Research Nurse - Enrollment

Join Sarah Cannon Research Institute

It's More Than a Career, It's a Mission.

Our people are the foundation of our success. By joining our growing team at Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI), a subsidiary of McKesson, you will have the opportunity to become part of one of the largest community-based cancer programs to advance oncology treatments and improve outcomes for cancer patients across the globe. We look for mission-driven candidates who have a desire to advance the fight against cancer and make a difference in the lives of patients diagnosed with cancer every day.

Our Mission

People who live with cancer – those who work to prevent it, fight it, and survive it – are at the heart of every decision we make. Bringing the most innovative medical minds together with the most passionate caregivers in their communities, we are transforming care and personalizing treatment. Through clinical excellence and cutting-edge research, SCRI is redefining cancer care around the world.

As an Enrollment Research Nurse your primary responsibility is to screen and enroll oncology research study subjects ensuring protocol compliance. You will enroll patients onto clinical trials through recruitment, screening, enrollment and follow-up of eligible subjects.

Your responsibilities include:

• Familiar with the protocols on which the patients are enrolled, screening, treating
• Review the study design and inclusion/exclusion criteria with physician and patient
• Complete and document screening/eligibility and consent accurately and have all parties fully execute the document including HIPAA Authorization
• Complete the inclusion/exclusion form and standard enrollment form accurately and assess the patient and document findings at each clinic visit while on protocol
• Document all specific tools required by the protocol (i.e. oral medication forms, pill count diaries, quality of life questionnaires, neuro exams, vital signs sheets, times of PK draws, etc.)
• Screen every new patient or patient returning to office with scan results and document appropriately on the patient tracking logs
• Complete the study medication order form and have the physician or nurse practitioner sign orders prior to treatment and ensure that all medications, including antiemetics, are approved by the registrar prior to initiating treatment or when changing medication regimens, such as crossover studies
• Accurately calculate and the BSA, creatinine clearance, urine protein:creatinine ratio or any other conversions needed per protocol
• Obtain completed and signed waivers prior to submitting forms to enrollment coordinator for investigator-initiated protocols and re-consent patients in a timely manner and document process appropriately

What you should have for this role:

• Associate of Nursing Degree;
  Bachelor of Nursing is preferred.
• Nursing license for the State of Tennessee
• Knowledge of medical and oncology research terminology and of federal regulations, good clinical practices (GCP).
• One year of clinical nursing experience
• One year of clinical research experience is preferred
• One year of experience treating oncology patients is preferred

About Sarah Cannon Research Institute

Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI) is one of the world's leading oncology research organizations conducting community-based clinical trials. Focused on advancing therapies for patients over the last three decades, SCRI is a leader in drug development. In 2022, SCRI formed a joint venture with former US Oncology Research to expand clinical trial access across the country. It has conducted more than 850 first-in-human clinical trials since its inception and contributed to pivotal research that has led to the majority of new cancer therapies approved by the FDA in the past decade.

SCRI's research network brings together more than 1,300 physicians who are enrolling patients into clinical trials at more than 200 locations in 20+ states across the U.S.

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