Clinical Research RN

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Our Research Department is seeking a Clinical Research Nurse who collaboratively with physicians, Clinical Research Associates (CRA) and pharmacists to coordinate care for an assigned population of patients who are enrolled in to IRB clinical research trials. The RN assists in the assessment, management and coordination of care across the continuum of care. The primary role is to ensure completeness accuracy and compliance with each protocol to assist principal investigators and co-investigators in coordinating and facilitating the activities of subjects in clinical trials. He/she is also responsible for identifying clinically significant events through patient assessments and review of a variety of medical documents. The research nurse is responsible for following institutional standards of research practice within his/her scope of duties and responsibilities.

Support a diverse portfolio General Surgery, Trauma, Internal Medicine, Women and Infants and other research miscellaneous areas.

Key Responsibilities Include:
• Collaborates with the investigator to ascertain study patient eligibility for clinical trial, including documentation of criteria specified in the clinical trial.
• Work with ancillary teams to accommodate study procedures.
• Phlebotomy
• Coordinates and communicates all aspects of care as defined by the protocol with the physician and other health care professionals and research team members.
• Collaborates with the physician and investigational pharmacists to assure orders for treatment are written per protocol and delivered at the prescribed protocol intervals.
• Ensures that all documentation and required protocol documents are completed timely, completely and are legible.
• Collaborates with members of the interdisciplinary team to develop and implement the plan of care for the patient.
• Collects information from patient medical record, patient interviews, and diagnostic tests to determine eligibility of patient to be enrolled in the clinical trial. Communicates outcomes of eligibility to the physician.
• Supports and evaluates patient adherence to protocol and documents any deviations for adherence in the medical record.
• Administers (if applicable) and documents medications and evaluates the patient’s response to treatment. Assures that the delivery of medication is safe and follows hospital policies and procedures. Utilizes resources to assure to learn about new medications or medications that are a part of an Informed

Consent Process.

• Ensures the consent process is performed in compliance with institutional, FDA, IRB, clinical trial sponsor and other applicable regulations.
• Alerts principal investigator of any concerns raised by the patient during the informed consent process.
• Assures that the signed consent for the protocol is scanned timely into the medical record investigational research protocol.

Protocol Compliance
• Assists internal or external study monitors in the protocol initiation and collaborates the review of documentation during protocol audits.
• Complies with the International Air Transport Association and institutional policies for shipping and receiving of biological specimens, experimental agents and devices.
• Miscellaneous tasks as assigned

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
One year of clinical RN experience

Preferred but not required experience in Cognitive Diseases, Labor & Delivery, GI, Trauma, General Surgery, and Telemetry
Required Certification/Licensure:
Current RN license - Arizona