• Clinical Research Nurse I (RN) - Oncology

    UPMCPittsburgh, PA 15222

    Job #2638891874

  • Purpose:

    UPMC Hillman Cancer Center is currently hiring a regular full-time Clinical Research Nurse I (RN) to help support the Clinical Research Services team located at the Hillman Cancer Center in Shadyside/Pittsburgh, PA & at the UPMC Magee Women's Oncology Research program in Oakland/Pittsburgh, PA. This role will support various Oncology Disease Center program studies working Monday through Friday daylight hours.

    This position offers a $6,000 sign-on bonus.

    The Clinical Research Services (CRS) team is made up of nearly 200 staff members who facilitate the development, implementation, coordination, internal data monitoring, and completion of oncology-focused trials at Hillman. These trials include institutional (investigator-initiated), multi-center cooperative group/National Clinical Trial Network (NCTN), consortium, and industry-sponsored trials. Using a disease-specific centers model for conducting clinical trials, CRS provides study development and implementation assistance, submissions to the FDA, IRB processing, patient recruitment, study coordination, study-specific training, data collection, and specimen collection and processing.

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    The clinical research nurse will work with physicians, nurses, other allied health professionals, and research staff to coordinate clinical research efforts provided at UPMC.

    • This position is part of a UPMC Research Career ladder. The incumbent will be hired into the appropriate level of research nursing professional based on their current education and experience level.

    Responsibilities:

    • Actively participates in the department's quality improvement efforts.

    • Demonstrates leadership in ensuring adherence to ethical practices during the conduct of research to protect the rights and well-being of patients and the collection of quality data.

    • Demonstrates leadership in ensuring patient comprehension and safety during initial and ongoing informed consent discussions.

    • Facilitates compliance with the requirements of the research protocol and good clinical research practice while remaining cognizant of the needs of the diverse patient population.

    • Identifies opportunities for quality improvement to colleagues and management.

    • Provides detailed and appropriate teaching to patients and families to effectively guide them through the research study.

    • Provides leadership to the research team in ensuring collection of source data and completion of documentation that validated the integrity of the research

    • Takes personal responsibility in improving patient satisfaction with the quality of care and service provided.

    • Takes responsibility for identifying his or her ongoing professional development needs and seeks resources and opportunities to meet those needs, such as through membership in nursing or research organizations.

    • Uses a variety of resources and strategies to manage the care of patients participating in research, ensuring compliance with protocol procedures, assessments, and reporting requirements as well as management of symptoms.

    • Utilizes a variety of strategies to enhance recruitment while being mindful of the needs of diverse patient populations.

    • Utilizes multiple communication methods to facilitate the effective conduct of research

    Qualifications

    • Associates/bachelor's preferred.

    • Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing is required.

    • Oncology experience preferred.

    • Research experience preferred.

    • 2 years of clinical research experience with a preference in an oncology setting

    OR

    • 2 years of RN experience.

    Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

    Current Pennsylvania licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse license or eligible for State Board Licensure.