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

Job Summary

Description

We are seeking a licensed practical nurse (LPN) or Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) with current Maryland State licensure to manage the local Associate Sample Collection Program (ASCP) and perform sample HCP-related sample collection, which includes collection of throat and nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs, from healthy volunteers participating in ASCP.

The ASCP is a volunteer program whereby client associates donate clinical specimens to support client diagnostic assay development. These specimens are a valuable resource for the R&D product development teams in that they mimic real patient specimens. The ASCP is run under an IRB-approved protocol whereby all patients are consented and all samples are de-identified prior to use for product development purposes.

Additional Tasks Required

• Primary responsibility will be to manage and oversee the day-to-day activities of the ASCP for the Baltimore campus
• 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 Drop-off the new and used kits from designated spots in 5 building locations within 1-2 miles distance.
• Able to reconcile used kits with self-collected samples in them along with the collection log, based on their findings and putting them in order to provide them to the site-coordinator.
• Add notes on these collection logs, based on their findings and put them in order to provide them to the site-coordinator.
• 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.
• Consent and Enroll new participants into the collection program
• Prepare a schedule for daily/weekly collections and work closely with study staff
• Set up appointments and keep track of all re-screening activities
• Help prepare documentation for collections (i.e. source documents, recruitment and collection-specific emails, Informed Consents, participation forms, etc.)
• Reconcile all collections each day
• Perform Payment activities
• Help tracking and filing all the relevant documents for records in the site’s study binders and electronic files.
• Manage site-level activities to run the program and liaise with other client sites, as assigned and needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications are 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.