Screening and Eligibility Manager - Cancer Center

University of Kansas Medical Center • Kansas City, MO

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Screening and Eligibility Manager operates under the direct supervision of the program director and program specific physician chair(s). The Screening and Eligibility Manager is responsible for management and coordination of referrals for programmatically aligned clinical trials. The University of Kansas Cancer Center (KUCC) is the region's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center where patients gain access to the most promising therapies, cutting-edge clinical trials and world class research.

Requirements

• One of the following Certified Clinical Research Coordinator (CCRC). Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP).
• 8 years of relevant work experience. Relevant education may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.
• Experience with anatomy, physiology, pathology and pharmacology concepts as they relate to oncology patients.
• Experience with Electronic Medical Record charting.
• Experience working in healthcare and customer service-related settings.
• Experience with clinical research databases and software.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree.
• Attention to detail.
• Organization.
• Work independently and collaboratively.
• Multi-tasking skills.
• Communication.
• Interpersonal.

Responsibilities

• Attend study specific training, including but not limited to, site initiation visits, kick off meetings, investigator meetings (as deemed appropriate by leadership) for new clinical trials.
• Present protocol summaries at other disease specific work group meetings upon activation of a new clinical trial.
• Recruit/screen for study patients and identify inclusion/exclusion criteria. This includes proactively obtaining medical records for potential trial patients and pre-screen patients for potential clinical trials throughout program trial portfolio.
• Maintain and track cohort and slot availability for all trials within program portfolio providing reports to leadership, clinical research personnel and disease specific clinical team regarding availability.
• Provide status report to leadership regarding pre-screening data, patient recruitment, status and waitlists.
• Move patients from the referral and prescreening process to consent and screening visits including ensuring slots and initiating insurance approvals.
• Maintain proficiency in workflows of clinic, Epic/Beacon, and any other systems required for scheduling, screening and treating new clinical trial patients.
• Assist leadership in the development of Standard Operating Procedures and Working Practice Guidelines related to clinical trial referral process.
• Document all communication (i.e. telephone and other) with patients per University and Health System policies.
• Attend study specific safety calls and provide updates on clinical trial participants.
• Attend regular team meetings and collaborate with study team members to review screening and enrollment updates.
• Serve on internal committees as requested leadership to evaluate new protocols in terms of nursing requirement and feasibility.
• Cover study patient visits outside of primary study assignments.

Benefits

• Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan.
• Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available.
• Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays.
• One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment.
• A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager