Research Nurse Specialist 2

Organization: VICC Clinical Trials 120

About the role

Assures the integrity and quality of clinical research trials are maintained under occasional guidance. Plans and implements recruitment procedures, manages enrollment of the trial, and ensures compliance with protocols.

Nursing Philosophy

We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s mission of quality in patient care, education and research. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well-being. As a Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee, you make a difference to our patients and their families by bringing compassion and care to those in need of hope and healing.

Responsibilities

• Possesses knowledge and understanding of policies, procedures, and regulations governing human subject's research and incorporation of them in the conduct of research and care of participants.
• Proficiently prepares and processes new research proposals, amendments, continuing review applications and adverse events.
• Performs administrative duties for trials, including but not limited to: procuring equipment, preparing documentation, and packaging and shipping medications.
• Utilizes nursing skills to perform procedures, deliver individualized care, and abide by research protocols; identifies and implements solutions when problems arise to assure goals are met.
• Performs the procedures required of each study protocol, understanding standard of care versus research.
• Continually assesses the need for additional protections for research participants.
• Recruits and identifies the eligibility of candidates, regularly assessing them to ensure continued eligibility for participation.
• Troubleshoots trial recruitment strategies to ensure trials are completed in a timely manner.
• Provides education and training to appropriate personnel and participants in research specific methodology and procedures.
• Utilizes knowledge of disease processes to observe for and report adverse events to the principal investigator and all regulatory authorities as required by protocol, policies and procedures and regulations.

Technical Capabilities

• Scientific Knowledge (Novice): Knowledge of different scientific studies including but not limited to Biomedical, Applied, and Physical.
• Regulatory Compliance (Novice): Demonstrates knowledge of the appropriate rules and regulations and applies them in difficult, stressful and complex situations. Able to interpret and explain rules and regulations that are ambiguous or unclear. Directs others in interpreting rules and regulations on the job and trains others in them.
• Nursing Patient Assessment & Evaluation (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the ability to assess and evaluate patients in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Conducts primary care patient interviews and physical examinations. Demonstrates sufficient acumen to recognize problems, ask questions and to contact the patient's primary care provider and other members of the healthcare team. Has experience in gathering pertinent clinical data that aid in referral, treatment, or other primary care pathways.
• Nursing Patient Education (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency in providing patient education in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
• Care Planning (Novice): Demonstrates ability to anticipate resource needs, identify distinct tasks, set priorities, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize work within areas of direct responsibility. Competently handles multiple assignments often simultaneously by prioritizing work into manageable and measurable units. Ability to adapt to changes to patient care and area needs with minimal disruption and loss of productivity. Follows up to assure problems and issues are resolved.
• Evidence-Based Practice (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully search for evidence to answer clinical questions. Generally works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments.

Core Accountabilities