Patient Care Technician I (Night Shifts)

About Us :

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 I advocates 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 : Monday - Wednesday 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.

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Working Conditions

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.