Research Nurse I/II, Clinical Research Services

Cincinnati Children's

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Division of Clinical Research Services is seeking a Research Nurse to join their team. This role involves providing patient/participant care within a clinical research environment, focusing on the needs of research participants and their families. The nurse will assess participants, develop care plans, and ensure adherence to research protocols. Key responsibilities include understanding regulatory requirements, educating participants about study procedures and risks, ensuring the informed consent process is correctly executed, and collaborating with investigators to ensure the progress and completion of clinical studies. The position also involves data collection, analysis, and documentation, as well as participating in process improvement initiatives and shared governance within the research nurse forum.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a related field
2+ years of work experience in a related job discipline
Requires clinical license
Current Ohio RN license

Responsibilities

Recognizes and accesses system components and processes within clinical research environment.
Focuses on the usual and customary needs of the research participant /patient and family.
Anticipates future needs.
Bases care on standards and research protocols.
Maintains a safe physical environment.
Demonstrates awareness of potential adverse events throughout the research study.
Works on behalf of research participant and family.
Represents research participant when participant cannot represent self.
Assesses participants, clients and families, whose needs range from uncomplicated to complex and recognize normal parameters, deviations and abnormalities in physical, emotional, developmental and behavioral status based on past nursing experience.
Develop a plan of care, and effectively prioritize both expected and unanticipated needs for the participants involvement in the research study and make determination of clinical relevance of study procedures and tests.
Involve participant, clients, families, and clinical research and health team members in establishing protocol specific research study implementation and adherence goals.
Demonstrate proficiency in the implementation of the technical skills.
Demonstrate initiative in remaining current on CCHMC policies, standard operating procedures and good clinical and research practices.
Demonstrate critical thinking skills by making appropriate nursing decisions, prioritizing both planned and unplanned events for protocol implementation, and proactively addressing potential and actual problems.
Implement age appropriate care, including sensitivity to assent and consent in research participation.
Work to understand regulatory requirements and accreditation standards that govern clinical research.
Follows standards and guidelines.
Advocate for research participant to ensure they get the best for their involvement in the study.
Educate participants/families on purpose of the research study, study procedures, potential benefits/risks, and rights of research participants during the screening and enrollment process.
Ensure informed consent process is carried out correctly and all patient/participant questions and concerns are addressed prior to signing consent form.
Receptive to the contributions of the interdisciplinary team in research team meetings and discussion regarding research participant/patient issues.
Demonstrates openness to coaching and mentoring from others.
Competent in performing study procedures, data collection, data analyzing and decision making regarding clinical research care, including initial screening, assessment, diagnosis and modification of care.
Intervene for the attainment of research care goals.
Ensure proper follow-up of study subjects to ensure compliance, collection of study specimens and schedule of study visits.
Evaluate effectiveness of research caregiving and shows ongoing follow through in care delivery.
Collaborate effectively with investigators to ensure proper progress and completion of clinical studies.
Demonstrate proficiency and compliance with established practices in documentation.
Maintain records and files required by regulatory agencies and industrial sponsors for clinical studies.
Utilizes internal and external resources as appropriate.
Demonstrates awareness of the value and relevance of research and evidence based practice in nursing.
Practice can be identified as research based.
Provides just-in-time feedback and demonstrates interest in evaluating other perspective to peers to ensure clinical research care based on safe and ethical clinical research practice using the nursing process.
Participates in shared governance as a member of research nurse forum or by demonstrating awareness and contributing to shared decision making (reading minutes, giving feedback and implementing research nurse forum decisions).