Clinical Research Coordinator Registered Nurse

The Clinical Research Nurse role is a specialized practice of professional nursing focused on maintaining equilibrium between the care of the research participants and fidelity to the research protocol. Utilizing Good Clinical Practice, the Clinical Research Nurse ensures assigned studies are conducted following the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), local regulations, Institutional Review Board Approvals, and Memorial Healthcare policies and procedures under the guidance and supervision of the Principal Investigator (PI).

The Clinical Research Nurse will be responsible for facilitating research studies, providing knowledgeable information regarding each research protocol to Memorial Healthcare staff, evaluating the eligibility of potential candidates for research studies, assisting in the informed consent process, monitoring research study compliance, collecting and submitting data; coordinating required study procedures to meet protocol requirements and data management. Additionally, this position will provide clinical support for improved practice and patient outcomes and collaborate with other healthcare professionals to provide care, health promotion, and education.

The Clinical Research Nurse role is a specialized practice of professional nursing focused on maintaining equilibrium between the care of the research participants and fidelity to the research protocol. Utilizing Good Clinical Practice, the Clinical Research Nurse ensures assigned studies are conducted following the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), local regulations, Institutional Review Board Approvals, and Memorial Healthcare policies and procedures under the guidance and supervision of the Principal Investigator (PI).

The Clinical Research Nurse will be responsible for facilitating research studies, providing knowledgeable information regarding each research protocol to Memorial Healthcare staff, evaluating the eligibility of potential candidates for research studies, assisting in the informed consent process, monitoring research study compliance, collecting and submitting data; coordinating required study procedures to meet protocol requirements and data management. Additionally, this position will provide clinical support for improved practice and patient outcomes and collaborate with other healthcare professionals to provide care, health promotion, and education.

• Ensures human subject protection via diligence in research participant screening, recruitment, consenting, enrollment, randomization, treatment monitoring, follow-up procedures, and ongoing risk assessment related to research interventions and protocol activities.
• Ensures ongoing research informed consent, addresses participant questions throughout study participation, and supports their goal for participating or terminating study participation.
• Coordinates research activities to minimize participant risk and ensure participant safety.
• Distributes study articles (drugs, devices), administers study drugs, and maintains study article accountability documentation.
• Provides patient education and medical information to study patients to ensure understanding of proper medication dosage, administration, and disease treatment.
• Performs medical tests, including but not limited to vital signs, sample collection, and electrocardiograms.
• Collects, prepares, processes, and ships biological samples per study protocols and International Air Transport Association (IATA) requirements.
• Provides care coordination and continuity, integrating research and clinical activities to meet the clinical needs of research participants,…