Research Nurse - Head and Neck

                    

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Job Title

Research Nurse - Head and Neck

                        

Location

Cleveland

                    

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

                     

Department

Research Administration-Research Innov and Educ

                      

Job Code

T24055

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

8:00am-5:00pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join the Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute where more than 250 highly skilled healthcare professionals provide advanced cancer care to thousands of patients each year. This team focuses on a wide variety of services and innovations, including clinical trials and internationally recognized research efforts. Here, you will work with the latest technologies, gain hands-on experience, receive endless support and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. 

Groundbreaking research and discoveries happen every day at Cleveland Clinic. As a Radiation Oncology Research Nurse, you will assist with the implementation and conduct of human subject research projects, utilizing the nursing process while ensuring adherence to research protocol requirements. In this role, you will engage in a dynamic mix of responsibilities that may include direct patient interaction, coordination and support of clinical research trials, and administrative tasks related to study start-up and ongoing trial management. The day-to-day experience is varied, offering a blend of clinical and research activities in a collaborative environment. This position plays a vital role in advancing research that offers new hope to cancer patients who may have exhausted standard treatment options, providing access to innovative therapies that could improve outcomes and quality of life.

A caregiver in this position works days from 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. or 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Option to work from home one day a week after six months of hire.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Serve as a liaison between investigators, research personnel, outside study personnel and central research administration offices to assist in protocol interpretation, enrollment and safety questions. 

• Utilize the nursing process as a basis for patient care. 

• Assess research subjects, complete nursing assessments, document findings in research subject records and notify the physician of abnormal findings. 

• Establish a care plan in collaboration with the research subject, family and research team. 

• Coordinate ongoing care, identify discharge needs and facilitate discharge planning as appropriate. 

• Perform telephone triage, nursing procedures and treatments.  

• Evaluate, initiate and maintain standards of care consistent with CCHS policies and procedures. 

• Assist with specialized patient care equipment as required by the clinical research protocol. 

• Administer medications and treatments as ordered by a physician or LIP. 

• Direct, coordinate and participate in the evaluation and supervision of nursing care provided to research subjects, establishing patient care priorities and delegating nursing activities according to the patient’s needs and staff qualifications and capabilities. 

• Maintain knowledge of research protocol to coordinate the comprehensive and compliant execution of assigned protocols. 

• Assist with the preparation for audits and response to audits as appropriate. 

• Assist with the development of protocol-specific checklists. 

• Conduct and document the informed consent process. 

• Assist with research project budget development. 

• Meet clinical competency requirements.  

• Maintain current knowledge in a specialty area.  

• Participate in process improvement activities.  

• Successfully complete certification in Human Subjects Research within 90 days or hire as required by the Responsible Conduct of Research Guidelines adopted by Cleveland Clinic.  

Minimum qualifi