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Job
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7050 |
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Job
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Trials Coverage Analyst |
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Creation
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05-14-08 |
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Revision
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FLSA
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Exempt |
JOB SUMMARY:
Provides centralized administrative review of
clinical trial agreements, study protocols, informed consent documents, and
budgets to ensure Principal Investigators and other billing entities are in
compliance with federal and state regulations for clinical research billing.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
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Determines whether proposed clinical trials are a qualifying clinical trial
as defined in all relevant National Coverage Decisions.
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Acts as a resource and assists Principal Investigators, study coordinators,
and budget analysts in determining that all costs for clinical studies are
included in the study budget and are appropriate and/or accurate.
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Determines, with input from the Principal Investigators and study
coordinators, the proper allocation of items and services between routine
costs vs. research costs and sets up methods to bill accordingly. This
responsibility includes the following tasks: ensuring budget worksheets
identify appropriate billing parties; reviewing financial agreements with
UTMB contracts specialists and, if necessary, collaborating entities; and
ensuring financial consistency between research agreements and study
protocols.
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Ensures that relevant sections of the informed consent document conform to
CMS billing rules.
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Assists when necessary in mandatory training courses for faculty and
personnel involved in clinical research.
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Coordinates the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) for all
entities involved with clinical research billing.
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Assist in the development of monitoring plans for billing related
activities.
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Other duties as assigned
MARGINAL OR PERIODIC JOB FUNCTIONS:
REQUIRED EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, five years
related experience
EQUIPMENT:
Standard office equipment.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT/LOCATION OF POSITION:
Standard hospital, clinical, laboratory and/or
office environments. May be exposed to such occupational hazards such as
communicable diseases, harmful chemicals, and/or disoriented or combative
patients.
OTHER:
Specific job requirements or physical location
of some positions allocated to this classification, may render this position
security sensitive, and thereby subject to the provisions of Section 51.215,
Texas Education Code.
ANY QUALIFICATIONS TO BE CONSIDERED AS EQUIVALENTS IN LIEU OF
STATED MINIMUMS REQUIRE THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR HUMAN
RESOURCES AND EMPLOYEE SERVICES.
