"Nurse Consultant"

Job Details

Department: Peds-Children's Research Inst-412019

Career Area: Health Professional (Physician/Nurse/Other)

Is this an internal only recruitment?: No

Posting Open Date: 06/30/2025

Application Deadline: 10/08/2025

Position Type: Permanent Staff (SHRA)

Position Title: Nurse Consultant - Journey

Salary Grade Equivalent: MH17 / GN13

Working Title: Nurse Consultant

Position Number: 20031370

Vacancy ID: P020387

Full-time/Part-time Permanent/Time-Limited: Full-Time Permanent

Hours per week: 40

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm, with potential for some nights and weekends

Work Location: CHAPEL HILL, NC

Position Location: North Carolina, US

Hiring Range: $63,970 - $80,000

Be a Tar Heel!: A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research and public service, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill consistently ranks as one of the nation’s top public universities.

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit:

Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research.

Position Summary:

This position will serve as a Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator within the UNC Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Research Institute (CRI). The Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator is responsible for independently providing specialized nursing services for various clinical research protocols.

Research efforts focused on human subjects from pediatric populations are supported by the CRI Pediatric Clinical Research Unit (Peds CRU). CRI Peds CRU provides pediatric clinical researchers infrastructure, including program management, regulatory support, data management, sample processing, training/mentoring, community building, space to conduct visits, and study coordinators.

The CRI serves as a hub, reaching out across the Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, the University of North Carolina, and beyond to actively assemble cross-disciplinary researchers. Peds CRU studies include diagnostic tests, early phase therapeutics, cohort studies, and randomized trials, pairing new investigators with experienced ones in the collaboration of these studies.

This Nurse Coordinator is responsible for independently providing specialized nursing services for various clinical research protocols. They are responsible for providing guidance and assistance to study teams in both clinical and non-clinical areas of research, including conduct of patient visits, assisting in collection of adverse events and use of clinical judgement to evaluate relationship of event within the clinical context of the study.

Additional responsibilities may also include recruitment of study participants, informing and obtaining consent, and screen prospective study subjects; conduct complex history and physical examinations; educate patients and families in care that is relevant to the applicable research protocols, maintain case reports, charts, and other research documents; respond to data queries from partner institutions; and maintain IRB submissions, approval and regulatory documentation.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of North Carolina and two years of experience in the area of specialization.

Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience:

• Must be able to use considerable judgement and skills in performing work assignments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be able to work and communicate with diverse populations effectively and professionally.
• Ability to work independently as well as function as part of a team.
• Proficient with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word.

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience:

• Preference will be given to candidates with experience in clinical trials.
• The preferred candidate will also demonstrate the ability to handle multiple projects/protocols at one time.
• Ability to demonstrate clinical skills such as phlebotomy, medication administration, assessment skills as examples.
• Experience with study recruitment, study management, data collection, and/or closeout.
• Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) or the Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA) certification is preferred.

Position/Schedule Requirements: Evening work occasionally, Patient care involved, Weekend work occasionally