Research Nurse-SKC-Research Centre

Job Description

Reporting to the Senior Research Nurse and working in close collaboration with the Principal Investigator this position is responsible for the coordination and implementation of assigned clinical trials within the research program. The research nurse will work in collaboration with Nursing Research Committee to support nursing research activities in SEHA facility.

The Research Nurse will facilitate the implementation of clinical trials carried out by the Department involving both inpatients and outpatients. He/she will assist the principal investigators in coordinating all phases of the research study, whilst supporting the patients enrolled and their families throughout the treatment plan.

He/she will use a variety of resources and strategies to manage the care of patients participating in clinical trials, ensuring compliance with protocol procedures, assessments, and reporting requirements as well as management of symptoms. He/she will ensure collection of source data and completion of documentation that validate the integrity of the conduct of the clinical trial according to study protocol.

The Research Nurse adopts adherence to ethical practices during the conduct of clinical trials in order to protect the rights and well-being of patients and to collect quality data.

The Research Nurse will advocate for patient safety and trial integrity.

• Identifies the requirements of various types and phases of clinical trials, including objectives, sample sizes, and patient care needs.
• Identifies sources for and facilitates adherence to current regulations, guidance, and policies that affect research at the institutional, state, national and international levels.
• Promotes compliance with the varied processes and procedures required by different types of sponsors (e.g., private industry, investigator-initiated).
• Protects patient, protocol, and scientific confidentiality by ensuring security of research data and personal health information.
• Participates in discussions regarding feasibility of protocol implementation based on knowledge of institutional capabilities and limitations, therapy, or population of interest.
• Provides education related to clinical trials to patients and their significant others.
• Advocates for the safety and care of clinical trial patients as well as for the promotion and integrity of the clinical trial.
• Complies with the International Air Transport Association and institutional policies for shipping and receiving biological specimens, experimental agents, and devices.
• Collaborates with the research team to implement procedures for maintaining patient study participation from enrollment through completion.
• Participates in providing timely, informative, and accurate communication as required.
• Ensures validity of research results by ensuring timely, accurate, and complete data documentation, reporting deviations, violations, and serious adverse events.
• Collaborates with principal investigator, pharmacy, and other appropriate personnel to ensure proper use of and accountability for experimental devices or drugs as indicated.
• Advocates for Nursing Research and work closely with nurses to conduct Clinical Nursing Research projects.
• Advice and help nurses in submitting Nursing Research Proposals to ethics committee.

• Advocates for ethical care of clinical trial patients and the conduct of clinical trials in accordance with standards of nursing practice.
• Promotes ongoing compliance with key ethical concepts by the research team, including informed consent, documentation, and respect for persons, beneficence, and justice.
• Ensures that members of vulnerable populations enrolled in clinical trials are identified and that their rights are acknowledged.
• Identifies and follows institutional procedures to report any falsification of data or scientific misconduct evidenced by any member of the research team.
• Ensure that nurses are following appropriate ethics standards in conducting nursing research studies utilizing Good Clinical Practice.

• Confers with the principal investigator and finance personnel when protocol revisions will…