DescriptionInova FairfaxHospital is looking for a dedicated Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator 1 Neuroscience to join the team. This role will be full-time Monday-Friday; regular business hours; no weekends or holidays.
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety quality and patient experience.We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits:
- Committed to Team Member Health:offering medical dental and vision coverage and a robust team member wellness program.
- Retirement:Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions starting on your first day.
- Tuition and Student Loan Assistance:offeringup to $5250 per year in education assistance and up to $10000 for student loans.
- Mental Health Support:offering all Inova team members their spouses/partners and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions per person per year at no cost.
- Work/Life Balance:offeringpaid time off paid parental leave & flexible work schedules.
Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator 1 Neuroscience Job Responsibilities:
- Provides patient education and medical information to study patients to ensure understanding of proper medication dosage administration and disease treatment.
- Delineates and defines the physiological status of the patient; assesses the educational psychological and spiritual needs of the patient/significant other/family.
- Administers investigational medications and performs patient assessments during clinic visits to determine the presence of side effects; notifies treating investigator of findings/issues.
- Performs nursing duties as assigned and relevant to credentials and research study needs
- Identifies and explains key protocol elements; performs study tasks under direct supervision.
- Explains basic elements of subject safety including the reasoning behind the required use of an Institutional Review Board/Independent Ethics Committee study activity documentation and event reporting requirements. Demonstrates subject protection under direct supervision.
- Explains the investigational products development process and identify key regulations to control these processes.
- Explains and performs study operational activities in compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and non-GCP related study management activities.
- Explains how to document data according to ALCOA-C (Attributable Legible Contemporaneous Original Accurate and Complete) principles.
- Explains the importance of professional conduct and describe leadership principles that impact the effective operation of an investigative site.
- Explains the variety of communication channels roles and relationship and outlets for study results that impact the conduct of clinical research.
- May perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Education:BSN or AD. If an RN has an AD within six months of the date of hire they must meet with their nurse leader and conduct the following: 1.) Identify which accredited school they plan to attend 2.) Provide a written plan with anticipated BSN completion date 3.) Submit a review of transcripts from the school indicating the required pre-requisites and timeline for taking the courses 4.) Complete BSN within 24 months of the start date.
- Experience:1 year of research training or protocol implementation
- Certification:Registered Nurse Upon Start; Must be eligible to practice in VA; Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience:2 years of nursing research
- Education: Bachelors degree in Nursing
Required Experience:
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