Registered Nurse (RN) - Clinical Research - Upstate Cardiology

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Registered Nurse (RN) - Clinical Research - Upstate Cardiology

Job Description

Coordinates research projects conducted at the hospital and throughout Mercy facilities.  Primary responsibilities include recruiting and monitoring study participants, maintaining research materials required for coordinating projects, protocol compliance, assisting research investigators in developing and completing research projects.  Required to maintain current knowledge of federal regulations, guidelines and developments in the field of research.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Works with investigators and personnel to develop research protocols.
• Assists with the preparation of written documents for the Institutional Review Board, such as informed consent documents, initial project applications, adverse event reports, protocol revisions, annual project reports, and final project reports.
• Assists with preparation of grant and study budget applications.
• Recruits subjects who meet the protocol requirements through networking with primary physician and other interdisciplinary personnel.
• Works with research subjects and/or their legally authorized representative to explain projects and insure informed consent.
• Coordinates clinical and pharmacokinetic research studies, protocol interventions with nurses, physicians, pharmacists and other ancillary personnel, in compliance with the study protocol.
• May perform study procedures where qualified and needed.
• Collects observational data (i.e., medical record, surveys, interviews, etc.)
• Dispenses and/or administers investigational medication, as required.
• Coordinates, obtains, processes, stores, and/or ships laboratory samples for analysis, as required by the protocol. These specimens include but are not limited to blood, serum, plasma, urine, sputum and/or tissue.
• Manages data, including database preparation, data entry, and query generation and resolution.
• Maintains detailed, complete and accurate research files.
• Acts as a liaison between subjects, investigators, other departments, other research sites, sponsors, vendors, and regulatory committees and agencies.
• Informs physicians, nurses, manager, and other pertinent personnel of status of projects, subjects, etc.
• Monitors compliance with the protocol, institutional policies, federal regulations and Integrated Addendum to ICH E6(R1): Guideline for Good Clinical Practice E6(R2).
• Monitors all research subjects closely and observes for patient response to therapy and any adverse experiences. Collects pertinent data and notifies the physician investigator and/or other appropriate personnel of any significant findings.
• Conducts literature reviews through the Internet and/or library.
• Assists with discharge planning for research subjects.
• Maintains pager for taking call, as needed, 24 hours per day.
• Assists with the preparation for and participates in sponsor-related quality assurance audits and FDA compliance audits, as required.
• Assists with the preparation of charts, graphs, and other illustrations, to facilitate interpretation of research findings.
• Assists with the preparation of research abstracts and manuscripts for publication, posters, and slides for presentation at a conference.
• Advises investigators and other pertinent individuals on relevant regulatory issues.
• Maintains a working kno