Senior Research Nurse, RN

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits and innovations in medical technology research and family-friendly design. As the largest pediatric provider in the region with a 140-year legacy of excellence kids and their families are at the center of all we do. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago is ranked in all 10 specialties by the U.S. News & World Report.

The Senior Research Nurse RN provides family centered care understands and integrates appropriate growth and development processes into care delivery of patients with acute and chronic diseases and other disorders with a central focus on safeguarding of research participants. This position also supports study implementation in various settings study coordination data management and integrity and compliance and reporting of regulatory requirements. This position coordinates clinical research activities in accordance to established guidelines. Performs job functions adhering to service principles with customer service focus of innovation service excellence and teamwork to provide the highest quality care and service.

Essential Job Functions:

• Oversees quality control protocols to ensure the safety of the research participants.
• Ensures data integrity of the database.
• Develops and leads corrective plans to manage ethical and financial conflicts of interest and/or issues related to research.
• Leads development of specialized education and oversight concerning research studies and the conduct of research and coordinates new study start-up.
• Acts as protocol resource for other research team members. Orients research team members to studies.
• Collaborates regularly with PI and/or Co-I for studies relative to progress of projects roadblocks and serves as resource to new investigators.
• Serves as a consultant on research best practices to other healthcare providers.
• As an expert supervises execution of all clinical research activities including study implementation through study completion.
• Supervise clinical research activities in accordance to established regulatory and institutional guidelines FDA and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Guidelines.
• Oversees organizes and contributes to the operations of multiple research study activities such as recruiting and enrolling participants delivering informed consents collecting documenting and entering data for report purposes.
• Monitor and initiate corrective action to maintain the environment of care including equipment and material resources.
• Contribute to identification of clinical and/or operational performance improvement opportunities and initiatives.
• Establish partnerships with external agencies for site visit reviews.
• Directs site monitoring visits by the sponsoring agencies and ensures that all records are accurate and available for review.
• Develops case report forms for data collection as requested.
• Contributes to the development and submission of grant/s*.
• Mentors trains and advise nurses clinical research staff and other interdisciplinary research professionals.
• Identifies future research or nursing practice questions because of research oversight.
• Disseminates research findings (internally or externally).
• Collaborates and participates in data analysis*.
• Identifies self-learning needs and creates professional development opportunities to ensure professional goals.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Bachelors degree in nursing required Masters preferred.
• RN licensure in the state of Illinois active and in good standing.
• A minimum of 5 years of clinical experience to include3 years of research experience; previous pediatric experience strongly preferred.
• Basic Life Support Certification through AHA required.
• GCP and CITI training required can be completed after hire.
• Association of Clinical Research Professional (ACRO) Certification and/or Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA) Certification required or secured within 12 months of hire.
• Demonstrates excellent leadership skills ability to work with a team; excellent written and verbal communication skills; excellent organizational skills; entry level understanding of budgeting monitoring/analyzing variance from budget (when applicable); and hospital information systems.
• Advanced computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership in a collaborative and facilitative style.
• Ability to work in multiple projects simultaneously and under strict deadlines.

Education

Pay Range

At Lurie Childrens we are committed to competitive and fair compensation aligned with market rates and internal equity reflecting individual contributions experience and expertise. The pay range for this job indicates minimum and maximum targets for the position. Ranges are regularly reviewed to stay aligned with market conditions.In addition to base salary Lurie Childrens offer a comprehensive rewards package that may include differentials for some hourly employees leadership incentivesfor select roles health and retirement benefits and wellbeing programs. For more details on other compensation consult your recruiter or click the followinglink to learn more about our benefits.

Benefit Statement

For full time and part time employees who work 20 or more hours per week we offer a generous benefits package that includes:

Medical dental and vision insurance

Employer paid group term life and disability

Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Time Off (PTO) Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave

403(b) with a 5% employer match

Various voluntary benefits:

• Supplemental Life AD&D and Disability

• Critical Illness Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage

• Tuition assistance

• Student loan servicing and support

• Adoption benefits

• Backup Childcare and Eldercare

• Employee Assistance Program and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members

• Discount on services at Lurie Childrens facilities

• Discount purchasing program

Theres a Place for You with Us

At Lurie Childrens we embrace and celebrate building a team with a variety of backgrounds skills and viewpoints recognizing that different life experiences strengthen our workplace and the care we provide to the Chicago community and beyond. We treat everyone fairly appreciate differences and make meaningful connections that foster belonging. This is a place where you can be your best so we can give our best to the patients and families who trust us with their care.

Lurie Childrens and its affiliatesare equal employment opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression religion national origin ancestry age disability marital status pregnancy protected veteran status order of protection status protected genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.

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