ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
In close collaboration with the Principal Investigator and Director, Clinical Research Operations, incumbent will serve as a Registered Nurse on various Clinical Research studies. This position may have extremely variable hours. Shifts are variable in length and days available and can include evening, overnight, and weekend hours depending on individual study needs. This is a fully in-person position.
This position will fulfill the following specific functions:
- Work with the principal investigator or other co-investigator for clinical research conducted by the Clinical Research Department
- Assure compliance with the protocol requirements as mandated by the sponsor, our Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), local and/or central Institutional Review Boards (IRB), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Complete source documents and sign off the completion form
QUALIFICATIONS
The incumbent must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Appropriate training will be provided where necessary, and specific assistance in refreshing the incumbent in those areas where appropriate. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Expert at starting IVs, including pediatric experience is required
- Basic knowledge of accepted clinical research practices, including universal precautions, human subjects research protocols, and HIPAA requirements
- Ability to work independently and with careful attention to detail as well as in collaboration with a team
- Excellent multi-tasking and organizational skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Must be able to establish rapport and communicate with subjects of diverse cultural and educational backgrounds.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
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Current RN license
- Experience in clinical research settings desired
LANGUAGE SKILLS
The ability to read, write, and speak English clearly is mandatory. The ability to interpret documents such as safety rules, SOPs, and procedures is critical and an understanding of and ability to communicate in scientific language is desired.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The incumbent is regularly required to sit, talk, hear, and climb stairs. The incumbent frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle or feel equipment, paper, or files. The incumbent is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10-20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
This position requires manual dexterity, skill level and adequate vision to record data onto data sheets and adequate hearing and verbal communication skills to converse with study subjects. Standing for extended periods of time as well as light lifting is necessary.
The incumbent must be in sufficient overall health to report for work consistently and reliably and work through a standard day with appropriate breaks.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment would be generally described as an office setting with clinical facilities adjacent to the primary work area and laboratory facilities on a different floor. The ability to move within all three of these areas may be required in the execution of the employee’s functional activities. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate and the illumination of the work area is primarily with fluorescent artificial lighting.
This position is associated with exposure to biohazardous materials and communicable disease requiring the use of universal precautions at all times as well as other conditions common to a medical clinic and research facility.
This job description is intended to describe the general requirements of the performance of the job. It is not a complete list of duties, responsibilities or requirements. Other duties not listed here may be assigned as needed.