What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bilingual Patient Enrollment Specialist/Prescreen Nurse (Spanish English) position at Tandem Clinical Research?
Job Description:
The Bilingua Patient Enrollment Specialist supports, facilitates, and coordinates the daily clinical trial matching process and plays a critical role in educating patients on study opportunities. By performing these duties, the Prescreen Specialist will work closely with the Investigator, study team, recruitment, and sponsor to support and provide guidance on the potential eligibility for a clinical research trial.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage the pre-screen process for incoming candidates to identify quality patients for study-specific trials.
- Collect and document patient medical history, medication list, family medical history, pending or planned surgeries, vacations, etc. The Prescreen Specialist is meant to elaborate on the medical information collected from the phone recruiter.
- Understand how to navigate our CTMS system, CRIO.
- Properly schedule patient screening visits, including rater, physician, and pharmacy time.
- Understand how to read and interpret study-specific protocols, specifically the Inclusion and Exclusion criteria and study schematic, and relay this information appropriately to the patient.
- Conduct cognitive or pain assessments depending on the patient's study indication of interest. Pre-screeners must feel comfortable interpreting these assessments and relaying results to patients, physicians, and study coordinators.
- Submit monthly metrics on the number of prescreens conducted, screens scheduled, and the number of screen fails.
- Manage upkeep of the prescreen log and submission of study-specific prescreen logs.
- Attend and contribute to weekly recruitment and clinical meetings.
- Communicate protocol issues to the study team, Clinical Lead, Site Director, Principal, or Sub-Investigator.
- Collect initial neuropsychiatric or gastrointestinal and medical information by interviewing patients and by accessing other appropriate sources.
- Must be personable and clinically professional, able to utilize various patient interview skills to gather information and aid subjects through the clinical trial process.
- Perform clinical tasks including, but not limited to, vital signs, height and weight, ECG, phlebotomy, specimen packaging, etc., as needed.
- Perform ad-hoc projects/tasks as needed.
- Additional responsibilities not listed in this job description may arise and are expected to be handled as part of the dynamic nature of this role. This includes, but is not limited to, assisting with patient follow-ups, contributing to the development of recruitment materials, and supporting the clinical team in operational and administrative tasks as necessary.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Must possess excellent communication, listening, empathizing, and relationship-building skills.
- Must be highly organized with the ability to multi-task, prioritize appropriately, and work well both individually and as part of a team.
- Ability to use time productively and contribute to high levels of company operational efficiency and effectiveness.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of information.
- Ability to communicate in an active multi-office environment.
- Ability to efficiently operate all job-related office equipment (telephone, computer, calculator, fax, copier, study-specific equipment).
- Expert with Microsoft Suite.
Required Experience:
- Registerd Nurse Preferred
- Bachelor’s Degree Preferred
Job Type: Full-time / In Person
Salary: TBD
Schedule: 8-hour shift
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Other Benefits
- Paid Time Off
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $70,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Medical Specialty:
- Primary Care
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Salary : $70,000