Clinical Research Nurse

Daily Tasks

• Ensure that clinical trial list is printed and passed around.
• See trial patients for the day:
• Monitor and ensure patient is seen prior to being seen by provider.
• Start the trial visit note in the EMR with correct visit information.
• Administer QoL’s if applicable.
• Access port and collect labs if applicable.
• Assess for any potential dose mods or delays based on any AE’s that patient is reporting.
• Update/touch base with Investigator regarding patient’s visit and any AE’s if applicable.
• Assess lab results and grade/check any abnormalities with the protocol, clinical significance with investigator, etc.
• Confirm treatment doses and orders are correct and approved.
• Inform infusion nurses that patient is approved for treatment, if applicable.
• Enter visit in IXRS, if applicable.
• Dispense drug:
• Double check drug kit/vial number with another staff member.
• Double check expiration with another staff member.
• Chart drug dispensation on study drug log.
• Take study drug to the mix, if applicable.
• Finish charting on patient.
• Check patient’s return visit orders and ensure that dates/times for next visit are correct and appropriate for treatment and procedure length (PK’s, ECG’s, etc).
• Prescreen all new patients for the following day:
• Mark all oncology patients as either “not eligible” or “prescreened” and add trial info in text note.
• Enter the applicable information in Oncotrials.
• Check through all patients who are currently in screening/eligibility & screening procedures:
• Assess for any results on scans or labs.
• Make sure that patient is still on track for start date.
• Complete med hx & conmeds in Oncoemr.
• Submit enrollment packet if applicable.
• Ensure PI eligibility confirmation is entered and randomize if applicable.
• Check for drug shipments:
• Check drug to packing slip.
• Store drug in appropriate storage conditions.
• Record on drug logs.
• Receive shipment in IXRS if applicable.
• Process and ship lab kits if applicable.
• Complete trial patient schedule for the next day:
• Check the visit schedule in Oncoemr and Oncotrials.
• Ensure that treatment and labs, procedures, etc are ordered per the protocol schedule of events (not copied forward).
• Check that each box/section on the patient visit list is updated, line by line.
• Ensure that everything on the trial list is also entered in the EMR (labs, QoL’s, scans needed for next visit, etc).
• Enter return orders for patient in EMR (FU w/ provider, labs, scans if needed, EMR) and any trial patient procedure letters if applicable.
• Email the completed trial patient list for the next day by EOB to the lab, billing dept, research dept, mix, schedulers, and charge RN’s.
• Prepare for next day patients visits:
• Ensure that there is adequate drug supply.
• Check for lab kits.
• Prepare QoLs if needed.
• Call patient and remind pt of fasting, need to withhold morning dose of drug etc, if applicable.
• Answer phone calls from patients and physician’s throughout the day.
• Check emails and ensure timely responses throughout the day.
• Review emails for Query Resolution requests from Mary and update as necessary.
• Scan through “all locations” visit list for the next day.
• Check all “potential trials” buttons and make sure that info is still applicable, update in Oncotrials as needed.
• Check through all new scan results/path reports.
• Call patient’s with recent new starts or recent dose mods to ensure tolerance and compliance when possible: Try to follow up within 24-48hrs, but no more than 7 days.

Requirements

• Active Ga RN License
• 3 years RN experience