Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Or Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

About the role

The position involves performing sample collection, including collection of throat and nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs, from healthy volunteers participating in the Associate Sample Collection Program (ASCP).

Responsibilities

• Prepare Sample-collection Kits for self-collected samples by sample donors – instructions will be provided.
• Help sending recruitment/scheduling emails to the potential/consented study participants to recruit them or schedule weekly collection activities.
• Pickup and Dropoff the new and used kits from designated spots in 5 building locations within 1-2 miles distance.
• After picking up the used kits with self-collected samples in them along with the collection log, able to reconcile them.
• Reconciling samples involves reading the one-page collection logs and cross-checking them for consenting status, proper documentation by subjects, etc.
• Add some notes on these collection logs, based on their findings and put them in order to provide them to the site-coordinator.
• Help communicate with the subjects about any errors in documentation for correction, and/or missing consent and follow through with actions, as trained.
• Separate the samples from this identifying document i.e. collection log (de-identifying) and put them together and either provide these samples to the teams, or store them in refrigerator or freezer, as directed.
• Provide support inputting the data from the collection activities into the ASCP electronic database and secure servers.
• Help track and file all the relevant documents for records in the site’s study binders and electronic files.
• Help with site-level activities to run the program as a backup, as assigned and needed.

Requirements

• LPN certificate or degree qualification plus a minimum of one year of practical nursing experience.
• Associates or Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline preferred.
• Proficient in basic computer skills (Microsoft Word and Excel).
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills required as the candidate will be the primary contact for the Baltimore campus ASCP.
• Phlebotomy experience considered a plus as candidate could also assist with occasional blood collections.