RN Study Coordinator - Cancer Center

About the role

The RN Study Coordinator (RN) is accountable for the coordination and delivery of nursing care, including direct patient care, research participant/family education in clinical and research settings. The RN is responsible for managing and/or participating in all phases of the research process. The RN supports professional nursing practice across practice settings and across the continuum of care to meet the needs of the research participant and family, as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and delivers nursing care, including direct patient care, research participant/family education in clinical and research settings.
• Manages and/or participates in all phases of the research process.
• Affords support to professional nursing practice across practice settings and across the continuum of care to meet the needs of the research participant and family, as appropriate.
• Assesses research participants, investigates abnormal patterns of adverse events and laboratory results, and reports appropriately.
• Interacts with other departments to develop systems/procedures for coordinating phases of study protocols that comply with regulatory laws and institutional guidelines for study data collection, storage, retrieval, and participant medical tests and procedures.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Nursing program with either an Associates, Bachelors, or Masters.
• A degree in Nursing with extensive knowledge of research study design, development, and disease process is preferred.
• Certification from an appropriate accredited certifying body (e.g. ACRP or SOCRA) is strongly preferred.
• Minimum of two years previous RN experience in ambulatory and/or acute care settings preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication as well as interpersonal skills.
• Ability to use critical thinking skills.
• Ability to acquire knowledge and proficiency in data management, statistical methods, computer-related systems and hardware, and software configurations are preferred at onset, but must be acquired within two years of acceptance.
• Ability to adapt to unpredictable situations within the clinical and/or research settings.

Pay

• Rate of Pay Based on Education : Associates- $29.94 - $44.97 / hour Bachelors- $33.71 - $50.62 / hour Masters- $34.75 - $52.11 / hour

Schedule

• Full Time
• Hours/Pay Period: 80
• Monday - Friday; Business hours