Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator

UNC-Chapel Hill • Chapel Hill, NC

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About The Position

This position will serve as a Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator within the department of Pediatrics, division of Neonatal- Perinatal Medicine. The Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator is responsible for independently providing specialized nursing services for various clinical research protocols. They are responsible for providing guidance and assistance to study teams in both clinical and non-clinical areas of research, including participant visits, data quality, and others. The Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics is committed to improving the health status of infants. We are currently participating in the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network ( NRN ) which performs large clinical trials to help meet this goal. Currently, there are 3 clinical trials ongoing at UNC under the direction of the NRN grant. In addition, the Division also participates in other NIH funded and industry funded clinical trials. The primary purpose of this position is to help recruit patients, abstract data from the clinical chart, and enter data onto case report forms (paper or electronic) for clinical trials (e.g., NRN , other NIH , industry) for which we will participate. In addition, for NRN trials, the nurse consultant will communicate with the Data Coordinating Center to help resolve data queries. Multiple trials are underway simultaneously and will be conducted at the UNC Newborn Critical Care Center. The position is critical to address the volume of activity, complexity of conducting clinical trials and data being collected. This position is responsible for following all federal guidelines for data collection, development and submission of reports, and meeting established deadlines. This position will be responsible for with speaking with patients in a medical setting and conducting lab processing (centrifuging, aliquoting, shipping).

Responsibilities

• Independently providing specialized nursing services for various clinical research protocols.
• Providing guidance and assistance to study teams in both clinical and non-clinical areas of research, including participant visits, data quality, and others.
• Recruit patients
• Abstract data from the clinical chart
• Enter data onto case report forms (paper or electronic) for clinical trials (e.g., NRN , other NIH , industry) for which we will participate.
• Communicate with the Data Coordinating Center to help resolve data queries.
• Following all federal guidelines for data collection, development and submission of reports, and meeting established deadlines.
• Speaking with patients in a medical setting
• Conducting lab processing (centrifuging, aliquoting, shipping).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed