Clinical Research Nurse I (RN) - Community Oncology (Erie)

UPMC•Erie, PA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center is hiring a regular full-time Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator (RN) to support the Community Oncology Clinical Research Services teams at the UPMC Hamot Oncology network office in Erie, Pennsylvania. The role works in the community screening and enrolling patients across cancer disease centers as a Trials Coordinator, coordinating clinical research with physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, and research staff. The position offers a $6,000 sign-on bonus and follows a regular Monday through Friday daylight schedule. The Clinical Research Services team facilitates the development, implementation, coordination, internal data monitoring, and completion of oncology-focused trials. These include institutional investigator-initiated studies, multicenter cooperative group and National Clinical Trial Network trials, consortium studies, and industry-sponsored trials. Services include study development and implementation assistance, FDA submissions, IRB processing, patient recruitment, study coordination, study-specific training, data collection, and specimen collection and processing.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing.
Current Registered Nurse licensure in the practicing state, or eligibility for State Board Licensure for Pennsylvania employees.
Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification based on AHA standards, including didactic and skills-demonstration components, within 30 days of hire.
Current licensure in the state where the facility is located, or a multistate license issued by a participating Nursing Licensure Compact state when applicable. Employees working on an out-of-state NLC license who change residency to the facility's state must apply for licensure there within 60 days.
Act 34 clearance.
At least two years of clinical research experience, preferably in oncology, or two years of RN experience.

Nice To Haves

Associate's or bachelor's degree preferred.
Oncology experience preferred.
Clinical research experience in an oncology setting preferred.

Responsibilities

Use multiple communication methods to facilitate the effective conduct of research.
Manage care for patients participating in research using resources and strategies that support protocol compliance, required assessments and reporting, and symptom management.
Identify quality-improvement opportunities and communicate them to colleagues and management.
Teach patients and families about research studies to guide them through participation.
Use strategies to enhance recruitment while considering the needs of diverse patient populations.
Ensure patient comprehension and safety during initial and ongoing informed-consent discussions.
Facilitate compliance with research protocols and good clinical research practices while considering the needs of diverse patient populations.
Ensure ethical research practices that protect patient rights and well-being and support the collection of quality data.
Take responsibility for improving patient satisfaction with the quality of care and service provided.
Provide leadership to the research team in collecting source data and completing documentation that validates research integrity.
Identify ongoing professional-development needs and seek resources and opportunities to address them, including through nursing or research organizations.
Participate actively in departmental quality-improvement efforts.