Cleveland Clinic
Research Nurse Coordinator
Akron
Akron General Medical Center
RES Clinical Research Resources-Research Innov and Educ
T26103
Days
8:00am-5:00pm
Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family.
As a Research Nurse Coordinator, you will help us achieve this goal by overseeing the implementation and conduct of various human subject research projects. In this role, you will use your nursing knowledge to perform a variety of related tasks, including care plan development, condition evaluations, telephone triage, documentation and more. You will care for research patients across various disease specialties and perform blood draws, EKGs, informed consent, patient screening and closeout visits. You will also assist with regulatory activities and data entry using electronic data capture systems.
A caregiver in this role works a hybrid schedule Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., with one day onsite each week and up to 5% travel.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
Coordinate the implementation and conduct of research projects ensuring adherence to research protocol requirements including timely completion and
Complete and communicate regulatory documents, develop data, monitor plans, report Serious Adverse Events as the occur and complete FDA and sponsor forms.
Serve as a liaison between investigators, research personnel, outside study personnel and central research administration offices to assist in protocol interpretation, enrollment and safety questions.
Assess research subjects, complete nursing assessments, document findings in research subject records and notify the physician of abnormal findings.
Establish a care plan in collaboration with the research subject, family and research team and coordinate ongoing care.
Identify discharge needs and facilitate discharge planning as appropriate.
Perform telephone triage, nursing procedures and treatments.
Evaluate, initiate and maintain standards of care consistent with CCHS policies & procedures.
Assist with specialized patient care equipment as required by the clinical research protocol.
Administer medications and treatments as ordered by a physician or LIP.
Direct, coordinate and participate in the evaluation & supervision of nursing care provided to research subjects, establishing patient care priorities and delegating nursing activities according to the patient needs and staff qualifications and capabilities.
Conduct and document the informed consent process.
May assist PI with research study design and development of the research protocol.
May assist with research project budget development.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing
Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
Basic computer proficiency
Four years of clinical experience
Two years of research experience
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Physical Requirements:
Personal Protective Equipment:
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