Research Nurse I, Clinical Research Services

Job Responsibilities

• Patient/Participant Care - Recognizes and accesses systems and processes within the clinical research environment that affect the research participant experience.
• Acts as a resource to team members in using these systems and processes.
• Anticipates needs and responds to subtle changes of research participant and families moving through the research study and healthcare system.
• Tailors caring practices to individuality of research participant & family providing a healing environment to meet their needs.
• Promotes safety; demonstrates awareness of potential adverse events' & increases awareness of other team members throughout research study.
• Assessment - Assess participants, clients and families, whose needs range from uncomplicated to highly complex and quickly recognize normal parameters, deviations and abnormalities in physical, emotional, developmental and behavioral status based on past nursing experience.
• Develops a plan of care, and effectively prioritize both expected and unanticipated needs for the participants involvement in the research study and make determination of clinical relevance of study procedures and tests.
• Involves participant, clients, families, and clinical research and health team members in establishing protocol specific research study implementation and adherence goals.
• Demonstrates proficiency in the implementation of the technical skills.
• Demonstrates initiative in remaining current on CCHMC policies, standard operating procedures and good clinical and research practices.
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills by making appropriate nursing decisions, prioritizing both planned and unplanned events for protocol implementation, and proactively addressing potential and actual problems.
• Implements age appropriate care, including sensitivity to assent and consent in research participation.

Compliance

• Sustains a working understanding of regulatory requirements and accreditation standards that govern clinical research.
• Act as a resource to peers.
• Be mindful and judicious in monitoring safety and departmental policies and procedures.
• Seeks ways to minimize risk.
• Organizes, oversees and participates with clinical staff in soliciting, enrolling and following participants through clinical studies in accordance with regulatory requirements in a timely and efficient manner.
• Advocates for research participant to ensure they get the best for their involvement in the study.
• Educates participants/families on purpose of the research study, study procedures, potential benefits/risks, and rights of research participants during the screening and enrollment process.
• Ensures informed consent process is carried out correctly and all patient/participant questions and concerns are addressed prior to signing consent form.

Research

• Guides others in performing procedures, collecting data, analyzing data and making decisions regarding clinical research care, including initial screening, assessment, diagnosis, care, reassessment and modification of care.
• Intervenes for the attainment of research care goals.
• Ensures proper follow-up of study subjects to ensure compliance, collection of study specimens, and schedule of study visits.
• Evaluates effectiveness of research care giving, and shows ongoing follow through in care delivery.
• Collaborates effectively with investigators to ensure proper progress and completion of clinical studies.
• Demonstrates proficiency and compliance with established practices in documentation.
• Maintains records and files required by regulatory agencies and industrial sponsors for clinical studies.
• Demonstrates awareness of the value and relevance of research and evidence based practice in nursing.
• Practices can be identified as research based.

Process Improvement

• Provides a leadership role in developing, implementing and evaluating the conduct of clinical research.
• Aids peers and team members in acquiring department specific knowledge, skills and behaviors.
• Contributes to and coordinates discussion in clinical research care conferences, committee meetings, in-services, staff conferences, council activities, seminars and literature.
• Participates in improving organizational performance through recommending areas or approaches for improvement activities, performing new procedures, collecting data and providing input to department discussions.
• Motivates and challenges others by displaying energy and enthusiasm in proactively creating a positive work environment.
• Is self-directed in assuming responsibilities within the team and care delivery system.
• Assumes responsibility for own learning.
• Initiates activities toward meeting those needs and integrates new knowledge into practice.
• Participates in establishing job requirements and goals; performs duties at the desired level of competency.
• Is recognized as a role model and department resource for clinical research and nursing practice, and operational systems.
• Acts as a preceptor.
• Guides, nurtures, and contributes to the growth of others by sharing knowledge and skills.
• Actively participates as a front line example of extraordinary customer service.
• Contributes to and coordinates discussion in clinical research care conferences, committee meetings, in-services, staff conferences, council activities, seminars and literature.