Overall Position Summary and Objectives:
To provide services and deliverables through performance of support services.
This is a full-time position with benefits that inlcude: vacation leave, sick leave, 401K, health benefits, vision, dental, etc.
Statement of Work Details:
- Participates in the development of diagnostic interviews with the principal investigator.
- Attend staff meetings to go over clinical ratings and procedures.
- Consult with principal investigator, physician and nursing staff regarding tests results, unusual patient behavior, etc.
- Participate in weekly conference sessions where participants’ data are evaluated to determine participants’ status.
- Administers diagnostic interviews and prepares summaries in support of research protocols.
- Fill out diagnostic paperwork after completing each interview and prepare written and computerized summaries of clinical interviews.
- Coordinates adult relative and child participant recruitment.
- Attend provider meetings and recruitment events to present study information and distribute recruitment materials i.e.
mental health fairs.
- Prepares patients for examinations and assists staff with specialized procedures and diagnostic exams.
- Work with researchers and medical staff on transport of patients, specimens, equipment and supplies, generating numeric tracking labels for samples prior to submission.
- Perform basic procedures, such as collecting and processing specimens, performing venipuncture, obtaining EKGs, performing IV insertion and checking vital signs.
- Observe and ensure the safety of human subjects while procedures are being performed and bring all patient concerns and issues to researchers or medical staff.
- Collect specimens from study participants (including but not limited to blood draws of HIV Infected Blood and urine specimens) for management and transportation preparation per coordinating protocol.
- Assist physicians during examinations and procedures and answer patient calls for help
- Assists patients and reinforces instructions regarding self management.
- Assist patients and research participants with activities of daily living as needed.
- Reinforce policies and procedures to research participants as directed by researchers or medical staff to ensure procedural effectiveness.
- Assist research participants or other health care team members with prescribed interventions as directed by research or medical staff.
- Provide patients clear documentation and directions for continuity of self-managed portions of treatment and follow on activities or testing per the research protocol and medical procedures.
- Other
- Maintain Sample Submission Forms.
- Coordinate the retrieval of samples from the laboratory storage facility upon investigators' request.
- Correct and log discrepancies/clarification pertaining to sample collections and impart changes to policies to prevent future errors.
- Observe and ensure the safety of human subjects while procedures are being performed.
- Assist in the conduct follow up visits and review follow up forms with volunteer.
- Obtain and document vital signs; temperature, blood pressure, height/weight, and report any abnormal findings to the clinical nurse.
- Perform and document pregnancy tests on volunteers prior to vaccination as per protocolsand clinician instruction.
- Perform QC test and maintain log on products used for procedures.
- Assist research participants or other health care team members with prescribed interventions as directed by the Clinical Research Nurse.
- Organize research information for clinical projects as per investigator request.
- Monitor stock to ensure it is being utilized within the proper time limitations.
- Replenish medical supplies for phlebotomy area and exam room and ensure expired supplies are disposed of properly.
- Promptly identify, remove, report and dispose of outdated and/or contaminated suppliesto NIH, to JCHCO and
- Environmental Audits.
- Coordinate the follow-up to stipulation requests to ensure Good Clinical practices (GCP) Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) according to Federal regulations; reinforce researchparticipant’s instructions in the proper technique of various selfadministered treatmentsand documents the activities performed.
- Perform data entry in electronic databases.
- Utilize automated equipment and devices safely.
- Reinforce policies and procedures to research participants in conjunction with the clinicalnurse teaching
- Participate in Protocol Training Sessions.
- Perform reminder phone calls to study volunteers.
- Perform clerical duties (answer phone, copy medical records, file medical records) as assigned to meet the needs of the research participants.
- Perform telephone reminder calls to clinic volunteers.
- Perform apheresis scheduling.
- Provide one in-service per year.
- Participate in clinic meetings.
- Check and respond to emails in a timely manner.
- Give insights and recommendations to improve clinic performance.
- Perform phlebotomy and other procedures after completion of certification and/or training and competency validation completed.
- Collect specimens from study participants including blood draws of HIV Infected Blood and urine specimens) for management and transportation preparation per coordinating protocol; generate numeric tracking labels for samples prior to submitting samples.
- Ensure that sample volumes collected are within protocol rules and NIH policies. 3
- Maintain Phlebotomy Lab and ensure that GCP and NIH CC guidelines are followed.
- Prepare subject sample collection tubes daily/weekly per protocols for all visits.
- Process specimens collected from study participants and distribute to appropriate lab for processing.
- Ensure that sample information is accurate prior to releasing samples to be transported to the couriers, clinicians or scientists.
- Coordinate with investigators on when to retrieve samples for experiments.
- Ensure that all samples are properly transported without compromising the experiment.
- Create and review sample submission forms for accuracy prior to database entry.
- Maintain Chain of Custody Sheets
