Clinical Research Nurse-Intermediate (Neurosurgery)

Description
Under general supervision, responsible for actively facilitating clinical research by administering and monitoring treatment or research protocols. Assists in the determination of guidelines for the collection of clinical data and/or administration of clinical studies.

Responsibilities

• Screens, recruits and consents study participants. 
• Verifies eligibility, completes screening procedures, schedules and conducts study visits, collects and processes data collection, completes research related forms, completes electronic data entry and maintains study subject data. 
• Instructs and counsels patients in research procedures, to include administration, monitoring, recording and analyzing data. 
• Ensures compliance with all federal and local regulations. 
• Monitors close-out of studies and ensures records are retained for appropriate length of time. 
• Reviews goals and requirements of any new protocols; plans and designs source documentation for protocol; and coordinates study initiation. 
• Coordinates and manages clinical research projects for Principal Investigator via study protocol including assessment, planning, evaluation and intervention for the well-being of study participants. 
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate and liaise with research participants, research team members, and other relevant partner/key stakeholders. 
• Demonstrated ability to organize and coordinate work within schedule constraints and handle emergent requirements in a timely manner. 
• Demonstrated ability to monitor important and complex projects concurrently.

EDUCATION:

Associate’s degree is required.

 

EXPERIENCE:

Three (3) years nursing experience in the designated study area is required.  

 

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:

Texas RN license is required.