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Job Summary

Serves in an advanced responsibility to assess the appropriateness of patients for participation in tissue bank protocols, meets with patients in the clinic and hospital to collect multiple data points required for the tissue bank protocols.

Job Duties

• Coordinates the study protocols to determine subject eligibility, recruitment, screening, enrollment, follow-up and retention of eligible subjects according to protocol requirements.
• Implements subject recruitment plans including contacting and interviewing subjects pre and post-surgery, collaborating with surgeons, screening, consenting and enrolling.
• Utilizes software to document and track study related data points.
• Abstracts data from electronic medical record and enters information into protocol data base.
• Coordinates the services of lab to ensure proper scheduling and awareness of bio-banking patients and procedures.
• Serves as a liaison for lab and operatorating room to ensure appropriate procedures are in place.
• Obtains, prepares and processes tissue specimens, blood and urine from the Operating Room according to a prescribed protocol in a timely and precise manner.
• Ensures accurate and timely data entry.
• Responsible for data analysis of the enrolled subjects and the required data elements.
• Responsible for data maintenance and adept knowledge of the software applications.
• Accuracy and strict adherence to all Indivumed protocols.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Position Details

Highly Preferred:

• Prior experience as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Medical Assistant

Education

Bachelor's Degree-Related Field of Study (Required)

Experience

Minimum of 2 years-Research (Preferred)

Skills

Communication; Organizing; Multitasking; Research Regulatory Environment; Teamwork

About Geisinger

Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Our Vision & Values

Everything we do is about making better health easier for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.

EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.

LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.

INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.

SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

Our Benefits

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and prescription coverage.