Clinical Research Technician, Pediatrics

JOB SUMMARY

Under supervision, responsible for collecting urine and blood specimens, processing, interviewing, data entry, and performing other components of the physical exam as needed.  This is considered a “gap-year” position.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or GED equivalent with two years' experience in a clinical research environment. Bachelor's degree preferred.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and/or REGISTRATION

Phlebotomy certification preferred.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Demonstrates understanding of the research and organizes work assignment to maintain the scheduled study times for appropriate research events.
2. Carries out major experimental protocol events including EKGs, phlebotomy, urine collection, standard measurements, vital signs, and blood pressures.
3. Demonstrates knowledge and skills interacting with human participants, investigators, and other research support personnel.
4. Sets up and monitors data collection equipment.
5. According to protocol, collects and processes biologic specimens, including blood, urine, and saliva.
6. Conducts standardized chemical and physical tests on experimental or clinical materials/specimens.
7. Administers written and computerized tests and completes study forms as necessary.
8. Assists in preparation and distribution of meals as scheduled in protocols and completes documentation as necessary.
9. Travels to other hospital departments as required conducting clinical research procedures.
10. Follows universal/standard precautions and maintains clean and safe work and subject areas, reports unsafe work areas to appropriate leadership.
11. Maintains the safety and wellbeing of participants at all times.
12. Demonstrates professionalism and respect for subject rights and individual needs.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS

• Good organizational and interpersonal skills necessary
• Able to prioritize and manage time efficiently
• Ability to follow directions carefully, and once trained, to work with a minimum of direct supervision
• Possesses the ability to continually learn new computer skills and update existing skills
• Ability to maintain positive working relationships with co-workers and to work cooperatively with peers
• Ability to perform role in a team environment Initiative and sound judgment are displayed in crisis or unexpected situations

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Varies by assignment

 

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist’s two main components are an integrated clinical system – anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem – that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery.

Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health have joined forces in a strategic combination that will enhance care, transform medical education and create economic opportunity for countless lives in North Carolina and beyond. As a part of that combination, the two health systems will be integrating technology and platforms, including our career sites.

This means that although you are applying on the Wake Forest Baptist Health Career Site, you receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process, and thanks in advance for your flexibility.