Clinical/HC Research Associate - ICTS - Clinical Research Unit

The clinical research nurse is at the front line of medical innovation, helping research teams test the lates treatments and clinical assessments.  Our highly trained and skilled nurses are the front-line staff involved in administering these new compounds to research participants via multiple routes, including, but not limited to, IV, IM, SC, PO, Topical, Inhalation etc. Then monitor the research participants health status around the clock as per the trial protocol to ensure their safety and wellbeing.

The clinical research nurse for the Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS) will be an integral member of the team who specializes in delivering professional nursing care focused on maintaining balance between safety of the research participant and the fidelity to the research protocol interfacing with administration, clinical nursing staff, research staff, physicians, patients and families.

Duties to include but not limited to:

·         Provides direct nursing care including infusions, medication administration all routes and assessments in relation to the research protocol to attain expected measurable outcomes.  

·         Provides nursing care to acute and complex patient populations and utilizes appropriate professional judgment and critical decision making in planning and providing care.

·         Collaborates with nursing, medical staff and research professionals in the review of clinical research protocols in relationship to clinical standards of care, protocol needs, and participant safety.  

·         Provides leadership for direct patient care and protocol adherence collaborating with unit-based nurse management team and study teams.

·         Acts as a participant advocate. Keeps participants safe in the conduct of clinical research, research interventions and protocol activities. Continually assesses risk and coordinates research activities to minimize participant risk.

·         Assures consent is completed prior to visit activities.

·         Design and implement participant/family health education activities for clinical research. Supports participant/family/educational activities.

·         Serves as an educational and clinical resource or consultant for clinical research participants, family and research staff. 

·         Ensures that nursing practice is safe, effective, efficient and patient centered. Identifies barriers and opportunities to improve protocol adherence and data collection. 

·         Recommends strategies to improve nursing quality and operationalization of required protocol activities.

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About ICTS: The Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS) at the University of Iowa was approved by the Iowa Board of Regents in 2007 to support the work of investigators involved in clinical and translational science. Our mission is to accelerate translational science through programs to develop the translational workforce, to promote engagement of community members and other stakeholders, to promote research integration across the lifespan, and to catalyze innovative clinical and translational research. These efforts will lead to the development of novel therapies and healthcare delivery strategies, the integration of translational research and clinical practice, and, ultima