JOB SUMMARY
Provides specialized nursing care/treatment to a specific group of patients who are participating in clinical research studies within the Surgery/Trauma department of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. Functions as part of a research team that may consist of Investigators, Clinical Studies Coordinators, Data Managers, Regulatory Coordinators, and other Nursing Staff. Under the direction of the Investigator, the Clinical Research Nurse II is responsible for subject recruitment, eligibility, enrollment, informed consent, retention, education, and protocol adherence. Clinical responsibilities include monitoring toxicities, assessing clinical response and providing exemplary patient care while ensuring the protocol is conducted in a high-quality manner. Conducts clinical research in compliance with Clinical Protocol and Data management (CPDM) unit, State, and Federal guidelines. In addition, communicates research-related information to patients, families, nursing, and medical staff as necessary. Cross trains to support the other Clinical Studies Nurses when needed.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
Associate's degree in Nursing from an accredited School of Nursing with one year of nursing experience, preferably in a related field, research, acute care, or a specialty area. Bachelor's degree in Nursing with two or more years of nursing experience preferred.
LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and/or REGISTRATION
- Licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of North Carolina required.
- Must complete the CITI certification for Human Subject Research if not already completed and any additional required WakeOne training for research coordinators.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Works under the direction/supervision of the Study Investigators, Disease Team Chair, and the Clinical Research Nurse Manager. Also receives supervision and mentoring from the Nurse Team Leader.
- Knowledge and understanding of policies, procedures, and regulations governing human subject's research and incorporates them in the conduct of research and care of participants.
- Actively screens Burn/Trauma patients for protocol enrollment, reviewing pathology, laboratory results, scans and physician notes to verify patient eligibility.
- Independently uses and documents the nursing process to plan, deliver and evaluate goal focused, individualized, safe, age-specific care as it relates to uncomplicated research participants and with assistance for complicated research participants.
- Carrying through Study protocol interventions (ultrasound, administering study medication, blood draws, responding to Level 1 Trauma Codes, Operating Room protocol, coordinating study visits and procedures, etc.).
- Coordinates patient schedules and provides information for a successful visit to meet the required protocol procedures, data collection time points and nursing care.
- With supervision, manages dose modifications and/or other modifications of the treatment regimen made in response to toxicity, pharmacokinetics, and tissue studies.
- Serves as a nursing expert of specialized patient care, including direct patient care, assessment, documentation, treatment intervention and patient/family education and support in accordance with education/experience, established policies and procedures, and state licensure requirements.
- Interaction with critically ill Trauma/Burn victims and their families.
- Follows care of protocol patients while on protocol treatment to include the following: a. Coordinates with the physician and clinic staff to assure that all protocol requirements are scheduled and ordered b. Reviews EPIC/WakeOne to ensure protocol compliance and appropriate data collection; verify that all appropriate labs and measurements are performed and ordered correctly c. Ensures that charts are clearly labeled for the appropriate drug d. Assesses and enter the initial adverse event report and serious adverse events into the eIRB system e. Follows-up with the assigned regulatory contact to resolve any outstanding reporting requirements in a prompt and appropriate manner f. Provides constant communication with the assigned protocol specialist/data manager for all event reporting and for all needed data points g. Links research encounters appropriately to facilitate the correct invoicing of research specific activities.
- Attends relevant investigational and professional meetings to keep abreast of current developments in the field.
- Serves as an advocate for human subjects by establishing and maintaining communication with Investigators, research staff, Sponsors, participants and representatives of professional organizations, participant advocates, and public responsible for, or concerned about, protections for human participants of research.
- Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS
- Good oral, written, listening, and interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to provide indirect patient care
- EPIC/WakeOne proficiency to include appropriate documentation of research notes
- Basic computer skills required
WORK ENVIRONMENT
- Fast paced, long hours, ability to deliver results
- Professionalism and customer service skills being a must at all times
- Occasionally subject to irregular hours
Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM) is a U.S. News and World Report top 50 ranked medical school, integrated with a world-class health system, Atrium Health. WFUSM, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise, is a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery. WFUSM, has over $300M in annual, extramural funding that drives a cutting-edge Academic Learning Health System by integrating innovative research with excellent patient care across our enterprise.
Atrium Health is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. AHWFB is an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem – that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians.
Our highly integrated academic and clinical environment is deeply committed to improving health, elevating hope, and advancing healing – for all.
It should be noted that while you are applying on the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Career Site, you will receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process. Thanks in advance for your flexibility.
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