Research Nurse III - Research Administration

Minimum Qualifications:
Registered Nurse plus five years of professional nursing experience in direct patient care or research in approved specialty area. Licensed by the State of Texas to practice as a Registered Nurse.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bilingual (English and Spanish) a plus.  

Job Summary: 
Coordinates and provides advanced professional nursing skills on complex research projects in a unit, clinic, or hospital involving patient related research efforts. Responsibilities include assessing, developing, implementing and evaluation a plan of nursing care in a research unit using advanced professional nursing skills requiring specialized training or experience.

Job Duties:

• Coordinates complex research projects that involve the supervision of research activities. 
• Screens patients for protocol eligibility and participation in clinical trials. 
• Participates in the coordination and monitoring of patient treatment and dispensing of study medication. 
• Monitors and evaluates patient response to protocol treatment in collaboration with the physician. 
• Works closely with PI, other healthcare professionals, and potential families of subjects to insure the standards of good clinical practice, IRB requirements, and state-federal regulations are being observed. 
• Participates in decision making of research practice, in study design, IRB protocol submission and maintenance. 
• Performs chart reviews and analyzes data when authorized by Investigators following HIPAA guidelines. 
• Enters and maintains data into database. 
• Assists in preparing and entering IRB protocols and proposals and monitors compliance of human subjects. 
• Educates patients and assists in obtaining informed consent. 
• Schedules study visits and meetings related to studies. 
• Maintains education on trials and updates Investigators. 
• Performs procedures related to study requirements. 

May perform the following: 

• Prepare regulatory documents to be sent to the Sponsor; under direction of PI may draft various communications with Sponsor; 
• Assist the physician in protocol analysis, using computer statistical/data management packages or present data from clinical trials in publication and/or formal oral presentations. 
• Collaborate with the physician and/or protocol sponsor regarding protocol design, implementation and evaluation.
• Provides training and guidance to research nurses and other research personnel and serves as a resource to staff. 
• Plans and participates in orientation, peer review and staff development programs. 

Salary Range:
Commensurate with experience.