Research Nurse - Ob/Gyn

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. 

As Research Nurse, you will assist with coordinating the implementation and conduct of human subject research projects. In this role, you will screen, recruit and enroll patients into benign Gynecology studies by fulfilling scheduling requirements, routing patient orders, entering essential patient data and providing Patient Consent Forms. Your efforts will focus on providing unmatched care to participants throughout the entire process, ensuring they feel informed and comfortable. Ultimately, your research can help improve the lives of women navigating various health challenges, including prolapse, overactive bladder, pelvic pain and more.  

A caregiver in this position works days from 6:00AM – 4:30PM, with the option to remotely one day/week.  

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Serve as a liaison between investigators, research personnel, outside study personnel and central research administration offices to assist in protocol interpretation, enrollment and safety questions. 
• Utilize the nursing process as a basis for patient care. 
• Assess research subjects, complete nursing assessments, document findings in research subject records and notify the physician of abnormal findings. 
• Establish a care plan in collaboration with the research subject, family and research team. 
• Coordinate ongoing care, identify discharge needs and facilitate discharge planning as appropriate. 
• Perform telephone triage, nursing procedures and treatments.  
• Evaluate, initiate and maintain standards of care consistent with CCHS policies and procedures. 
• Assist with specialized patient care equipment as required by the clinical research protocol. 
• Administer medications and treatments as ordered by a physician or LIP. 
• Direct, coordinate and participate in the evaluation and supervision of nursing care provided to research subjects, establishing patient care priorities and delegating nursing activities according to the patient needs and staff qualifications and capabilities. 
• Maintain knowledge of research protocol to coordinate the comprehensive and compliant execution of assigned protocols. 
• Assist with the preparation for audits and response to audits as appropriate and the development of protocol-specific checklists. 
• Conduct and document the informed consent process and assist with research project budget development. 
• Participate in process improvement activities.  
• Successfully complete certification in Human Subjects Research within 90 days or hire as required by the Responsible Conduct of Research Guidelines adopted by Cleveland Clinic.  

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Graduate from an accredited school of Professional Nursing 
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) 
• Two years of clinical experience 
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) 
• Excellent Microsoft Word, EPIC and Excel skills 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) 

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Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
• Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.
• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.