RN Study Coordinator – Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research

Mayo Clinic•Rochester, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Study Coordinator (RN) is responsible for coordinating and delivering nursing care, including direct patient care and research participant/family education within clinical and research environments. This role involves managing and/or participating in all phases of the research process, supporting professional nursing practice across various settings and the continuum of care to meet the needs of research participants and their families. The RN's practice is guided by the American Nurses Association (ANA) Standards of Care and Professional Performance, with a strong emphasis on understanding and advocating for human subject rights. The position is primarily self-directed, with guidance provided by staff physicians and/or principal investigators. Key activities include designing, organizing, and monitoring protocols, assisting with grant applications, abstracts, posters, and manuscripts, and participating in staff education related to protocols. The RN also assesses research participants, investigates and reports abnormal patterns of adverse events and laboratory results, and collaborates with other departments to develop systems and procedures for coordinating study protocol phases in compliance with regulatory laws and institutional guidelines for data collection, storage, retrieval, and participant medical tests and procedures.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Any additional specialty certification/training as required by the work area.
Maintains Basic Life Support (BLS) competency.
Current Minnesota RN license required.
Exhibits excellent written and verbal communication as well as interpersonal skills.
Must be able to use critical thinking skills.
Must be able to acquire knowledge and proficiency in data management, statistical methods, computer-related systems and hardware, and software configurations within two years of acceptance (preferred at onset).
Ability to adapt to unpredictable situations within the clinical and/or research settings.
Must be U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee or asylee.

Nice To Haves

A bachelor’s degree in nursing with extensive knowledge of research study design, development, and disease process.
Certification from an appropriate accredited certifying body (e.g. ACRP or SOCRA).
Minimum of two years previous RN experience in ambulatory and/or acute care settings.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and deliver nursing care, including direct patient care.
Provide research participant/family education in clinical and research settings.
Manage and/or participate in all phases of the research process.
Support professional nursing practice across practice settings and the continuum of care.
Understand and advocate for human subject rights.
Participate in designing, organizing, and monitoring protocols.
Assist with grant applications, abstracts, posters, and manuscripts.
Plan for and participate in staff education in areas where protocols will be carried out.
Assess research participants.
Investigate abnormal patterns of adverse events and laboratory results, and report appropriately.
Interact with other departments to develop systems/procedures for coordinating phases of study protocols that comply with regulatory laws and institutional guidelines for study data collection, storage, retrieval, and participant medical tests and procedures.