Clinical Studies RN I, Pulmonology

JOB SUMMARY

Provides specialized nursing care/treatment to a specific group of patients who are participating in clinical research studies with Pulmonary Critical Care department at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. Functions as part of a research team that may consist of Investigators, Clinical Studies Coordinators, Data Managers, Regulatory Coordinators, and other Nursing Staff. Under the direction of the Investigator, the Clinical Research Nurse I is responsible for subject recruitment, eligibility, enrollment, informed consent, retention, education, and protocol adherence.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing required.
• Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing and nursing experience preferred.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and/or REGISTRATION

Licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of North Carolina required.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Works under the direction/supervision of the Study Investigators, Disease Team Chair, Clinical Research Nurse Manager, and senior level Clinical Studies RNs. May also receive supervision and mentoring from the Nurse Team Leader.
2. Works in conjunction with a Research Nurse mentor and the oversight of a Nurse Team Leader to assume gradually more responsibility and workload.
3. Knowledge and understanding of policies, procedures, and regulations governing human subject's research incorporates them in the conduct of research and care of participants.
4. Actively screens patients for protocol enrollment, utilizing knowledge of oncology nursing to review pathology, laboratory results, scans and physician notes to verify patient eligibility.
5. Documents the nursing process to plan, deliver and evaluate goal focused, individualized, safe, age-specific care as it relates to uncomplicated research participants and with assistance for complicated research participants.
6. Coordinates patient schedules and provides information for a successful visit to meet the required protocol procedures, data collection time points and nursing care.
7. With supervision, manages dose modifications and/or other modifications of the treatment regimen made in response to toxicity, pharmacokinetics, and tissue studies.
8. Provides direct patient care, assessment, documentation, treatment intervention and patient/family education and support in accordance with education/experience, established policies and procedures, and state licensure requirements.
9. Works with WFBMC investigators and staff to maximize identification of eligible study patients for recruitment to research protocols either by referrals or from the current pool of clinical patients. Recruits, consents, and enrolls patients onto trials once eligible patients are identified.
10. Tracks new and follow-up patients for eligibility and recruitment.
11. Follows care of protocol patients while on protocol treatment.
12. Attends relevant investigational and professional meetings to keep abreast of current developments in the field.
13. Serves as an advocate for human subjects by establishing and maintaining communication with Investigators, research staff, Sponsors, participants and representatives of professional organizations, participant advocates, and public responsible for, or concerned about, protections for human participants of research.
14. Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS

• Good oral, written, listening, and interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to provide indirect patient care
• EPIC/WakeOne proficiency to include appropriate documentation of research notes
• Basic computer skills required

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Fast paced, long hours, ability to deliver results
• Professionalism and customer service skills being a must at all times
• Occasionally subject to irregular hours 

Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM) is a U.S. News and World Report top 50 ranked medical school, integrated with a world-class health system, Atrium Health. WFUSM, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise, is a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery. WFUSM, has over $300M in annual, extramural funding that drives a cutting-edge Academic Learning Health System by integrating innovative research with excellent patient care across our enterprise.

Atrium Health is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and is part of Advoca