Research Specialist (LPN or Medical Assistant)

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• Coordinates the study protocols to determine subject eligibility, recruitment, screening, enrollment, follow-up and retention of eligible subjects according to protocol requirements.
• Implements subject recruitment plans including contacting and interviewing subjects pre and post-surgery, collaborating with surgeons, screening, consenting and enrolling.
• Utilizes software to document and track study related data points.
• Abstracts data from electronic medical record and enters information into protocol data base.
• Coordinates the services of lab to ensure proper scheduling and awareness of bio-banking patients and procedures.
• Serves as a liaison for lab and operatorating room to ensure appropriate procedures are in place.
• Obtains, prepares and processes tissue specimens, blood and urine from the Operating Room according to a prescribed protocol in a timely and precise manner.
• Ensures accurate and timely data entry.
• Responsible for data analysis of the enrolled subjects and the required data elements.
• Responsible for data maintenance and adept knowledge of the software applications.
• Accuracy and strict adherence to all Indivumed protocols.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

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Highly Preferred:

• Prior experience as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Medical Assistant

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OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family. 

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all.  We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.