Research Coordinator, RN – Hepatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Job Summary:

The support you deserve is here.

Today, our nurses are doing amazing work. Tomorrow, anything is possible. That’s because at Rush University Medical Center, we support our nurses along every step of their careers. From our first-rate teaching and learning culture to our shared governance and open-door policies, we encourage our professionals to be extraordinary in all they do. It’s one of the reasons our team has been awarded two Magnet Recognitions.

Under the general supervision of the senior clinical research coordinator (SRC), you will initiate, implement and coordinate all aspects of multiple abdominal transplant clinical trials. Screening, enrolling and evaluating kidney, kidney/pancreas and liver post-transplant patients; serving as a liaison between research patients and physicians; and acting as a resource for research patients and other transplant staff will also be expected.

The research nurse is an Illinois licensed registered nurse who actively provides patient care through a diverse role as a clinician, educator, researcher and consultant. The research nurse works in a collaborative relationship with the physicians, nurses, scientists, and affiliate institution's physicians and nurses. The primary objectives of this position are to recruit, screen, accrue, monitor, provide therapeutic interventions under the direction of a credentialed provider which maintain protocol adherence and document the patient's response to therapy. The research nurse provides monitoring and clinical expertise to ensure protocol adherence and accurate accordance with Rush policies and procedures, including complying with all Rush University Medical group Customer Service Standards.

Duties And Responsibilities:

Coordination of Clinical Studies

· Collaborates with members of the transplant team to increase study patient volume/population.                              

· Working collaboratively with the Senior Research Coordinator (SRC), develops and negotiates all budgets for study protocols, processes the budgets and the research contracts with the IRB (Investigational Research Review Board) for the development of funds.

· Working collaboratively with the  SRC, maintains and monitors a record of all study-related expenses and revenue by individual study.

· Reviews and becomes familiar with all protocols, and initiates study start-up activities including study initiation meetings with sponsors, preparation of research patient charts, source document design, laboratory flow sheets, scheduling of patient protocol visits, and outside monitor site visits.

· Develops patient information sheets and processes all paperwork for the IRB, including paperwork needed for the study approval and related correspondence during the study.

· Organizes patient recruitment activities including the screening of patient phone calls.  Evaluates patients for study qualification in accordance with protocol inclusion/exclusion criteria by using clinical expertise and knowledge.
Reviews study procedures with patients and obtain informed consent.

· Arranges physical examinations, medical and social histories and other clinical evaluations.

· Dispenses study medication under the supervision of the physician.

· Draws blood specimen by way of venipuncture, starts IV's, and administers EKG's when required.

· Ensures that all study drugs are correctly labeled, packaged, dispensed and accounted for.  Acts as liaison with hospital pharmacy in studies where medications are accounted for by pharmacy.

· Orders and reviews appropriate laboratory, x-ray and other diagnostic examinations. Notifies principal investigator of any abnormal values or adverse events.  Follows up with patients as required.  Communicates serious adverse events to sponsors and the IRB in accordance with the protocols.

· Schedules study reviews with sponsor monitors, arranges access to all patients' records for review.  Promptly responds to sponsor queries and makes corrections as required.  

· Closes out completed studies in accordance with FDA, sponsor and center regulations and procedures.

· Works collaboratively with SRC and Corporate Compliance Auditors to provide all required documentation during periodic audits (i.e., patient charts, study enrollment forms, protocol visit tracking forms, lab/test requisitions, billing instruction forms, etc.).

· Assist SRC with preparing weekly progress reports (via e-mail) to the Principal Investigators, Medical Director and the Practice Administrator.

Qualifications:

· Requires RN, BSN preferred, with at least 2-4 years clinical research experience.

· Current Illinois State Nursing Licensure.

· Yearly CPR Recertification.

Join Rush and experience your career the way it should be.

Contact:

Please apply online at www.jobsatrush.com, job code 2009-1758. EOE M/F/D/V

James Farris

Sr. Human Resources Consultant

RUSH University Medical Center

1653 W. Congress Parkway

Chicago, IL 60618

E-mail:James_M_Farris@rush.edu

Web Site: http://www.jobsatrush.com

Identifiers:

Main Category: Research

Subcategory: Clinical Research Coordinator

TPDC Position ID: ILPL-2010-0006

Position ID or Job Requisition No: 2009-1758

UNOS ID or Other ID: ILPL

City: Chicago

State/Province: Illinois

Country: USA

Date Posted: 03-03-10