RN Study Coordinator – Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research

Mayo Clinic•Rochester, MN

6h•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Study Coordinator (RN) is responsible for the coordination and delivery of nursing care, including direct patient care and research participant/family education in both clinical and research settings. 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 operates primarily self-directed, receiving guidance from staff physicians and/or principal investigators. Key responsibilities include participating in the design, organization, and monitoring of protocols, assisting with grant applications, abstracts, posters, and manuscripts, and planning/participating in staff education related to protocols. The RN also assesses research participants, investigates abnormal patterns of adverse events and laboratory results, and reports findings appropriately. Furthermore, the RN collaborates with other departments to develop systems and procedures for coordinating study protocol phases, ensuring compliance with regulatory laws and institutional guidelines for data collection, storage, retrieval, and participant medical tests and procedures. The RN understands and advocates for human subject rights, with practice based on the American Nurses Association (ANA) Standards of Care and Professional Performance.

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 across the continuum of care to meet the needs of the research participant and family.
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.
Report abnormal patterns appropriately.
Interact with other departments to develop systems/procedures for coordinating phases of study protocols.
Comply with regulatory laws and institutional guidelines for study data collection, storage, retrieval, and participant medical tests and procedures.