Research Nurse - Sealy Institute for Vaccine Sciences

Min Qualifications:

Registered Nurse plus two 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.

Specific Job Related Duties:

• Assists with coordination of process of clinical research.
• Recruits, screens, enroll, and evaluate patients who participate in study.
• Conducts studies according to protocol and completes case report forms.
• Educates subjects on the details of the studies and ensures that clinical studies are conducted in accordance with the guidelines of the FDA and other regulating agencies.
• Obtains vital signs and performs phlebotomy; monitors participants’ labs; maintains temperature and QC logs per protocol compliance.
• Serve as liaison between patients, PI, sponsors, and other health professionals and communicates information concerning patient needs and/or changes.

• Developing the clinical trial agreement;
• Answering IRB stipulations to obtain final approval; documents IRB approval and contract approval.
• Planning and design of source documents for protocol; coordinates study initiation;
• Organizes and facilitates PI in obtaining Informed Consent from study participant and documents appropriately.
• Completion of an initial patient assessment utilizing interview, observation, and examination.
• Performing competent physical, pathophysiological, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual, learning needs, and/or age-appropriate nursing assessment of participants.
• Identifying areas of health promotion and patient and family educational needs regarding treatment and follow-up on specific clinical research.
• Completes accurate and concise documentation on all participant records in addition to other source documentation and forms per protocol including maintaining drug documentation.
• Identifies relevant data from internal and external sources, develops and maintains productive working relationship with study monitor.
• Ensures return of test article / clinical supplies; reconciles study drug accountability; assists in processing and shipping lab specimens efficiently and cost effectively; maintains supply inventory and equipment.

Salary Range 

• Salary commensurate with experience

Equal Employment Opportunity:

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law.