Research Nurse-Urology Clinical Trials Group

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Job Location (Full Address):

601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14642

Opening:

Worker Subtype:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Department:

400151 Urology M&D

Work Shift:

UR - Day (United States of America)

Range:

UR URC 212 H

Compensation Range:

$30.33 - $42.47

The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.

Responsibilities:

GENERAL PURPOSE:
To serve as Research Nurse for clinical trial activities in the Department of Urology. This position will report to the manager of Clinical Trials in conducting various investigator-initiated and sponsored studies through the Urology Department and in collaboration with the Wilmot Cancer Institute. Study population includes, but not limited to, bladder and prostate cancers.

The Research Nurse will Participate in ongoing research studies in the Urology Clinical Trials Office relating to Oncology and General Urology. Phase 1-3 industry and Investigator initiated studies, in therapeutic agents in adult populations. This Position requires the ability to work independently, strong interpersonal skills in communicating with adult subjects and their families, their health care providers, and hospital staff at Strong Hospital, Highland hospital and Urology Outpatient clinics. A willingness to develop the logistics of subject enrollment, persistence and flexibility in assuring on-going subject cooperation and good data collection skills. On occasion, this position may require travel to private medical offices and facilities in the Rochester area to enroll potential subjects and obtaining required samples.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Clinical Study Visits and Clinical Assessments:

• Conducts unstructured interviews with subjects and families as required by protocol; perform clinical research related procedures (blood draws and Intravesical Instillations); measures, records, and reports indicators of patient health status; perform more specialized tasks such as Bladder Scans, Void Trials, Catheter Changes and Uroflowmetry; evaluates subjects for local or systemic reactions to determine adverse events to study medication or vaccine.
• Discuss with subjects’ potential adverse events and SAEs and participating in grade of events.
• Participate in the reporting of subject serious adverse events (SAE) and filing of these in a timely manner to sponsors and IRBs.

Subject Recruitment

• Identification of subject pool, eligibility screening in clinic settings and/or telephone screens; medical history review; obtain informed consent and proceed with enrollment procedures; answers patient questions to ensure he/she understands the clinical study and their involvement.
• Participate in performing all protocol required study procedures on subjects which include but are not limited to venipuncture, urine collection, Bladder Scans, Uroflowmetry, and Intravesical Instillation. Review and interpret study guidelines for next steps necessary for the processing and/or shipment of samples.
• Track and prepare requests for payments to subjects

Clinical Study Visits

• Ensures assigned studies are conducted accurately, conducts subject visits per protocol which may include standard-of-care visits, performs clinical research procedures (i.e., blood draw, urine sample collection), prepares, stores, and ships biological specimens, requests tissue from Pathology, verifies laboratory data, distributes study medication per protocol, documents adverse events accurately, consults with study investigators, regularly interacts with clinic, off-site, and laboratory staff as it pertains to subject visit requirements, follows subject visits.

Research Team Collaboration

• Attend and participate in study team meetings, monthly research group meetings, and participate in unique sponsor-required training prior to study start; establish and maintain relati