Research Nurse Coordinator- Hematology/Oncology

About the role

Join Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital’s team of caregivers that remain on the leading edge of technology and education, all while consistently providing patient-centered healthcare. As part of Cleveland Clinic’s Florida region, Weston Hospital is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale and Florida regions. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. As a Research Nurse Coordinator for the Weston Cancer Research Program, you will help advance innovative clinical research by coordinating and managing human subject research studies from start-up through completion. In this role, you will protect the rights and welfare of research participants, evaluate protocol feasibility, prepare study sites for conduct, manage study activities, maintain regulatory documentation and ensure accurate data collection and entry. You will collaborate closely with physicians, nurses, sponsors and research partners while coordinating disease-specific clinical trials and supporting a growing research portfolio. Working as a Research Nurse at Cleveland Clinic offers the opportunity to advance nursing science and patient care within a global healthcare system. You will contribute to innovative drug and device trials and help provide cancer patients with access to potential new treatment options when standard options may be limited.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the implementation and conduct of research projects, ensuring adherence to research protocol requirements and timely completion.
• Complete and communicate regulatory documents, develop data and monitoring plans, report Serious Adverse Events as they occur, and complete FDA and sponsor forms.
• Serve as a liaison between investigators, research personnel, outside study personnel, and central research administration offices to assist in protocol interpretation, enrollment, and safety questions.
• Assess research subjects, complete nursing assessments, document findings in research subject records, and notify the physician of abnormal findings.
• Establish a care plan in collaboration with the research subject, family, and research team, and coordinate ongoing care.
• Identify discharge needs and facilitate discharge planning as appropriate.
• Perform telephone triage, nursing procedures, and treatments.
• Evaluate, initiate, and maintain standards of care consistent with CCHS policies and procedures.
• Assist with specialized patient care equipment as required by the clinical research protocol.
• Administer medications and treatments as ordered by a physician or licensed independent provider (LIP).
• Direct, coordinate, and participate in the evaluation and supervision of nursing care provided to research subjects, establishing patient care priorities and delegating nursing activities according to patient needs and staff capabilities.
• Participate in education, research and performance improvement activities.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of research protocol to coordinate the comprehensive and compliant execution of assigned protocols.
• Assist with preparation for audits and response to audits.
• Maintain professional relationships, including frequent and open effective communication with internal and external constituents.
• Assist with the development of training and educational material for assigned research protocols.
• Provide and document education as needed.
• Conduct and document the informed consent process.