Research Nurse Coordinator - Obstetrics & Gynecology

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Job Title

Research Nurse Coordinator - Obstetrics & Gynecology

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Department

Sub Specialty Womens Health-Obstetrics & Gynecology Institute

Shift

Days

Schedule

7:00am-3:30pm/8:00am-4:30pm

Job Summary

Join Cleveland Clinic's Women's Health Institute and become a part of one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. The Women's Health Institute is committed to providing world-class care for women of all ages and offers women's health services, obstetrics and gynecology throughout Northeast Ohio and beyond.

As a Research Nurse Coordinator, you will play a vital role in advancing our mission by overseeing the implementation and conduct of human subject research projects within the GYN Oncology team at both Hillcrest and Fairview Hospitals. Utilizing your nursing expertise, you will develop care plans, evaluate patient conditions, perform telephone triage, maintain accurate documentation and support a range of research-related activities. Your work will directly enhance patient outcomes and contribute to Cleveland Clinic's mission to provide better care for the sick and to investigate their problems. Through participation in innovative studies and clinical trials, you will help drive medical advancements while supporting our vision of being the best place for healthcare and the best place to work in healthcare.

A caregiver in this role works days from 7:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. or 8:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m.

This is a hybrid position with one remote workday per week.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Coordinate the implementation and conduct of research projects, ensuring adherence to research protocol requirements and timely completion.
• Complete and communicate regulatory documents, develop data and monitoring plans, report Serious Adverse Events as they occur, and complete FDA and sponsor forms.
• Serve as a liaison between investigators, research personnel, outside study personnel, and central research administration offices to assist in protocol interpretation, enrollment, and safety questions.
• Assess research subjects, complete nursing assessments, document findings in research subject records, and notify the physician of abnormal findings.
• Establish a care plan in collaboration with the research subject, family, and research team, and coordinate ongoing care.
• Identify discharge needs and facilitate discharge planning as appropriate.
• Perform telephone triage, nursing procedures, and treatments.
• Evaluate, initiate, and maintain standards of care consistent with CCHS policies and procedures.
• Assist with specialized patient care equipment as required by the clinical research protocol.
• Administer medications and treatments as ordered by a physician or licensed independent provider (LIP).
• Direct, coordinate, and participate in the evaluation and supervision of nursing care provided to research subjects, establishing patient care priorities and delegating nursing activities according to patient needs and staff capabilities.
• Conduct and document the informed consent process.
• Screen clinics for potential participants.
• Recruit and enroll patients into gynecologic oncology studies.
• Schedule responsibilities, route orders, and manage data entry.
• Administer experimental treatments, monitor side effects, and document patient responses.
• Assess and manage adverse events, relaying information to physicians for potential adjustments.
• Develop patient-related education materials and infusion nurse education.
• Prepare Beacon EPIC orders, conduct PRMC reviews, and create visit checklists.
• Update trial lists and VIA with trial activations and amendments.
• Schedule patients for labs, scans, clinic appointments, and chemotherapy.
• Make follow-up phone calls to monitor adverse events.
• Review new protocols for feasibility and prepare for audits.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
• Four years of clinical experience
• Two years of research experience
• Understanding of the research process and terminology
• In-depth knowledge of the specialty under investigation
• Working knowledge of federal regulations and good clinical practice (GCP)
• Meet clinical competency requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Passion for oncology
• Understanding of clinical procedures and patient care

Physical Requirements

• Requires full range of body motion, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
• Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.
• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities.