Oncology Nurse Researcher

About the role

Join us today and make an impact on lives! Coordinates care for patients enrolled in clinical research studies in Health System. Under supervision of senior team members and Research Investigators, ensures research patient care needs meet standards. Coordinates research plan of care, provides education for patients enrolled in study and collaborates with other disciplines to provide direct patient care to study participants.

Responsibilities

• Ensure coordination of patient care in accordance with research protocol and regulatory requirements.
• Aid in providing protocol-specific education to investigators, nurses, pharmacy staff and any other staff directly supporting study protocol, to ensure accurate and safe administration of study treatments.
• Coordinate patient care throughout the research study and follow-up period, and ensure compliance with the study.
• Perform safety monitoring and clinical care in accordance with the protocol.
• Conduct ongoing patient evaluations (in collaboration with clinical team) to assess patients’ treatment toxicity and response.
• Aid in dose modifications according to the protocol. Instruct staff on side effect management in accordance with the research protocol.
• Perform data management in accordance with the research protocol.
• Maintain systems for appropriate identification, recruitment, consent, and enrollment/randomization of eligible patients on clinical research studies.
• Aid in study start-up activities including but not limited to participating in pre-study visits, site initiation visits, protocol-specific training, and investigator meetings.
• Perform screening activities and determine patient eligibility, obtain informed consent, and enroll/randomize patients into studies.
• Maintain communication appropriate for study patients’ age and other special needs.
• Aid in training and mentoring of research and clinical staff for protocol specific procedures.
• Aid in orientation and mentoring of research staff including clinical research coordinators, and other research staff.
• Contribute to development of quality indicators, data collection, review and recommendations.
• Demonstrate ability to work collaboratively with other members of the team including investigators, research staff, and hospital/clinic and infusion center staff.
• Maintain accurate and complete research drug accountability.
• Maintain study drug inventories at research sites.
• Maintain accurate and complete study drug logs.
• Maintain temperature parameters for study drugs according to manufacturers’ recommendations and sponsor requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited nursing program
• 2 to 5 years of experience in clinical practice and/or hospital experience in specialty
• RN - MN Board of Nursing required upon hire
• BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support - Multisource required upon hire
• CITI Program Certification to be completed within (180 days) of hire (offered through Allina Health)
• Certification in nursing specialty preferred

Physical Demands

• Sedentary: Lifting weight up to 10 lbs. occasionally, negligible weight frequently
• 8-hour day shift
• No weekends

Pay

Pay Range: $37.04 to $50.77 per hour

Benefits

• Medical/Dental
• PTO/Time Away
• Retirement Savings Plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term/Long-term Disability
• Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
• Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
• Student Loan Support