Clinical Research Nurse, Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science – Georgetown University Medical Center
Full Time
Washington, DC 20007
Posted
Job description
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Requirements
Clinical Research Nurse, Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science – Georgetown University Medical Center
The
Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS)
is a multi-institutional consortium of medical research institutions forged from a desire to promote clinical research and translational science. The members of the GHUCCTS consortium are: Georgetown University Howard University, MedStar Health Research Institute, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the Washington Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center Through multiple partnerships and collaborations among the member institutions, GHUCCTS is transforming clinical research and translational science in order to bring new scientific advances to health care.
Job Overview
The Clinical Research Nurse (CRN) provides professional nursing care to individuals participating in inpatient and outpatient clinical research studies as well as standard of care patients. Working independently with minimal supervision and following institutional, departmental, and nursing guidelines, they function as an essential member of the multidisciplinary team that performs clinical research studies while simultaneously providing direct care to research subjects or patients of various health conditions and of different age groups.
The CRN participates in collaborative studies under the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) in duties that include but are not limited to:
- Collects of specimens and/or data collection within the Clinical Research Unit (CRU) and in other clinical areas as required for the implementation of approved protocols
- Cultivates and applies expertise regarding the safety and regulatory aspects of clinical studies
- Adheres to safety guidelines and protocol compliance, conducts treatment and education, assists with data management, and maintains their knowledge of regulations that apply to the safe conduct of clinical research
- Takes a leadership role as primary nurse, working as liaison between the study team, collaborating institutions, and the CRU to provide efficient implementation of the study protocol
- Performs their duties in accordance with all applicable District of Columbia and federal laws and regulations and Georgetown’s philosophy, policies, procedures and standards
- Works days, nights and/or weekends as scheduled, as needed, or is changed as the CRU census dictates
Work Interactions
The Clinical Research Nurse is a member of a multiple disciplinary team of both nursing staff and research assistants who assist the Study Coordinator and Investigator in protocol implementation.
They assure a smooth implementation of the protocol on the Critical Research Unit (CRU) and that the investigator’s research study is implemented according to protocol.
The CRN provides education to other staff members at the CRU or collaborating institutions, as needed, regarding protocols for which they are the primary nurse; and provide standard of care to non-research patients.
They interact with the multidisciplinary team, including study coordinators, investigators, research assistants, subjects and other health care professionals throughout the hospital system, at our CTSA partner’s institutions, and within the community. These interactions include critical communications regarding a patient’s status and their response to treatment.
Qualifications
- BCLS - preference for ACLS
- Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the District of Columbia.
- 3 years of nursing experience - preference for acute care nursing and research experience
- Solid basic nursing skills, including but not limited to, excellent phlebotomy and IV skills, ACLS, assessment and implementation of nursing care procedures
- Computer skills, which are part of daily functions
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
- Self-direction and motivation, and attention to detail
- Working knowledge of MS Word and Excel
- Ability to adapt to changing patient care needs that are driven by the research environment on the CRU
- Eagerness to learn - and quickly master - new procedures and technology
Preferred qualification
Chemotherapy certification
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