Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator

Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is seeking a Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator. This position will be Monday-Friday and the shift will be based off of the operational need.

Research and pediatric nursing experience is preferred.

This role coordinates all clinical research activities with moderate supervision. Assignments may include more studies that require a nurse's clinical expertise.

What you will do

• Expected to perform all CRC core responsibilities (as applicable):
• Adhere to an IRB approved protocol
• Coordinate protocol related research procedures, study visits, and follow-up care
• Participate in the informed consent process of study subjects, screen, recruit and enroll patients/research participants
• Support the safety of clinical research patients/research participants
• Educate subjects and family on protocol, study intervention, study drug, etc.
• Register study on ClinicalTrial.gov
• Facilitate pre-study, site qualification, study initiation, and monitoring visits
• Facilitate study close out activities
• Coordinate research/project team meetings
• Collect, process and ship laboratory specimens
• Maintain study source documents and regulatory documents
• Report adverse events
• Understand good clinical practice (GCP) and regulatory compliance
• Comply with Institutional, federal, state, and sponsor policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and guidelines
• May interact with clinical staff to ensure proper study procedures are followed. This may include overseeing proper and timely blood draws and drug orders.

Education Qualifications

• Technical diploma in nursing - Required
• Bachelor's degree in nursing - Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• At least one (1) year of nursing experience - Required
• At least one (1) year of research experience - Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Clinical research nurse responsibilities include but are not limited to CHOP mandatories and competencies for nurses, physical assessment, vital signs, administering investigational drugs and accessing lines for labs and pharmacokinetic sampling.
• Familiarity with research databases

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered nurse (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania state licensing board - within 12 months - Required or
• Registered nurse (New Jersey) - New Jersey state licensing board - within 12 months - Required
• Nursing temporary practice permit (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania state licensing board - upon hire - Required or
• Nursing temporary practice permit (New Jersey) - Pennsylvania state licensing board - upon hire - Required and
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) - issued through an organization that requires a hands-on instructor lead psychomotor skills verification (ex. American Heart Association or Red Cross). - upon hire - Required

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