Patient Care Technician I (Night Shifts)

Cenexelresearch; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading clinical research organization seeks a Patient Care Technician to support clients with psychiatric diagnoses participating in clinical trials. This role involves assessing psychosocial needs, assisting with discharge planning, and advocating for clients while ensuring their needs are met during trials. Competitive compensation and benefits are offered after 30 days of employment.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental and Vision Insurance

401k

Generous benefits package

Qualifications

• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Assess psychosocial needs of research participants.
• Assist clients with discharge planning and coordinate transportation.
• Develop relationships with other agencies to support clients.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Organizational skills

Conflict resolution

Job description

Job Category: Clinical Research Staff

Requisition Number: PATIE003192

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CenExel ACMR
501 Fairburn Road SW
Atlanta, GA 30331, USA

ACMR-GA-Office
CenExel ACMR
501 Fairburn Road SW
Atlanta, GA 30331, USA

Each of CenExel’s research sites specialize in Phase I to Phase IV clinical trials. Our Centers of Excellence comprise some of the most well respected and long-standing research facilities in the country. Specialty areas of research across our sites include Psychiatry, Acute Post Op Pain, Asian Bridging, Dermatology, GI, and Neurology. Each of our Centers of Excellence has tremendous experience and expertise in complex early phase trials, and all our sites have in-patient capability. We focus on quality people, teamwork, and highly experienced clinical research managers with a history of success.

Along with an exceptional work environment that promotes teamwork, positive leadership, and optimal work-life balance, CenExel Clinical Research also provides highly competitive compensation and a generous benefits package to full time employees after 30 days of employment including Health Insurance, Dental, Vision, LTD, STD, Life Ins, and 401k.

Job Summary:

Under moderate supervision, this position works within the setting of clinical research for individuals with psychiatric diagnosis who are participating in clinical trials. The Patient Care Technician Iadvocates for clients, ensuring that the clients psychosocial needs are being addressed while participating in clinical trials and assists with retention of clients in research.

Schedule: 6 pm - 6 am.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties:

• Assess research participants' current psychosocial needs and identify the case management needs.
• Assists clients with discharge planning as needed.
• Sets key goals to be accomplished with the research participants during their inpatient stay by working with each client to identify and prioritize needs and assisting with needs as relevant.
• Assists with completing discharge summaries for client discharging from the CRU (Clinical Research Unit). Ensuring that all information, medications, follow-up appointments are accurate, and informing treatment providers, care providers, family, referral sources of discharge.
• Coordinates transportation for discharge, appointments off unit (visit to SSI office, interview for housing), doctor appointments and ensures all calendars are updated with necessary information.
• Assists clients with other miscellaneous needs while on the unit (paying rent, paying bills, checking in with probation officers, purchasing items to maintain ADLs, obtaining clothes from shelters etc.)
• Coordinates, supervises and documents family meetings, case manager visits to the CRU.
• Assists with completion of applications for healthcare coverage, social security and food stamps.
• Develops relationships with the representatives in other agencies to support research participants in attaining services such as housing, additional mental health care, medication, medical resources, financial assistance, legal advocacy, or other as needed.
• Develops and manages weekly groups with inpatient clients focusing on psychosocial needs.
• Updates database upon discharge from CRU and/or study termination to ensure all information about subject (i.e disposition, medication, insurance, etc) is accurate and current.
• Assumes other duties and responsibilities as assigned. The above responsibilities are a general description of the level and nature of the work assigned to this classification and are not to be considered as all inclusive.

Education/Experience/Skills:

• Must be able to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong team/consensus building skills.
• Ability to effectively resolve conflict and cope with crisis situations.
• Ability to maintain appropriate and professional boundaries with clients and staff.
• Ability to multitask, have meticulous attention for detail, strong organizational and interpersonal skills, ability to demonstrate knowledge and skill in techniques of good clinical judgment, be a team player and be willing to work a flexible schedule.

Working Conditions

• Indoor, Clinic environment.
• Essential physical requirements include sitting, typing, standing, and walking.
• Lightly active position, occasional lifting of up to 20 pounds.
• Reporting to work, as scheduled, is essential.

CenExel Clinical Research is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or status.

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