About this role
Thank you for your interest in the Research Nurse Coordinator I opportunity! We want to be transparent about a few key requirements to help ensure the role is the right fit. While this position is designated as hybrid, it requires being onsite 4 days per week, so candidates must reside in the Los Angeles area and be able to consistently meet the onsite schedule.
Most importantly, this role requires a minimum of 2 years of clinical research nursing experience. Candidates must have nursing experience specifically within a clinical research environment, supporting research participants and the clinical components of research studies or trials. General bedside or patient-care nursing experience alone would not meet this requirement.
Candidates must also hold an active California Registered Nurse (RN) license upon hire.
The Research Nurse Coordinator I is responsible for all activities associated with clinical study coordination, subject recruitment/enrollment, data management/integrity, regulatory compliance, project/study evaluation and interfaces with participants and family members. Coordinates the clinical logistics of the study, and works in tandem with the Research and/or Clinical Nurse who provide hands-on clinical care to research participants. Utilizes clinical nursing background and basic research protocol knowledge to serve as a liaison between nursing staff, Principal Investigator, other research staff, and study participants.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for clinical study activities, coordination, adherence to protocols and serves as a liaison between study participants, Principal Investigator (PI), and other research staff.
- Provides educational services to research participants and family regarding study participation, participants current clinical condition, and or disease process.
- Assesses and documents adverse events reported by research participants, informs PI, and documents according to department process (grade, attribution, treatment, etc), and reports to regulatory and sponsor as required.
- Records research data where assessed or reported by patient (i.e. symptoms of treatment).
- Presents education materials to the interdisciplinary team on study requirements.
- Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team and communicate a plan of care that allows for safe and effective collection of clinical research data.
- Schedules research participant study visits.
- Triages patient by phone and provides clinical information to the patient.
- Completes and documents study participant enrollment, assessment/reassessment, education, and follow-up activities.
- Coordinates study participant tests and/or procedures as required and ensures protocol is followed.
- May prepare IRB submissions.
- May process, ship, track or otherwise handle research specimens.
Required Qualifications
- Associate Degree or College Diploma in Nursing.
- Minimum of 2 years of clinical nursing experience specifically within a clinical research environment, supporting research participants and the clinical components of research studies or trials. General bedside or patient-care nursing experience alone does not meet this requirement.
- Current California RN license upon hire.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification upon hire.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or Health Science.
- Minimum of 1 year of clinical research experience.