Research Nurse - Oncology

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Job Title

Research Nurse - Oncology

Location

Mayfield Hts

Facility

Hillcrest Hospital

Department

Cancer Center Research-Main Campus Hospital

Job Code

T24055

Shift

Days

Schedule

8:00am-5:00pm

Job Summary

Join Cleveland Clinic and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. Here, you will work alongside a dedicated team of caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career.

As a Research Nurse, you will assist with the implementation and conduct of human subject research projects in the Oncology Department, utilizing the nursing process while ensuring adherence to research protocol requirements. Your day-to-day tasks may include assisting with clinical trials, studying start-ups and seeing research participants as needed. This position offers a unique opportunity to help propel the needle forward in the development of innovative treatments.

A caregiver in this position works days from 7:30AM 4:00PM or 8:00AM 4:30PM.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• 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.
• Utilize the nursing process as a basis for patient care.
• 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.
• 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 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 the patient needs and staff qualifications and capabilities.
• Maintain knowledge of research protocol to coordinate the comprehensive and compliant execution of assigned protocols.
• Assist with the preparation for audits and response to audits as appropriate.
• Assist with the development of protocol-specific checklists.
• Conduct and document the informed consent process.
• Assist with research project budget development.
• Meet clinical competency requirements.
• Maintain current knowledge in a specialty area.
• Participate in process improvement activities.
• Successfully complete certification in Human Subjects Research within 90 days or hire as required by the Responsible Conduct of Research Guidelines adopted by Cleveland Clinic.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate from an accredited school of Professional Nursing
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Two years of medical/surgical or ICU experience
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)
• Basic computer proficiency
• Cancer-specific certification or demonstrated ongoing qualifying education

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Oncology or research experience

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.

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