10/20/2021
Job Title: 1-Month Temporary
Healthcare Provider (EMT/MA/Nursing Assistant/RN)
About UserWise:
Our mission is simple…to SAVE LIVES lost to preventable medical errors. Every year there are over 210,000 preventable medical errors which lead to death. Our goal is to do everything in our power to reduce this number significantly. We do this by following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration requirements to conduct usability studies of medical products.
At UserWise, we co-create safe and usable medical products with our clients. We recruit real-life people and observe them simulating the use of medical products to reveal potential improvements. UserWise is an industry leader in Human Factors Engineering for medical products headquartered in San Jose, California and with sites also in Ohio, Oregon, and Texas.
Job Summary:
The Covid test collector will travel to clinical study participants homes to collect COVID-19 specimen samples. The day-to-day activities would include setting up a Zoom camera for remote monitoring, checking in participants, taking down demographic information, collecting and labeling specimens. A strong candidate must be able to demonstrate the ability to clearly communicate with participants and with study personnel.
This position is temporary.
Roles and Responsibilities:
· Confirm patient identity, appointment time, and assign label to specimen container
· Observation of collection of specimens via anterior nares swab
· Proper handling of testing materials and packing them for transport according to guidelines issued by the receiving laboratory.
· Daily cleaning/disinfecting of work areas and supplies
· Qualified candidates must understand how to perform nasal swab specimen collection without injury or complication to patients of all ages, including children
Candidate Requirements:
· Must have a medical background (such as EMT, MA, LPN, RN, etc)
· Must be reliable and dependable
· Must have experience with collecting COVID-19 samples
· Display compassionate, ethical, and professional demeanor
· Ability to understand and follow written guidelines.
· Knowledge of equipment used such as iPhone, and iPad apps for participant information and
specimen labeling.
· Ability to learn the procedure (anterior nares swabs) for obtaining patient samples and using that skill with minimal supervision.
· Ability to meet all safety and regulatory requirements.
· Must be able to stand for long periods of time.
Please email your cover letter and resume to [email protected]
