What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research Nurse Coordinator position at Regional One Health?
About the Company - Regional One Health is currently seeking a Research Nurse Coordinator (RN)
About the Role - The Research Nurse Coordinator manages multiple research projects in the Regional One Health Office of Medical Research. The incumbent is required to perform oversight and implementation of multiple clinical trials assigned for ROH research. The Research Nurse Coordinator is responsible for overall productivity and compliance of protocols of assigned clinical trials. Assists in using clinical expertise and research experience to prepare and complete all required study specific site source documents, follow Good Clinical Practice guidelines, work closely with investigators of assigned trials, travel to local recruitment sites when required, perform all nursing related procedures, and assist with tracking of research procedures and distribution of reimbursements. This position requires incumbents to perform Vital Sign, catheterization to collect urine specimens, administer required study medications/placebos, start peripheral intravenous lines, draw blood, processing, storing, and shipping specimens, perform pregnancy tests, EKG's, run centrifuge machines, educate and orient physicians, nurses, and patients to individual study procedures and patient care, assist physician with collection of specimens in operating room, review laboratory results for abnormal values, complete CRF's for each study assigned, and resolve study queries and related issues.
Responsibilities -
- Responsible for patient recruitment, scheduling all research appointments and follow up visits, and enhancement of research subject compliance.
- Provides nursing functions as needed (draws blood, starts intravenous lines, performs physicals, vaginal or speculum exams, patient teaching, and schedules required tests).
- Extrapolates clinical data from patient charts for review and organizes data in accordance with research goals.
- Assures accuracy, completeness, and consistency in data reported, manages data as required and cleans up data for analysis when needed.
- Prepares for on-site monitoring of documentation and CRF information and meets with each monitor from each Sponsor for assigned trials to answer questions or resolve data or documentation related issues.
- Processes and documents all study related communications.
- Manages inventory of study-specific medical devices and/or trial investigational products.
- Works with Clinical Pharmacy in planning the delivery/receiving and storage of trial investigational products for assigned trials
- Prepares and administers study related medications and monitors for adverse reactions, reviews laboratory results, answers study queries, and resolves study issues.
- Oversees or performs processing, storing, and/or shipping of all study related specimens to required location.
- Works with other clinical research centers as coordinator in performing clinical trials to schedule appropriate rooms for research subject appointments/visits, rooms for site or monitoring visits, etc.
Qualifications - Graduate of an approved nursing school/program Required and Bachelor's Degree BSN Preferred RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Tennessee Upon Hire Required Minimum 3 years experience clinical experience as a Registered Nurse Required and Experience implementing industry sponsored trials and implementing multiple concurrent industry studies Preferred and Strong regulatory expertise and experience working with IRB communications Preferred and Previous ICU experience Preferred and Microsoft Word and Excel experience Preferred
Physical Demands - Standing - Constantly Walking - Constantly Sitting - Rarely Lifting - Frequently Carrying - Frequently Pushing - Occasionally Pulling - Occasionally Climbing - Occasionally Balancing - Occasionally Stooping - Frequently Kneeling - Frequently Crouching - Frequently Crawling - Occasionally Reaching - Frequently Handling - Frequently Grasping - Frequently Feeling - Constantly Talking - Constantly Hearing - Constantly Repetitive Motions - Constantly Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination - Constantly
Equal Opportunity Statement - Regional One Health is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer including veterans and people with disabilities.
