Job Description

The Clinical Research Nurse will be responsible for, responding to patient alerts, assessing patient symptoms, following clinical protocols, documenting findings, plan, outcome in EMR and data collection tools.

Obtain and record research data in conjunction with physicians and other professionals on the research team; enroll study subjects, interview subjects; review medical records; assist in planning nursing aspects of medical team research; complete data collection tools.

Establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients and their families, professional or community groups and volunteers; maintain contact with public agencies which are involved with aspects of the research.

Determine eligibility of potential study participants; obtain informed consent; enroll patients in research protocol; coordinate all aspects of the patient's care.

Explain research protocol to participants; respond to patient inquiries regarding protocol; schedule patient participation; ensure compliance with research protocol; inform referring physicians of protocol requirements. Collect, record, organize, transcribe and verify accuracy of research data; Coordinate the collection of research data; create data collection tools through applications such as REDCap.

Will work with administrative staff and research peers, or Principal Investigator (PI), on Institutional Review Board submissions. The Clinical Research Nurse will communicate with sponsors, auditors, monitoring agencies, and the Institutional Review Board(s) in a timely, accurate, and effective manner. Performs other duties as may be necessary to conduct study and carryout related functions of the Division.

This position will cover the following (Citrus, Hernando, Marion and Sumter Counties) and thus will need a reliable mode of transportation and willingness to drive up to approximately 1 hour between clinical locations that will occur on weekdays. Some work will need to be in person in the counties assigned and some will be via telehealth/remote.