Remote, Full-time, Mid-Senior level
Your Opportunity: Taylor Healthcare, a division of Taylor Corporation, is looking for a Medical Writer / Editor (editor/writer/knowledgebase coordinator) to assist in the development and maintenance of a library of procedure-specific informed consent materials. This role would be perfect for someone coming from a nursing or healthcare/clinical background looking to use their skills in a new way while also having the ability to work remotely.
Your Responsibilities:
- Research informed consent topics and write or edit consent form text related to procedure descriptions, risks, and alternatives. Synchronize and coordinate a document’s text with other similar topics. An editor manages a library of topics and must maintain their relatedness.
- Tag documents with a variety of metadata as appropriate (CPT codes, keywords, topic families).
- Write at a 6th grade reading level.
- Decide topics to include in the library (or exclude) on a specialty-by-specialty basis.
- Work in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, as well as a proprietary content management system.
You Must Have:
- Four-year degree and/or commensurate hospital or other clinical experience
- Knowledge of medical terminology – prior hospital or clinical experience required – nurses encouraged to apply!
- Strong computer skills – word processing, internet research, and an understanding of database concepts
- Exceptional organizational/analytical skills (required to keep the library synchronized, organized and consistent) – this is more important for the position than creativity
- Exceptional written communication skills
- High degree of flexibility and adaptability, especially pertaining to changing processes
We Would Also Prefer:
- Ability to speak/read in Spanish
- Familiarity with software development concepts
About Taylor Corporation
One of the largest graphics communications firms in North America, Taylor’s family of companies provide a diverse set of products, services, and technologies addressing the toughest communication challenges. For nearly 50 years, Taylor has been a premier provider of powerful and innovative products, services, and expertise for individuals, businesses, and distributors large and small. Our 10,000+ employees spanning 26 states and seven countries work diligently to create the interactive, printing, and marketing solutions that have helped build some of the world’s more recognizable brands. Everything we do begins with identifying the unique priorities and needs of our customers and creating one-of-a-kind solutions. We offer a comprehensive benefit package including several health plans to choose from, dental, vision, wellness programs, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, 401(k) plan with company match, paid time off (PTO) and 64 hours of annual holiday pay.
The Employer retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.
Taylor Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
I am a pharmacist, community pharmacy consultant, and medical writer with over 12 years of clinical practice experience in community, outpatient health system, long term care, and academic settings. I am also the founder of PharmCompliance.com, a website dedicated to the success of community pharmacy.
As a pharmacy project manager, I led the implementation of new service lines, assist with ensuring legal and third-party compliance for over 70 retail stores, lead quality improvement and medication safety initiatives, write policies, procedures, and best practices for all our retail sites, and help with optimizing revenue cycle and pharmacy profitability. I have been responsible for DMEPOS and vaccine accreditation through CMS, obtaining new licenses and permits, and implementing a prescription drug kiosk embedded in our physician offices.
As a medical writer, my work has been featured in GoodRx, Pharmacy Times, Drug Topics, Patient Care Online, and in peer-reviewed journals. I have also given presentations on a range of topics, from disease state pharmacotherapy for medical residents to updates on the CDC vaccine storage and handling guidelines for a medical-grade refrigerator and freezer manufacturer. I have written and presented continuing education for CEImpact, FreeCE, AchieveCE, Ascension Health, and the Florida Department of Health.
