Research Nurse

Fairview Health Services•St. Paul, MN

11d•Onsite

About The Position

In this role, you will partner with our Recruitment team to develop tools that help recruiters screen potential participants. This includes a thorough understanding of the trial criteria for participation, an understanding of the disease under study and our local population, the fit with current research portfolio, and any external resources that may be needed. You will conduct a detailed analysis of study protocol to support budget/contract negotiations, identify and recommend start-up enrollment goals and recruitment strategies, and create study-specific tools in the EMR-Epic and materials for protocol implementation. You will collaborate with team members in preparing regulatory documents, including IRB application, informed consent, and recruiting materials. You will educate internal and external parties about new studies, providing guidance in understanding and implementing study protocols. You will partner with Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) for trial visits, including providing needed resources and trial details on an enduring basis throughout the trial. You will ensure that the well-being of research participants is safeguarded, and that participant’s rights are protected. You will participate in site initiation meetings and conduct the informed consent process with potential research subjects in accordance with all regulatory, ethical and Institutional Review Board (IRB) requirements. You will conduct follow-up visits per protocol, within defined parameters, and ensure thorough and accurate documentation using Good Documentation Practices. You will ensure study participant safety and clinical trial protocol adherence using Good Clinical Practices. You will ensure timely reporting of study required data that is thorough, complete, and accurate. You will participate in sponsor study initiation meetings. As needed, you will provide clinical care, within guidelines and support trial implementation in a variety of clinical settings including ambulatory clinic, inpatient areas, and procedure areas.

Requirements

Associate's Degree in Nursing
2 years clinical nursing experience
2 years Clinical Research experience
1-5 years research experience

Nice To Haves

BSN degree
Cardiology, Diabetes, Acute Care, Critical Care, Cardiovascular lab, and electrophysiology experience
BLS
Clinical Research Coordinator Certification (CCRC) through Association of Clinical Research Professionals
Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP) through Society of Clinical Research Associates

Responsibilities

Partner with our Recruitment team to develop tools that help recruiters screen potential participants.
Conduct a detailed analysis of study protocol to support budget/contract negotiations.
Identifies and recommends start-up enrollment goals and recruitment strategies.
Creates study-specific tools in the EMR-Epic and materials for protocol implementation.
Collaborates with team members in preparing regulatory documents, including IRB application, informed consent, and recruiting materials.
Educates internal and external parties about new studies, providing guidance in understanding and implementing study protocols.
Partner with Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) for trial visits, including providing needed resources and trial details on an enduring basis throughout the trial.
Ensures that the well-being of research participants is safeguarded, and that participant’s rights are protected.
Participates in site initiation meeting.
Conducts the informed consent process with potential research subjects in accordance with all regulatory, ethical and Institutional Review Board (IRB) requirements.
Conducts follow up visits per protocol, within defined parameters, and ensures thorough and accurate documentation using Good Documentation Practices.
Ensures study participant safety and clinical trial protocol adherence using Good Clinical Practices.
Ensures timely reporting of study required data that is thorough, complete, and accurate.
Participates in sponsor study initiation meetings.
As needed, provide clinical care, within guidelines.
Support trial implementation in a variety of clinical settings including ambulatory clinic, inpatient areas, and procedure areas.