Research Nurse

at  Centricity Research

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position Title:
Research Nurse, I
Department:
Clinical Operations
Reports To:
Nursing Operations Manager or designated division/location manager
Direct Reports:
N/A

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

Minimum:

• CAN: College/University degree and unencumbered licensure from designated provincial body
• US: Degree from an accredited nursing program and unencumbered applicable state licensure
• Active BLS certification
• Proficient IV and phlebotomy skills

Preferred:

• Active ACLS certification
• Acute care experience
• Phase I-IV clinical research experience

Protocol and Safety:

• Ensure the safety and welfare of study participants
• Provide medical management of emergencies in accordance with training and provider orders
• Conduct the study as per protocol, GCP, and SOPs including screening study participants based on protocol inclusion/exclusion, obtaining informed consent, scheduling visits, and obtaining study specific assessments e.g. vitals
• Be knowledgeable of study protocol to ensure all study activities are completed correctly

Recruiting, Screening, and Enrolling Study Participants:

• Promote and support study participant recruitment and enrollment initiatives
• Ensure proper written informed consent from each study participant prior to participation in the study and maintained during the study

Study Visit Completion:

• Perform delegated research and administrative procedures to assist in conducting clinical studies under the direction of the Investigator
• Perform ECGs, vital signs, meal distribution, study participant monitoring, and other tasks as required by protocol/site
• Perform nursing duties including, but not limited to, phlebotomy, IV placement, medication infusions and injections, point of care testing, and sample collection, processing and shipping as required by protocol/site
• Obtain all necessary documentation as required by the protocol
• Timely and accurate completion of source, data, CRFs, queries and CTMS

Safety Reporting & Data Integrity:

• Collect and report all adverse events and abnormal results to the Investigator, Sponsor, and REB as per protocol and REB requirements
• Report Serious Adverse Events and other expedited safety events within 24 hours to the Investigator, Sponsor, and REB and complete appropriate follow-up as required
• Accurately dispense investigational product and other study supplies
• Document receipt, storage, and maintain inventory of investigational product and other study supplies
• Coordinate and prepare for monitoring visits and audits
• Perform regular self and peer quality control (QC) checks and other QC tasks as deemed necessary
• Review source documents and any other research documents required for the successful conduct of the clinical research study
• Maintain and update all required documentation in the Investigator Site File, as required
• Complete periodic/annual study reports for REB, as required

General:

• Abide by GCP, SOPs, company guidelines, and local healthcare privacy regulations
• Communicate study questions to the Investigators/Research Management/other CRPs
• Communicate study updates and learnings with applicable staff
• Maintain professional relationships with study participants, physicians, industry representatives and vendors of trial management
• Support and maintain lab supplies, documents, equipment, as required
• Provide input on quarterly recruitment targets and support efforts to achieve site/company targets
• Attend site, company, and sponsor meetings and study trainings
• Participate in on-call schedule, if required
• Timely phone and email communication
• Organize and participate in community and company outreach events as required (expectation 1-2 per calendar year)
• Archive study and study documents upon completion of a study
• Assist the Research Management and Investigators with any other research tasks as required