Patient Care Technician I - PRN (nights)

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Essential Responsibilities And Duties

Education/Experience/Skills

Working Conditions

CenExel Clinical Research is an Equal Opportunity Employer

• Assesses research participants' current psychosocial needs and identifies the case management needs.
• Observes and reports personality and/or behavior changes in subjects to the charge person or charge nurse.
• Interacts closely with clients to assist them in problem solving and to de-escalate subjects who become upset or belligerent.
• 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 deliveries 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.
• Affords assistance with discharge planning as needed.
• Sets key goals to be accomplished with the research participants during their inpatient stay by working with each client to identify and prioritize needs and assisting with needs as relevant.
• Affords assistance with completing discharge summaries for client discharging from the CRU (Clinical Research Unit).
• Ensures all information, medications, follow-up appointments are accurate, and informs treatment providers, care providers, family, referral sources of discharge.
• Affords assistance with coordinating transportation for discharge, appointments off unit (visit to SSI office, interview for housing), doctor appointments and ensures all calendars are updated with necessary information.
• Affords assistance with other miscellaneous needs while on the unit (paying rent, paying bills, checking in with probation officers, purchasing items to maintain ADLs, obtaining clothes from shelters etc.).
• Affords assistance with coordinating, supervising and documenting family meetings, case manager visits to the CRU.
• Affords assistance with completing applications for healthcare coverage, social security and food stamps.
• Develops relationships with the representatives in other agencies to support research participants in attaining services such as housing, additional mental health care, medication, medical resources, financial assistance, legal advocacy, or other as needed.
• Develops and manages weekly groups with inpatient clients focusing on psychosocial needs.
• Updates database upon discharge from CRU and/or study termination to ensure all information about subject (i.e disposition, medication, insurance, etc) is accurate and current.
• 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.
• Affords other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Must be able to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
Must be a high school graduate or have GED equivalency.
0-2 years experience in healthcare.
Strong team/consensus building skills.
Ability to effectively resolve conflict and cope with crisis situations.
Ability to maintain appropriate and professional boundaries with clients and staff.
Ability to multitask, have meticulous attention for detail, strong organizational and interpersonal skills, ability to demonstrate knowledge and skill in techniques of good clinical judgment, be a team player and be willing to work a flexible schedule.