Research Treatment Nurse - PRN

Sarah Cannon Research Institute•Denver, CO

14h•Onsite

About The Position

As the Research Treatment Nurse for the Drug Development Unit, your primary responsibility is to treat and manage patients enrolled on clinical trials. You will closely follow study patient(s) throughout their treatment course, ensuring protocol compliance. You will administer chemotherapy as ordered by physicians and must be able to read and interpret EKGs. It is crucial to communicate all protocol-related issues or problems to the investigator. You will assess patients for side effects of treatment and symptoms related to disease or disease progression, and assess lab data, communicating any abnormal findings to the investigator and oncologist. You will also assess and document patient compliance with medications and return visits, and communicate with pharmacy staff to ensure timely and accurate study drug distribution. Maintaining a current medication list and records according to protocol-specific requirements is essential. You will provide the data team with completed follow-up forms, medical records, lab data, and other source documents in a timely manner. Additionally, you will educate and orient ancillary staff on study-specific procedures, document and report adverse events, and perform telephone triage. You will assess the patient's EMR to ensure all required data has been entered prior to their scheduled appointment. Furthermore, you will perform patient counseling and referral to appropriate support services, and monitor schedules daily for appropriate treatment distribution and additional patient visits.

Requirements

An Associate Degree; preferably a Bachelor’s Degree.
Current licensure in the state of Colorado as a Registered Nurse.
Knowledge of medical and research terminology.
Knowledge of FDA Code of Federal Regulations and GCP.
Knowledge of the clinical research processes.
Knowledge of Phase I protocol.
One year of acute care nursing experience required.
Current BLS certification.
Current ACLS certification (can complete within nine months of start date).
ONS Chemotherapy Provider card (can complete within nine months of start date).

Nice To Haves

At least one year of oncology experience preferred.
At least one year of experience in a research setting preferred.
Research Certification (ACRP or CCRP) Preferred.

Responsibilities

Treat and manage patients enrolled on clinical trials.
Closely follow study patient(s) throughout treatment course ensuring protocol compliance.
Administer chemotherapy as ordered by physicians.
Read and interpret EKGs.
Communicate all protocol related issues/problems to the investigator.
Assess patient for side effects of treatment and symptoms related to disease or disease progression.
Assess lab data and communicates abnormal findings to the investigator and oncologist.
Assess and document patient compliance with medications and return visits.
Communicate with the pharmacy staff to provide timely and accurate study drug distribution.
Maintain a current medication list and records in protocol specific requirements.
Provide data team with completed follow-up forms, medical records, lab data and other source documents in a timely manner.
Educate and orient ancillary staff in study specific procedures.
Document and report adverse events.
Perform telephone triage.
Assess the patients EMR to ensure that all required data has been entered prior to patients scheduled appointment.
Perform patient counseling and referral to appropriate support services.
Monitor schedules daily for appropriate treatment distribution and additional patient visits.