University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Senior Research RN, Ob/Gyn

University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center • $80K — $100K *
Dallas, TX 75217In-Person
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
2 months ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Graduate of NLN approved Nursing program.
  • 4 years of clinical nursing experience, including 1 year in research nursing.
  • Registered Nurse license in Texas upon hire.
  • BLS certification through a recognized course upon hire.
  • Preferred: Associate's or advanced degree.

Responsibilities

  • Perform advanced nursing care and data collection for clinical research studies.
  • Provide direction for research activities to nursing staff and other personnel.
  • Counsel patients on medical conditions and guide them on research activities.
  • Develop and standardize procedures for research activities and administer treatments as required.
  • Recruit patients for studies, ensuring eligibility and explaining study content.
  • Obtain informed consent following protocols and regulatory guidelines.
  • Train other research nurses in necessary skills and coordinate data collection for studies.

Benefits

  • PPO medical plan with employee-only coverage at no cost from day one.
  • 100% coverage for preventive healthcare with no copay.
  • Paid Time Off available from day one.
  • Retirement Programs through Texas Teacher Retirement System.
  • Paid Parental Leave Benefit.
  • Wellness programs to support overall employee health.
  • Tuition Reimbursement program available.
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness qualified employer.
Full Job Description
JOB SUMMARY
Works under moderate supervision of physician and/or nurse to provide advanced nursing care in medical facility, clinic, or laboratory setting involving medical research efforts with inpatients and outpatients. Responsible for advanced research nursing care and/or assigned clinic area.

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:
  • PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
  • 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
  • Paid Time Off, available day one
  • Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
  • Paid Parental Leave Benefit
  • Wellness programs
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
  • Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!


EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
Required
  • Education
    Graduate of NLN (National League for Nursing) approved Nursing program


  • Experience
    4 years of clinical nursing required, out of which,
    1 year of experience in research nursing
    May substitute relevant clinical research experience for clinical nursing experience on one-on-one basis


  • Licenses and Certifications
    Graduate of NLN (National League for Nursing) approved Nursing program, licensure as Registered Nurse by Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas Upon Hire and
    (BLS) certification through a course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) Upon Hire

Preferred
  • Education
    Associate's Degree or advanced degree


JOB DUTIES
    • Nursing:
      • Performs advanced nursing care, nursing assessment, and data collection for clinical research studies.
      • Provides working direction for research activities to nursing staff and/or other non-licensed medical or office support personnel.
      • Assists in resolving problems relating to patient care and acts as a liaison between the research team and other institutional stakeholders.
      • Gives counsel to patients with respect to medical conditions and provides appropriate guidance related to research activities, per the study protocol or under the supervision of the principal investigator.
      • Develops, implements and/or standardizes procedures for inpatient and outpatient research activities, follows protocols in the scheduling of tests and procedures; may administer experimental and non-experimental medication and procedures under physician/principal investigator guidance
      • Acts as a study-designated liaison in resolving problems relating to patient care and acts as a patient advocate.
    • Patient and study management:
      • Recruits patients for multiple and/or complex research studies ensuring subject eligibility, screens patients, tracks patients' data and explains the study purpose and content of each study.
      • Duties performed may include one or more of the following core functions: a) Directly interacting with or caring for patients; b) Directly interacting with or caring for human-subjects research participants; c) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing, or similarly affecting patient records (including patient financial records); or d) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting human-subjects research records.
      • Obtains informed consent and follows the proper consenting process for patients and/or family members, per the protocol and IRB regulations
      • Monitors and evaluates patients involved in research studies within scope of practice, including their response to therapy or intervention.
      • May maintain or oversee inventory of investigational drugs, devices or approved medication for each protocol and acts as liaison between investigator and IDS pharmacy as each protocol requires, as per protocol requirements.
    • Data and regulatory management:
      • Trains other research nurses in specialized skills and knowledge necessary to perform variety of basic and complex research data collection and nursing care; may provide in-service education to staff members as appropriate.
      • May coordinate clinical research data collection for pharmaceutical studies, Federal studies, or investigator-initiated studies in patient records (paper and electronic), sponsors documents (electronic and paper) and other forms for data collection, such as:
        medical histories, data collection of patients' charts for retrospective review studies, patient physiologic performance results and laboratory determinations, calculations of derived information, and maintenance of general research protocols and complex
        protocols. May also report information to other physicians and granting agencies.
      • May collect, label, store and/or ship blood, serum, urine, and other specimens for analysis per the protocol requirements.
      • Documents and updates the physician and sponsors on condition of the study participants including possible side effects of therapy.
      • May act as a study team liaison and provide direction in resolving queries from study sponsors or regulatory authorities.
      • Reports adverse events through appropriate sources per the policy of the protocol and the University Institutional Review Board (IRB) regulations.
      • May assist in organizing and preparing collected data for subsequent publication as appropriate.
      • May coordinate, as per the requirements of the study team, regulatory aspects for each study, which may include but is not limited to budgets, contracts, IRB submissions, maintenance of critical regulatory documents and other required committee submissions.
      • May respond to internal and/or external audit requests as a subject matter expert for assigned studies.
      • Occasionally, attends and participates in out-of-town meetings or scientific conferences as a representative of the research team, and attends and participates in meetings relating to clinic activities.
    • Performs other duties as assigned.

About University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern) is a public academic health science center in Dallas, Texas. With approximately 14,400 employees and an operating budget of nearly $2.8 billion, UT Southwestern is one of six medical schools in the UT System. UT Southwestern is one of the leading medical research institutions in the world, with a focus on biomedical research, clinical care, and education. The institution is home to six Nobel laureates, 22 members of the National Academy of Sciences, and 19 members of the National Academy of Medicine. UT Southwestern is also affiliated with Parkland Memorial Hospital, one of the largest public hospitals in the United States.
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