RN Study Coordinator Day AD/DIP – GIH Research

Mayo Clinic • Rochester, MN

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About The Position

The RN Study Coordinator (RN) is accountable for the coordination and delivery of nursing care, including direct patient care, research participant/family education in clinical and research settings. The RN is responsible for managing and/or participating in all phases of the research process. The RN supports professional nursing practice across practice settings and across the continuum of care to meet the needs of the research participant and family, as appropriate. The American Nurses Association (ANA) Standards of Care and Professional Performance provide a basis for practice. The RN understands and advocates for human subject rights. Work is primarily self-directed with guidance from the staff physicians and/or principal investigators. The RN participates in designing, organizing, and monitoring protocols; assists with grant applications, abstracts, posters, and manuscripts; and plans for and participates in staff education in areas where protocols will be carried out. The RN assesses research participants, investigates abnormal patterns of adverse events and laboratory results, and reports appropriately. The RN interacts 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.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Maintains Basic Life Support (BLS) competency as well as any additional specialty certification/training as required by the work area.
• Current Minnesota RN license
• Must be U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee or asylee.
• Exhibits excellent written and verbal communication as well as interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to use critical thinking skills.
• Ability to adapt to unpredictable situations within the clinical and/or research settings.

Nice To Haves

• A bachelor’s degree in nursing with extensive knowledge of research study design, development, and disease process is preferred.
• Certification from an appropriate accredited certifying body (e.g. ACRP or SOCRA) is strongly preferred.
• Minimum of two years previous RN experience in ambulatory and/or acute care settings preferred.
• Must be able to acquire knowledge and proficiency in data management, statistical methods, computer-related systems and hardware, and software configurations are preferred at onset, but must be acquired within two years of acceptance.

Responsibilities

• Coordination and delivery of nursing care
• Direct patient care
• Research participant/family education in clinical and research settings
• Managing and/or participating in all phases of the research process
• Designing, organizing, and monitoring protocols
• Assisting with grant applications, abstracts, posters, and manuscripts
• Planning for and participating in staff education in areas where protocols will be carried out
• Assessing research participants
• Investigating abnormal patterns of adverse events and laboratory results
• Reporting appropriately
• Interacting 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level