Clinical Research Nurse Manager

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Under the leadership of the Medical Director of the CTSA CHOP Clinical Research Unit (CRU), this role will be a key member of the leadership team, responsible for providing operational, clinical and administrative oversight of all CRU Research Nursing Core patient care activities.

Specifically, this includes supervising all research nurses and the implementation of all research protocols in the CRU nursing unit and inpatient areas, as well as serving as a resource for all studies requiring nursing support. This position will ensure that all nurses are trained appropriately and that they are in compliance with state and hospital licensing and training requirements. This role will also assist in budgetary preparations and planning as well as annual reporting.

• With the Medical leadership and administrative leadership, develop and implement short- and long-term plans for facilities and services to accommodate growth and complexity of the studies led by investigators
• Develop working relationships among investigators in different divisions and departments to facilitate the implementation of clinical studies under CHOP PI-sponsors or industry sponsors
• Ensure alignment of and communication with key stakeholders

• Provide operational, clinical and administrative oversight of patient care activities and coordinate resources for studies requiring nursing support
• Work collaboratively with other team members and leaders to review the resource requests and ensure that applications submitted by investigators requesting nursing core resources reflects what is needed in the IRB approved protocol
• Attend monthly operations meetings; make recommendations about level of nursing resources available
• Hold monthly nursing meetings to review activities, projected utilizations, schedules and any issues involving nursing requests or services
• Make recommendations to administrative and program leadership to resolve any nursing or patient care issues within the nursing areas
• Oversee nursing patient census records and reporting, ensure staff is keeping accurate records of protocol utilization and patient visit activities
• Assist in budgetary preparations and prepare the annual report to be shared with senior leaders
• Schedule and oversee implementation of studies to maximize resource allocation at family/patient convenience
• Work in the various nursing areas implementing current protocols, manage all protocols at the patient bedside
• Ensure safety of research subjects through communication and collaboration with the hospital and research safety teams
• Purchasing including Supply chain and COUPA; assist studies in purchases that are required

• Evaluation of research studies
• Understand diagnosis and pertinent medical findings, rationale, goals in treatment, and nursing care protocols
• Review plan of study with the nursing personnel to establish full understanding of the research protocol and to facilitate the research study
• Assist and/or oversees assistance given to investigators, in protocol development and planning by educating them on resources and activities
• Promote high quality clinical research through oversight, policy development and QA mechanisms
• Meets with investigators and/or…