Senior Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator

Company: University of Kansas Medical Center
Location: Kansas City
Posted on: January 26, 2023

Job Description:

Department:

SOM KC Internal Medicine - Administration

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Medicine Administration

Position Title:

Senior Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator

Job Family Group:

Professional Staff

Job Description Summary:

The Sr. Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator leads day to day operations of clinical research. Provides professional nursing care and patient monitoring for clinical trial participants. Provides task direction, as needed, for clinical research nursing and research personnel. Works collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, research and hospital staff to recruit, screen, educate, and assist in the overall clinical study coordination of clinical research. Manages assigned clinical research studies by supervising a variety of complex activities involved in the collection, compilation, documentation, and analysis of clinical research data. Participates in periodic quality assurance audits of protocols. Supports the development of study budgets, contracts and grant applications.

Our Mission

We seek to advance the power of medicine by providing a stimulating, supportive climate where faculty, scientists, trainees and support staff strive for excellence and collaborate freely to achieve shared goals. In order to accomplish this, we focus on five major principles:

Save the patient.

Ultimately, we all work in medicine, whether through patient care, education, or research to help save our patients. It is, at once, both our calling and our greatest challenge.

Do the right thing.

In caring for our patients and in pursuing research and teaching, we must act in a way that conveys our spirit of cooperation and our dedication to reason. We must do the right thing to serve as an example to our colleagues around us and especially to our patients and to our learners.

Be the bridge.

Separating ourselves from our colleagues who have dedicated themselves to patient care only, in an academic medical center we must constantly be striving to seek answers to questions that are yet unanswered. Our curiosity helps define this difference and it is our quest to respond to this curiosity that makes academic medicine our career.

Ask questions, seek answers.

In our department, we emphasize that we are here to build bridges and not silos. Our spirit of collegiality and collaboration as opposed to confrontation is critical to our success. By building bridges to the various research sciences and institutes in our university and in our community, we make ourselves stronger.

Those who laugh, last.

Finally, as is emphasized to the residents and our other learners almost every day, you have to love what you do and you have to do what you love. If you do those things, then it makes your job more than a job. Our department works hard, and we are proud of our people and our accomplishments. And while we work hard, we also have fun. It is this spirit that helps build a positive environment in which we define success not only in what we accomplish individually but how far we go as a team.

COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS PACKAGE:

Health, dental, vision, employer paid life, LTD, flexible benefits plan, miscellaneous voluntary plans available, paid vacation and sick (begin accruing upon hire), paid holidays, paid discretionary day, paid bereavement leave, paid jury duty leave, military leave, paid parental leave, retirement plan.

Anticipated salary is $68k-$74k, commensurate with experience.

Job Description:

Job Duties:

* Plan, provide, and document professional nursing care utilizing the nursing process for patients in accordance with physician orders, institutional SOPs and state licensure scope of practice. Use professional nursing judgment when conducting nursing research activities to participants.
* Assure that all professional nursing care provided is conducted in accordance with all KUMC and other regulatory requirements and is in accordance with the scope of practice for the nursing license held
* Under the direction of Principal Investigator, recruit, educate potential patients for and evaluate potential patient eligibility for clinical trials.
* Assist clinical staff with maintaining source documents and submit case report forms (CRFs) as required for clinical trials.
* Recognize and report adverse events/serious adverse events to the Principal Investigator, FDA, and sponsors.
* Provide oversight of regulatory documentation including correspondence with sponsor, KUMC IRB and subjects. Prepare and maintain clinical trial contract documents and study budget reports.
* As requested, facilitate monitoring visits, reviews and audits. Provide written and verbal reports to Principal Investigator and Project Manager, as required.
* Prepare and maintain clinical trial contract documents and study budget reports.
* Perform study procedures, as outlined in the protocol and within state and institutional scope of practice.
* Perform phlebotomy and sample collection, processing, handling, and shipping as outlined in the protocol and within KUMC policy.
* Ensure adequate study supplies are being maintained. Track study expenditures and submit reimbursement requests for study equipment, supplies and study participants.
* Prepare documentation and participate in study monitoring visits, reviews and audits. Provide written and verbal reports to Principal Investigator and Project Manager, as required.
* Attend continuing education, research and training seminars as requested by manager.
* Participate in quality assurance activities by reviewing clinical data in medical record charts, assessing pharmacy compliance with protocol criteria and reviewing study documentation to ensure compliance with GCP guidelines and FDA CFR.
* Coordinate closely with the Research Institute and Human Research Protection Program and have a significant working knowledge of KUMC policies and procedures.
* Reviews and assists with editing of new protocols. Assesses feasibility of research protocol including appropriate patient population, budget and specific needs for the study.
* As necessary, supervise research staff

Required Qualifications:

Education:

* Associate's degree plus six years related work experience OR an equivalent combination of relevant post-secondary education and work experience that equals at least 8 years OR any combination or relevant post-secondary education and directly relevant experience that equals at least 8 years.
* Must maintain at least an RN state license while in this position.
* Clinical research experience required.

Skills & Competencies:

* Advanced understanding of regulations governing clinical research (CFR, GCP, HIPAA)
* Advanced understanding of statutes and guidelines relevant to regulatory affairs in clinical research.
* Excellent communication, writing, organizational and presentation skills.
* Ability to fully contribute to multidisciplinary teams including physicians, administrative staff to assure that the goals and objectives of the program or project are met.
* Ability to effectively manage competing priorities and deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Prior supervisory experience

Preferred Research certification such as:

* Certified Clinical Research Coordinator (CCRC) or certification eligible
* Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP) or certification eligible
* Healthcare certifications preferred such as Basic Life Support (BLS) or Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 3 months of employment.

A complete application includes:

1. Resume

2. Cover letter showing how you meet the required and preferred qualifications.

3. 3 professional references

* This is a rolling Evergreen posting that continually accepts applications for numerous open positions within Internal Medicine.

Employee Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Rate Type:

Salary

Pay Range:

$69,000.00 - $107,000.00

Minimum

$69,000.00

Midpoint

$88,000.00

Maximum

$107,000.00

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