RN - Oncology Clinical Research Coordinator

Avera•Sioux Falls, SD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Oncology Clinical Research Coordinator coordinates assigned clinical research studies by performing clinical, regulatory, and clerical responsibilities that require analysis, judgment, and knowledge of clinical research. The coordinator facilitates studies with participants, staff, investigators, and sponsoring organizations, working with patients and families from evaluation through all required treatment phases in a compassionate and professional manner to support quality patient care and fulfill protocol requirements. The role coordinates multiple complex cancer treatment protocols across drug development phases and collaborates with providers, patients, families, ancillary departments, investigators, sponsors, monitors, and auditors. It supports compliance with research protocols, good clinical research practice, FDA regulations, and applicable institutional, state, federal, and international policies. The coordinator promotes patient safety and ethical conduct, supports recruitment and eligible-patient accrual, manages protocol-related education and care, ensures appropriate handling and accountability of experimental drugs, and helps steward clinical trial finances. The position also performs nursing functions not related to clinical research.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN) license active in the state of practice.
1–3 years of research or oncology, transplant, or hematology experience.
Ability to work the hours specified for the position.
Visual acuity adequate to perform position duties.
Ability to communicate effectively and to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and other sounds.
Ability to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily; reasonable accommodations may be made where they do not cause undue hardship.
Commitment to Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles, including compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
Ability to work effectively in a team environment and maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

Coordinate multiple complex cancer clinical research protocols across all drug development phases with providers, patients, families, and ancillary departments.
Communicate relevant information about patients’ cancer treatment status and ensure research interventions are implemented.
Collaborate with investigators, ancillary departments, sponsors, monitors, and auditors to facilitate protocol compliance and good clinical research practice.
Use communication and education methods with research, clinical, and organizational staff, patients, and their significant others to support effective trial conduct and promote trial integrity.
Advocate for the safety and care of clinical trial patients.
Build and maintain respectful, trustworthy relationships with providers, clinical staff, ancillary departments, and sponsors to support compliance and accrual of eligible patients.
Ensure proper use of and accountability for experimental drugs.
Promote ethical practices that protect patients’ rights and well-being from informed consent through trial participation, including the collection of quality data.
Manage care of clinical trial participants, including education and compliance with protocol procedures, assessments, treatment, reporting requirements, and symptom management.
Assist with recruitment plans to identify and assess potentially eligible trial participants and enhance recruitment while considering study criteria, required procedures, and patient needs.
Identify financial variables affecting research and support financial stewardship in collaboration with clinical trial analysts and patient advocates.
Perform nursing functions not related to clinical research.
Maintain confidentiality, coordinate workflow with team members, and comply with applicable safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards.