Clinical Research Nurse

Nemours Children's Health in Pensacola, Florida is seeking an experienced Clinical Research Nurse to support the NCCBD (Nemours Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders).

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Coordinate, implement and complete clinical research studies and/or clinical trials by assisting in screening oncology patients
• Participate in the conduct of parental permission/assent/consent 
• Educate parents/participants, 
• Schedule and conduct study procedures
• Collect and record study data, maintain detailed study records 
• Interface with study sponsors, 
• Participate in sponsor study monitoring visits
• Prepare for and participate in internal and external research audits
• Maintain various research databases
• Process and ship research samples
• Participate in continuous process improvement initiative
• Performs nursing procedures as needed per protocol 
• Assists in the maintenance of study medication accountability records; works closely with research pharmacist to coordinate study drug administration and documentation
• Understands and can conduct clinical research studies that require but not limited to Emergent Access/Compassionate use, multi-site clinical trials, conduct Investigator Initiated studies, Research Team training manuals
• Assists in identifying, reporting, and following up on Serious Adverse Events and/or Unanticipated problems
• Participates in training nursing and ancillary study staff for study purposes; builds relationships with various departments to ensure protocol compliance.
• Additional duties may be assigned by the manager as needed

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred; Associate degree in Nursing will require obtaining BSN within 3 years of hire date; effectively uses Microsoft computer software; demonstrates ability to coordinate and establish priorities among diverse tasks; 
• Effectively communicates verbally and in writing
• Clinical Research Coordinator certification or eligible to sit for exam after 2 years clinical research coordination experience
• Oncology experience preferred

Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.

Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.

To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org.