Nurse Researcher Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited nursing program.
• 2 to 5 years of experience in clinical practice and/or hospital experience in a specialty.
• Registered Nurse license from the Minnesota Board of Nursing required upon hire.
• Must have current BLS certification from the American Heart Association, current BLS certification from the American Red Cross, or complete Allina in-house BLS training within 30 days of hire.
• Complete Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program) certification within 180 days of hire; training is offered through Allina Health.

Nice To Haves

• Certification in a nursing specialty.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient care in accordance with research protocols and regulatory requirements.
• Help provide protocol-specific education to investigators, nurses, pharmacy staff, and other personnel supporting study protocols; provide applicable protocol sections to clinical staff for training.
• Coordinate patient care throughout the research study and follow-up period and ensure study compliance.
• Perform safety monitoring and clinical care according to the protocol.
• Conduct ongoing patient evaluations with the clinical team to assess treatment toxicity and response.
• Assist investigators with protocol-based dose modifications.
• Instruct staff on side-effect management in accordance with the research protocol.
• Perform data management in accordance with the research protocol.
• Maintain systems for identifying, recruiting, consenting, and enrolling or randomizing eligible patients in clinical research studies.
• Assist with study start-up, including pre-study visits, site initiation visits, protocol-specific training, and investigator meetings.
• Screen patients, determine eligibility, obtain informed consent, and enroll or randomize patients into studies.
• Maintain communication appropriate to study patients' ages and other special needs.
• Assist with training and mentoring research and clinical staff on protocol-specific procedures.
• Assist with orientation and mentoring of research staff, including clinical research coordinators and other research staff.
• Contribute to developing quality indicators, collecting and reviewing data, and making recommendations.
• Collaborate with investigators, research staff, and hospital, clinic, and infusion center staff.
• Maintain accurate and complete research drug accountability, inventories, and study drug logs.
• Maintain study drug temperatures according to manufacturer recommendations and sponsor requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical and dental benefits.
• PTO/time away.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Voluntary benefits, including vision, legal, and critical illness coverage.
• Tuition reimbursement or continuing medical education, as applicable.
• Student loan support.
• Resources to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
• Well-being dollars, dedicated well-being navigators, programs, activities, personal coaching, and other well-being tools.