Jacob Kulp Email & Phone Number

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Reporting to the Director, Tissue Procurement Facility the Clinical Operations Manager will oversee Clinical Research Operations by supervising Clinical Research Coordinators and Clinical Trials Lab personnel to ensure proper adherence to procedures and regulations. This position will also be responsible for maintaining Business Partner relationships through communication, budget management, and research project portfolio management.

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

The Senior Clinical Laboratory Technician in Lineberger’s Tissue Procurement Facility is responsible for oversight of laboratory samples for all disease groups, including knowledge of trial-specific requirements, interactions with vendors, sample processing and shipping, and maintaining supplies. The Senior Clinical Laboratory Technician is also responsible for attending biopsies & collecting solid tissue specimens. This position will serve as the team lead and primary subject matter expert for the TPF-NCCH lab and oversees the data entry and data retention; lead responsibilities include furthering the development of the laboratory training program and implementing training of laboratory and clinical research staff on laboratory safety and procedures, assisting in the development, implementation, and subsequent revisions of Lineberger investigator-initiated trial laboratory manuals, and tracking maintenance of laboratory equipment and supply inventory. These responsibilities are integral to the mission of the UNC/LCCC TPF by addressing patient safety and protocol compliance which impact research quality and safeguard institutional integrity.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Corvallis, Oregon Area

• Initiates first contact with patients referred to clinic to schedule evaluation appointments.• Schedules follow up appointments as directed by providers.• Performs reception duties, including greeting and directing patients and visitors, answering phone, directing calls, taking messages, responding to unit intercom.• Provides resource information to patients and staff, informs staff of patient needs, and coordinates team efforts.• Maintains and updates staff schedule as needed, including vacation, sick days, and holidays.• Coordinates cancelling and rescheduling patients in the event of a providers schedule change.• Schedules patients with appropriate providers for issues presented by referrals.• Collects payments for copay and retail items.• Identifies insurance information, demographics, and diagnosis information, and maintains an updated record on the EPIC system.• Enters faxed referrals into the EPIC system.• Coordinates scheduling patients, providers, and outside consulting appointments for patients with specialized needs.• Maintains patient records, including necessary authorization, orders, and signatures from doctors, and staff.

Customer Service, Computer entry of labs, diagnostic tests, records, and diets. Aided business office with preadmitting and admitting patients to the hospital. Made appointments for patients before discharge, scheduled pick up for procedures at other facilities, facilitated in paperwork for electroconvulsive therapy. Aided in patient care when available. Liason between staff, including: doctors, nurses, social workers, mental health technicians, certified nursing assistants, therapists, nurse managers, doctor's offices, and with patients and patient families. Applied knowledge of computers, and programs to aid in various capacities including: repair, maintanence, spreadsheet and document development, and information collation. Aided physically in emergency situations to deal with seclusion and restraint events.

Prepared and sent tax returns to IRS.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Molecular Biology, 3.5/4.0

A.S., Transfer Studies