Research Nurse - Thoracic Head & Neck Medical Oncology

Research Nurse - Thoracic Head & Neck Medical Oncology

MD Anderson Cancer Center is one of the world's most respected centers devoted exclusively to cancer patient care, research, education, and prevention. The Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology provides the highest quality of care to patients and advances treatment and prevention of aerodigestive cancers through innovative clinical and laboratory research.

• Protocol Management and enrolling patients onto clinical trials.
• Review of protocol related materials and participating in site initiation meetings and other pre-activation meetings/trainings.
• Review of patient eligibility criteria and related documentation in the patient's medical record.
• Ordering and obtaining appropriate laboratory tests/procedures and results.
• Patient education and managing communication of materials related to investigational agents provided as treatments on clinical trials.
• Obtaining informed consent from patients, attending physicians and family members.
• Meet with the sponsor and principal investigator (PI) to discuss ongoing issues with patients on study.
• Responsible for adverse event and safety reporting to the PI, internal/eternal IRBs and FDA.
• Collection of protocol related data and documentation to be entered into protocol-specific databases.
• Participate in all monitoring and auditing activities to maintain quality assurance.
• Training and mentoring research nurses and other clinical research team members and new hires, as it relates to identifying needs, onboarding and providing educational opportunities and developing research documents and tools.

• Required:
  
  Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing.
• Preferred:
  Bachelor's Degree Nursing.

• Required:
  
  1 year Registered nurse experience.
• Preferred:
  Prior Research Nurse and/or Oncology experience.

• Required:
  
  RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure Current State of Texas Professional Nursing license (RN). Upon Hire
• Required:
  
  BLS - Basic Life Support or CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation Upon Hire
• Preferred: ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification as required by patient care area. Upon Hire
• Preferred: PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification as required by patient care area. Upon Hire

• Paid employee medical benefits (zero premium) starting on first day for employees who work 30 or more hours per week.
• Group Dental, Vision, Life, AD&DD and Disability coverage.
• Paid time off (PTO) and Extended Illness Bank (EIB) paid leave accruals.
• Paid institutional holidays, wellness leave, childcare leave, and other paid leave programs.
• Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service.
• Teachers Retirement System defined-benefit pension plan and two voluntary retirement plans.
• Employer paid life, AD&DD and an illness-related reduced salary pay program.
• Extensive wellness, recognition, fitness, employee health programs and employee resource groups.
• Opportunities for professional growth through Career Development Center and Mentoring programs.

• Requisition
• Employment Status:
  Full-Time
• Employee Status:
  Regular
• Work Week:
  Day/Evening
• Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 77,500
• Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 97,000
• Maximum Salary : US Dollar (USD) 116,500
• FLSA: exempt and not eligible for overtime pay
• Fund Type:
  Soft
• Work Location:
  
  Hybrid Onsite/Remote
• Pivotal Position:
  Yes
• Referral Bonus Available?:
  Yes
• Relocation Assistance Available?:
  Yes

It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state, or local laws unless such distinction is required by law.

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