Pediatric Oncology Research Nurse Coordinator

Pediatric Oncology Research Nurse Coordinator I

UNMC is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, including an equal opportunity employer of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Responsible for coordination of patient care and treatment during participation in a clinical research trial which includes the complex aspects of health care as it relates to pediatrics and pediatric oncology. The coordinator assumes responsibility for critical coordination and management of the complex decisions and regulatory requirements of each research protocol. The coordinator is involved in all aspects of each research protocol facilitating the mission of UNMC and CHRI investigators to effectively participate in clinical research and investigational protocols for Pediatric oncology and related clinical trials.

• Required
  
  Education:
  
  Relevant coursework/specialized training or equivalent in Nursing.
• Required Experience:
  
  1 year prior nursing experience in a patient facility or clinical setting.
• Required License:
  Current Nebraska RN license or license eligible.
• Required Computer Applications:
  Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word.
• Required Additional
  
  Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  • Knowledge of current nursing procedures, techniques and practices.
  • Ability to perform physical assessments and patient teaching as appropriate to research protocol.
  • Advanced knowledge of clinical trials and chart review.
  • Flexibility in work hours to manage the patient and study protocol workload.
  • Reliable and effective verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to train, evaluate, and monitor other clinical research staff within the Pediatric Research Office.
  • Ability to prioritize and make independent clinical judgments.
  • Possess skills of good organization, flexibility, accountability, being a team player, and self-initiative.
  • Computer literacy desirable.
  • Ability to work effectively and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team.
  • Demonstrate knowledge and skill in addressing age specific needs of patients served (all age groups—birth and above).
  • Assure performance of behaviors that meet the requirements of the UNMC culture including: demonstrates behavior that fosters a positive team environment, demonstrates behaviors that promote diversity, applies continuous quality improvement principles, seeks the customers requirements and strives to meet them, and designs personal action plan for personal and professional development.
  • Maintains accountability for own actions in completing assigned tasks.

• Preferred Education:
  
  Nursing
• Preferred Experience:
  
  Pediatric background, experience with oncology, and experience related to clinical trials coordination.
• Preferred License:
  None
• Preferred Computer Applications:
  Microsoft Outlook.
• Preferred Other Computer Applications:
  Research EDC.