Research Nurse Coordinator II - Cardiothoracic Surgery

Job Description

• Serves as the dedicated research coordinator embedded within the Structural Heart Team, attending Heart Team/valve conference meetings to present potential candidates and communicate trial eligibility criteria.
• Partners with structural heart physicians, advanced practice providers, valve clinic coordinators, and imaging staff across CT Surgery and Cardiology to align research visits, procedures, and follow-up with the patient's standard-of-care treatment plan.
• Communicates proactively with clinical partners regarding protocol requirements, enrollment status, and any deviations between research and routine care pathways, escalating conflicts to the PI for resolution.
• Educates staff nurses, cath lab/OR teams, and clinic staff caring for research patients on study interventions, required study procedures, and potential adverse events.
• Works with the research team and Heart Team to identify and screen potential study subjects from valve clinic referrals, Heart Team conference, cath lab schedules, and surgical consults.
• Conducts eligibility assessments against protocol inclusion/exclusion criteria, coordinating required screening tests (e.g., echocardiography, cardiac CT, catheterization, laboratory studies) with clinical departments.
• Obtains informed consent, ensuring patients and families understand the trial, randomization (where applicable), study procedures, and alternatives, and documents the consent process per regulatory requirements.
• Follows enrolled patients through the life of the trial, from screening and index procedure through all protocol-required follow-up visits (e.g., 30-day, 6-month, annual), coordinating visit windows, imaging, and assessments to maximize retention and protocol compliance.
• Makes sure protocol requirements are met, including direct contact with research participants, collection of health information, coordination of study-related procedures, source documentation, and data entry.
• Prepares and submits reportable event reports (e.g., adverse events, serious adverse events, protocol deviations) to sponsors, IRBs, and regulatory agencies in accordance with the study protocol and established policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Manages day-to-day conduct and oversight of multiple concurrent structural heart trials, demonstrating strong organizational skills, independence, and resourcefulness.
• Collaborates with sponsor clinical research associates during monitoring visits by providing study documentation, data clarifications, and reports as necessary.
• Collaborates with sponsor clinical research associates during monitoring visits by providing study documentation, data clarifications, and reports as necessary.
• Coordinates handling of study devices, administration of clinical trials, collection of source information, and case report form completion, including timely data entry into sponsor EDC systems.
• Performs other duties incidental to the work described above.

Working Conditions

• Normal office environment
• Exposure to blood-borne pathogens
• Requires protective devices
• Patient care setting
• Direct patient care setting
• Physical Effort: Typically sitting at desk or table; typically bending, crouching, stooping; occasional lifting (25 lbs or less)

Education

• Required Qualifications: Associate Degree in Nursing or Diploma in Registered Nursing
• Preferred Qualifications: Clinical Research Certification

Work Experience

• Research (2 Years)
• Nursing (2 Years)

Skills

• Active Listening
• Clinical Research Coordination
• Clinical Research Management
• Clinical Research Methods
• Clinical Research Operations
• Clinical Techniques
• Database Management
• Detail-Oriented
• Effective Written Communication
• Electronic Health Records (EHR)
• Nursing Fundamentals
• Oral Communications
• Patient Recruitment
• Reporting Tools
• Spreadsheet Software
• Statistical Analysis Software (SAS)
• Team Collaboration

Pay

$64,500.00 - $109,900.00 / Annually