CLINICAL RESEARCH NURSE COORDINATOR

School of Medicine

Established in 1930, Duke University School of Medicine is the youngest of the nation's top medical schools. Ranked sixth among medical schools in the nation, the School takes pride in being an inclusive community of outstanding learners, investigators, clinicians, and staff where interdisciplinary collaboration is embraced and great ideas accelerate translation of fundamental scientific discoveries to improve human health locally and around the globe. Composed of more than 2,600 faculty physicians and researchers, nearly 2,000 students, and more than 6,200 staff, the Duke University School of Medicine along with the Duke University School of Nursing, and Duke University Health System comprise Duke Health, a world-class academic medical center. The Health System encompasses Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital, Duke Health Integrated Practice, Duke Primary Care, Duke Home Care and Hospice, Duke Health and Wellness, and multiple affiliations.

Occupational Summary

Participates in or leads day to day operations of clinical research studies conducted by principal investigator(s) at Duke Medicine; performs a variety of duties involved in the collection, compilation, documentation, and analysis of clinical research data. May oversee the work of junior staff and train or mentor others in clinical research tasks. Provides and documents professional nursing care for research participants.

Work Performed

Nursing activities

• Plan, provide, supervise, and document professional nursing care utilizing the nursing process for patients in accordance with physician orders and established policies and procedures.
• Use professional nursing judgment when conducting nursing research activities to patients. May delegate tasks and supervise the activities of other licensed and unlicensed research staff.
• Monitor and initiate corrective action to maintain the environment of care, including equipment and material resources.
• Participate in the identification of clinical or operational performance improvement opportunities and in performance improvement activities.

Research Operations

• Recognizes when typical agreements (MTAs, CDAs, DUAs, DTAs, etc.) are necessary and alerts appropriate parties.
• May prepare Federal Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory submissions in collaboration with Office of Regulatory Affairs and Quality (ORAQ), including development, submission, and maintenance of relevant documentation. Addresses FDA review and potential hold issues in collaboration with the Principal Investigator (PI).
• Knowledgeable in regulatory and institutional policies and processes; applies appropriately in study documentation, protocol submissions, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Is responsible for all aspects of managing and documenting Investigational Product (IP); including arrival, storage, tracking, and provision to research participants. Serves as the primary liaison with sponsors, Investigational Drug Service (IDS), and other parties as necessary. Follows protocol schema for randomization and blinding and unbinding.
• May maintain study level documentation for international studies and develop resources and tools for management of international studies, and coordinate with other entities or offices.
• Prepares for and provides support for study monitoring and audit visits, including support for the reviewer. Addresses and corrects findings. Maintains participant level and study level documentation for all studies, including those that are complex in nature (e.g., procedural and interventional studies) and require access to the Duke electronic health record (EHR).
• Employs and may develop strategies to maintain recruitment and retention rates and evaluate processes to identify problems. Escalates issues.
• Screens participants for complex studies (e.g., procedural and interventional studies). Develops or helps develop SOPs.
• Collects, prepares, processes, ships, and maintains the i