Patient Care Tech - Per Diem (AM Shift) - Clinical Research

About the role

CenExel is a leading nationwide clinical research site and patient network serving the life sciences industry. We lead in CNS and early phase studies, delivering the right patients, at the right time, in the right place. Recently acquired by BayPine Capital Partners, our research sites provide unparalleled medical and scientific support in the design and execution of clinical trials.

Responsibilities

• Presents an understanding of components of care and how the role of psychiatric technician fits into the delivery of services.
• Observes and reports personality and/or behavior changes in subjects to the charge person or charge nurse.
• Completes responsibilities as delegated by the charge person or charge nurse for the shift.
• Interacts closely with clients to assist them in problem solving and to de-escalate subjects who become upset or belligerent.
• Affords assistance with completing a group activity during each shift worked.
• Communicates appropriately with subjects while assisting them with ADL's, supplying them with cigarette breaks as allowed in the protocol.
• Provides the subjects with meals and snacks as allowed in the study, ensuring subjects adhere to the protocol specific dietary and smoking restrictions.
• Affords assistance with meal prep, meal ordering, meal choices, and delivers meals depending on location.
• Affords assistance with laundry and housekeeping tasks as needed.
• Affords assistance with nightly room and equipment checks.
• Affords assistance with dispensing medications (if properly certified) as instructed by MD or Medication Administration Record.
• Communicates with MD in person or over the phone to receive PRN or STAT medication changes as needed for subjects.
• Supports and ensures strictest adherence to best practices, FDA Code of Federal Regulations, ICH (International Conference on Harmonization), GCP (Good Clinical Practices), CenExel standard operating procedures, site working Practices, protocol, and company guidelines and policies.
• Assumes other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be able to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
• 1 - 2 years experience working with the persons with major mental illnesses (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression) as a psych tech in inpatient/acute care settings is preferred.
• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Prior medical experience is preferred but not required.
• Maintains professional boundaries with subjects.

Qualifications

• Indoor, Clinic environment.
• Lightly active position, occasional lifting of up to 20 pounds.
• Scheduled work arrangement.

Skills

• Effective communication skills.
• Knowledge of psychiatric disorders and their treatment.
• Ability to interact with and support psychiatric patients.
• Basic competency in applying principles of adult growth and development.
• Ability to follow protocols and regulations.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation starting at $19.08 - $23.18/hr.
• Health Insurance.
• Dental.
• Vision.
• LTD.
• STD.
• Life Insurance.
• 401k.

Pay

• $19.08 - $23.18/hr.

Schedule

• PRN, needed weekdays from 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM and weekends as needed.

Company Information

• CenExel Clinical Research is an Equal Opportunity Employer.