Job Posting: Nurse (Research Specialist)

Summary

As a Nurse (Research Specialist) you will collaborate with the Principal Investigator (PI) and serve as an Associate Investigator on clinical research protocols. You will contribute to and manage aspects of the clinical protocol life cycle, including: planning, design, and development; collection and processing of data; data interpretation and analysis; and oral/written presentation of data related to the incumbent duties and responsibilities.

Duties

• Documents, collects, and records all participant encounters in the legal medical record per licensure and institutional requirements.
• Collaborates with Principal Investigator (PIs) to identify and resolve existing or anticipated protocol implementation, design, and execution problems.
• Establishes and manages guidelines for patient management of and coping with common diseases and drug-related complications and/or adverse events.
• Defines procedures or practices which will be used in the protocol to minimize individuals' susceptibility to undue influences and unnecessary risks (physical, psychological, etc.) as research subjects.
• Educates and counsels subjects and subjects' families on such issues as patient eligibility and registration, supportive care, post-study evaluation, and informed consent.
• Collaborates in the provision of and provides direct nursing care for research participants.
• Ensures ongoing understanding of the research process.
• Creates, uses and participates in revising data capture forms to meet study needs.

Who Can Apply