Senior Research Nurse - Center for Clinical & Translational Sciences

Senior Research Nurse

At the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS), science becomes tangible. The CCTS supports researchers, practitioners, and community members as they join forces to investigate the best systems and methods for bringing scientific discoveries to the doctor's office. Through training and career development programs the CCTS also builds the next generation of translational researchers.

The Clinical Research Unit is a service center for the entire institution, which conducts clinical trials from different disciplines with 130 open trials in a clinic setting. We have several upcoming studies that need a nurse to perform direct bedside clinical duties for patients enrolled on clinical trial including infusions, IVs, vital signs, administer medications and assessments required per protocol.

The position would support and coordinate research trials in the Clinical Research Unit across multiple disciplines, including leading trials and actively providing patient care.

UTHealth Houston is Texas' resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That's where you come in.

It's because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you'd expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you'll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

As a world-renowned institution, our employees' wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

The Senior Research Nurse coordinates and conducts research projects and implements the nursing care functions. Recruits, screens, enrolls and follows up with participants throughout the course of the research. Provides direction to assure optimal compliance with research protocols and participant safety.

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Recruits, screens & consents participants, and educates research participants regarding the overall research objectives and potential benefits and/or risks for participants, as necessary for research projects.
• Directs the work activities of support staff, technicians, and coordinators assigned to research projects to ensure efficient, timely, and high-quality results and adherence to research protocols. May be responsible for oversight of clinical research program activities.
• Coordinates and maintains contacts with participants, physicians, pharmaceutical companies, and gains continuing support for the studies.
• Keeps the principal investigator and administrator informed of research and administrative progress through progress reports and other communications on a regular basis.
• Responsible for preparation of regulatory submission to IRB and applicable regulatory agencies as well as the day-to-day activities of enrolling in clinical studies including trials.
• Maintains inventories of investigational drugs and other supplies.
• Assists in developing and implementing research protocols.
• Collects, logs, and verifies research data; interprets results; produces interim reports, presentations and publications; participates in the writing of scientific papers, reports, manuscripts, and/or grant proposals.
• Identifies problems and trends, recommending procedural changes to the principal investigator and administrator.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills:

• Advance Nursing Knowledge
• Good Clinical Practice and Regulatory Knowledge
• Data Management
• Analytical and Critical Thinking
• Health Services/RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure required
• Association Clinical Research Professional - Certified Professional (ACRP-CP) by Association of Clinical Research Professional (ACRP) preferred

Minimum Education:

Bachelor's Degree in nursing from an accredited nursing school required May substitute required education with equivalent years of experience beyond the minimum experience requirement.

Minimum Experience:

3 years of experience in research required

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code 51.215 and Texas Government Code 411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code 117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. 791.4.

Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.