center of
Excellence (TBI CoE) formally known as the Defense & Veterans Brain
Injury Center (DVBIC) located at Joint Base Lewis McCord Air Force
Base (9.1 miles south-southwest of Tacoma, Washington.)As the
traumatic brain injury (TBI) Pathway of Care manager within the
Military Health System (MHS), the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury
Center promotes state-of-the-science care from point-of-injury to
reintegration for service members, veterans, and their families to
prevent and mitigate consequences of mild to severe TBI.The Sr.
Clinical Research Director will provide leadership to ensure all
operations support quality patient care and clinical research and
comply with all Command, federal, state, regulatory, Defense &
Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) and contractor requirements
for the Defense & Veterans Brain Injury CenterWhat You'll Be
Doing:
- Directs and provides oversight of research related activities
at the DVBIC site.
- May oversee clinical and/or education related activities.
- May serve as Principal Investigator. Establishes and maintains
appropriate staff to ensure that patient care and clinical research
projects are delivered on time, on budget, and to the agreed
quality standard.
- Conducts evaluations and provides therapeutic interventions to
individuals as needed to facilitate TBI clinical care management
and optimize care.
- Develops, implements, and maintains partnership with Patients,
other health care providers, researchers, and community resources
as applicable
- Responsible for the completion of individual workload
accountability in accordance with clinic, medical treatment
facility and program requirements.
- Abides by all applicable regulations with regard to Utilization
Review and Quality Improvement directives including, but not
limited to, in-service training, peer review, performance
improvement, records maintenance, performance evaluations, and
release of information.
- Assists other contract service providers, military commanders
and community agencies in the development and implementation of
health programs at the installation and or clinic level.
- Participates, as appropriate, in departmental Quality Assurance
(QA) programs and adhere to all safety and patient data regulations
at all times.
- Attends and presents at conferences, meetings, trainings for
professional development and presentation of research findings or
patient care reports, as appropriate.
- Supervises contract staff training, promotes development with
immediate and direct feedback, and completes performance
evaluations for contract clinical, research, and education staff
working under this contract.
- Collaborates with physicians in other medical specialties on
cases involving complicated and multi-faceted problems. Provides
educational presentations on TBI regularly to the appropriate
audiences.
- Oversees the design and execution of clinical research
initiatives, and their compliance with all regulatory bodies.
- Supports TBI research through development and implementation of
research studies in collaboration with research professionals
locally and nationally.
- Ensures effective communication and knowledge sharing with
DVBIC research colleagues and scientific team. -
- Contributes to the preparation of research manuscripts for
publication in the area of TBI, and present papers at scientific
meetings, as possible.
- Serves as a liaison between DVBIC nationally, locally, and the
Command. Collaborates with Program Manager and monitors contract
program activities (e.g. staff training and performance;
recruitment and hiring; and planning).What You'll Need (required):
- PhD or MD in Neuroscience: Neuropsychology, Psychiatry, or
related health or medical field. -Experience within clinically
appropriate systems of care may be accepted in lieu of educational
minimums.
- A strong clinical background working with neurological
patients, especially those with traumatic brain injury required
that may meet the intention.
- 3+ years of training or experience working with patients with
traumatic brain injury required.
- 3+ years of experience in research as demonstrated by
publications, presentations required.
- 2+ years of staff management experience.
- A strong background working with neurological patients,
especially those with traumatic brain injury required.
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary health care team
is required.
- S/he must adhere to legal, professional and ethical codes with
respect to confidentiality and privacy.
- US Citizenship required with the ability to pass a T3/ NACLC
security investigation.What Would Be Even Better (highly
preferred):
- Prior experience within the DoD/VA systems of care and
providing clinical services to individuals, couples or groups
strongly preferred.
- Knowledge and experience with military health system,
combat/deployment issues, brain injury, and psychological health
issues in the military are highly desired.Attributes for Success:
- Ability to function independently with a high degree of
professionalism and clinical judgment required.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact
with staff at all levels to foster collaborative research
activities required.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills required.
- Ability to Facilitate and present information to small and
large groups as well as the flexibility to re-prioritize quickly
required.
- Must have a high level of competence in clinical practice,
administration, and
education.#GDITpriority#MilitaryHealthGDITJobs#GDITFedHealthJobs
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