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**Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center** : Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Organization:

PMI CHTN

Job Summary:

This position will require staff to work closely with the Biorepository Staff in different operational areas such as consent, procurement, shipping and quality control and assurance. The candidate will be required to communicate with investigator, patients and VUMC personnel to obtain research material and appropriate documentation. The candidate will be trained in consent and then rotate through the other operational areas (shipping, solid tissue procurement, blood processing and quality control). The ideal candidate should possess excellent organization and time management skills.

Consent staff will be required to maintain accurate records and report consent numbers, quarterly to the VICC. Level 2 staff will be required to monitor junior consent staff, secondary check records and ensure compliance with all CHTN training materials. Level 2 staff will be required to complete Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification or the CTRNET Biorepository Course. Staff will be required to assist solid tissue procurement technicians in identifying patients suitable for fluid/tissue consent and collection meeting the investigator research criteria. Staff will work towards completing competency and proficiency testing in the following anatomic sites/diseases: Prostate, Kidney and Bladder cancer and diseases, including staging and grading.

Bachelor's degree in Biology (not Chemistry) and 1-2 years of lab experience (college or professional) is preferred.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

+ Patient Identification, approach, explanation of research study and consent. Patient Clinical data is obtained and entered as a chart review in Donor System

+ Consent Mailings and IRB required Documentation

+ Fluids Collection and Processing

+ VICC Data Collection and Cancer Center Reporting for Comprehensive Cancer Center Status

+ IRB Continuing review data collection- Assisting investigators with collection of accrual data, metrics and demographics

+ Budgetary, forecasting and metrics,

+ Quality control and assurance

+ DOT/IATA

+ Biological material shipping, blood processing and solid tissue processing

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

**Our Academic Enterprise** is one of the nation’s longest serving and most prestigious academic medical centers. Through its historic bond with Vanderbilt University and integral role in the School of Medicine, Vanderbilt Health cultivates distinguished research and educational programs to advance a clinical enterprise that provides compassionate and personalized care and support for millions of patients and family members each year.

World-leading academic departments and comprehensive centers of excellence pursue scientific discoveries and transformational educational and clinical advances across the entire spectrum of health and disease.

Aligning with Vanderbilt Health’s Strategic Directions , the Office of Research provides shared research resources, administrative expertise and professional guidance to enable the trans-disciplinary environment and highly collaborative culture that advances discovery and training for all the research faculty, trainees, students and staff.

Core Accountabilities:

Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment. Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area. Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members.

Core Capabilities** **:

Supporting Colleagues:- Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas.- Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.- Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences. Delivering Excellent Services:- Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.- Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.- Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness. Ensuring High Quality: - Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.- Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring. Managing Resources Effectively: - Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.- Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.- Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities. Fostering Innovation:- Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.- Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.- Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.

Position Qualifications:

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Work Experience :

Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level :

1 year

Education :

Bachelor's

_Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled._