Research Nurse Clinician (Newark)

Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title
Research Nurse Clinician (Newark)

Job Category
Staff & Executive - Medical (Clinical) - Nursing

Department
CINJ - OHRS Clinical RNC

Overview

RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE VISION, MISSION, AND CORE VALUES:

VISION:

Through our science, our evidence-based actions, our openness, and our respect for those we serve, we will advance cancer-focused research worldwide and reduce the burden of cancer in our catchment area. By engaging with and empowering our exceptionally diverse populations, and addressing their questions and fears, we will engender hope for cancer patients and their families and play a critical role in strengthening the fabric of our communities by gaining and protecting their trust and providing access to the outstanding oncology care each person deserves.

MISSION:

Our mission is to accelerate scientific discovery focused on understanding cancer, innovating cancer treatment, and improving cancer prevention; to provide outstanding, novel, and compassionate patient care; to provide evidence-based and culturally informed education to physicians, nurses, researchers, staff, and the community; and to achieve cancer health equity in our state through outreach to and engagement of our extraordinarily diverse communities.

CORE VALUES:

Curiosity and Discovery: encouraging an environment of continuous inquiry, creativity, and innovation to generate new knowledge

Integrity: earning the trust of those we serve and each other through honesty, transparency, accountability, and continuous reflection

Collaboration: approaching all opportunities with an understanding that together we are better and can achieve more; promoting and maintaining an environment of teamwork and shared knowledge

Respect and Caring: consistently demonstrating caring, compassion, and respect through our words and actions
Perseverance: maintaining an unwavering commitment to our mission; embracing change, overcoming obstacles, and creating and recreating the path to achieve our goals

Posting Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Research Nurse Clinician in the Office of Human Research Services (OHRS) at the Rutgers Cancer Institute.

The primary purpose of the Research Nurse Clinician (RNC) is to ensure successful, patient-oriented, safe and effective conduct of clinical trials at the Rutgers Cancer Institute. In this role, the RNC assists investigators to prepare and implement new clinical trials, screens and enrolls study participants, and provides protocol-related clinical management to those participants while on study. The RNC also serves as a resource to other Cancer Institute faculty and staff on available protocols, and general research topics such as FDA, IRB and GCP regulations.

This position is contingent on continued NJPHORCE/Pediatric State Appropriation. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
Protocol Activation:

• Collaborates with the Protocol Activation office to initiate and activate all new clinical trial protocols assigned utilizing the OnCore® Study-start up task list.
• This includes but is not limited to the preparation and/or review of study tools such as study binders, medication diaries, eligibility checklists and flow sheets (as required); verification of Scientific Review Board (SRB), Institutional Review Board (IRB), data collection plans and finance/contract approvals prior to study activation.
• Reviews protocol; collects multidisciplinary logistical, educational and financial feedback to identify potential obstacles to safe, effective study conduct; actively identifies and resolves obstacles in collaboration with the Principal Investigator (PI).
• Performs one-on-one or group protocol-related nursing education to other disciplines to facilitate safe, effective care of enrolled patients.
• Translates finalized protocol treatment plan, study calendar and clinical trials billing grid into sample orders.

Study Accrual:

• Collaborates with the clinical research team to ensure timely prescreening of potential subjects and or active cancer patients for all available clinical trials.
• Reviews patient's charts and medical history to confirm protocol eligibility and obtains source documents (i.e., medical record documentation) as needed.
• Follows the required elements of the informed consent process to ensure that IRB approved informed consent has been obtained, signed, placed in the medical record, and that a copy was provided to the patient.
• Obtains informed consent for both therapeutic and non-therapeutic studies as assigned in accordance with IRB, GCP, and institutional policies and procedures.
• Provides back-up support to register consented research patients with study sponsor (e.g., industry, NCI Cooperative group, etc.) and inputs into the OnCore® clinical trials database maintained by the Cancer Institute of New Jersey.
• Provides completed precertification form and anticipated clinical information to Financial Counselor. Responds to queries from payers for additional clinical information. Serves as resource for Clinical Trial Billing Information related to assigned studies as per the billing grid.

Clinical Nursing Responsibilities:

• Serves as an essential link between patients and all other members of the research team.
• Actively identifies, addresses, and communicates to study team and supervisor any challenges with completion of protocol required procedures and/or adherence to protocol required timelines.
• Ensures protocol-specific orders are entered and executed accurately, including scheduling and completion of tests and appointments internal or external to the health system as dictated by the protocol and eligibility work-up requirements through the end of study transition to next site of care.
• Coordinates/oversees continuity of protocol-specified procedures and/or protocol-specified treatments for study patients between disciplines/sites of care (including inpatient needs as it relates to the study protocol)
• Coordinates patient reimbursement while on clinical trial, including Rutgers issued or study-specific ClinCards.
• Proactively manages, coordinates and delivers high-quality, compassionate hands-on competent oncology nursing care and coordinates with the assigned clinical team, investigators, and ancillary departments (such as pathology, radiology, clinical laboratory, surgery, infusion services) as per protocol requirements and ensures adherence to the treatment plan and GCP guidelines.
• Appropriate to attain/maintain OCN certification.
• Provides nursing assessment of study patients by phone or in person - identifies and routes patient as indicated to meet additional or urgent care needs.
• Provides nursing documentation that is complete and accurate for protocol-specified visits and utilizes applicable institutional templates. Ensures reconciliation of concomitant medications for patients on active study treatment. Ensures clear communication with transition and status of patients who are off treatment and/or off study.

Study Responsibilities:

• Drives collaboration with all integrated, academic medical system staff to ensure that services are coordinated and delivered to patients in a timely manner. Assists in the promotion of teamwork and delegates tasks to other groups as appropriate.
• In collaboration with the physician, accurately grades adverse events using the protocol referenced version of National Cancer Institute (NCI) common toxicity criteria or protocol specific grading scales to objectively document toxicities. Provides informal teaching/coaching to clinicians on proper toxicity assessment grading.
• Completes Serious/Unexpected Adverse Event (SAE) form for all internal and multicenter serious/unexpected adverse events as required by study sponsors, federal requirements and institutional guidelines. Ensures accurate completion of SAE follow-up reports and that physician attribution has been included in all AE reports.
• In collaboration with assigned team, continually assesses overall protocol compliance and assists with Deviation reporting as per IRB guidelines, institutional policies, and protocol specific requirements.
• Provides back-up support to collaborate with assigned team and the Clinical Trial Lab (CTL) to ensure study specific bio-specimens procured are collected and processed according to protocol specific guidelines, including the submission of pathology materials, serum, blood, urine and tissues samples, and CRFs.
• Assists with monitoring visits and audits as requested. Assists to provide accurate, timely, intelligent responses to sponsor's queries. Schedule and/or participates in conference calls as part of an integrated, academic health system.
• Assists the clinical study team to complete Case Report Forms (CRFs) and/or resolve database queries as needed.
• Maintains research record (e.g., patient consent, eligibility, Case Report Forms (CRF), registration confirmation, corresponding source documents, etc.) for screened and enrolled patients.

FLSA
Nonexempt

Grade
03C

Salary Details

Minimum Salary
50.840

Mid Range Salary
63.560

Maximum Salary
76.250

Offer Information

The final salary offer may be determined by several factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate's qualifications, experience, and expertise, and availability of department or grant funds to support the position. We also take into consideration market benchmarks, if and when appropriate, and internal equity to ensure fair compensation relative to the university's broader compensation structure. We are committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation packages to attract and retain top talent.

Benefits

Rutgers provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The specific benefits vary based on the position and may include:

• Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage
• Paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs
• Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax-deferred savings options
• Employee and dependent educational benefits (when applicable)
• Life insurance coverage
• Employee discount programs

Position Status
Full Time

Working Hours

Standard Hours
40.00

Daily Work Shift

Work Arrangement

This position requires a fully on-site work arrangement.

Union Description
HPAE 5089

Payroll Designation
PeopleSoft

Seniority Unit

Terms of Appointment
Staff - 12 month

Position Pension Eligibility
ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a license to practice in the State of New Jersey.
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required.
• Two (2) years of oncology experience required, one (1) year of which should be in oncology research experience.
• Equivalent education, experience and/or training may be substituted for the degree requirement.

Certifications/Licenses

• License to practice in the State of New Jersey.
• Maintains active Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Effective oral and communication skills.
• Must be computer literate with proficiency and working knowledge of database and reporting tools such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications

• Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) certification as an Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) or Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse (AOCN) preferred.
• Association of Clinical Research Professional as a Clinical Research Analyst (CRA) or Society of Clinical Research Associates (SoCRA) certification as a Clinical Research Professional (CCRP) preferred.
• The ideal candidate will be detail oriented, have excellent organizational skills, be proficient in computer applications (Oncore™, Word, Excel, etc.), possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be able to maximize resources and be resourceful.

Equipment Utilized

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Standing, sitting, walking, talking and hearing. No special vision requirements. Lifting up to 25 lbs.
• WORK ENVIRONMENT: Office environment. Moderate noise.

Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number
26ST1895

Posting Open Date

Special Instructions to Applicants

Regional Campus
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)

Home Location Campus
Downtown New Brunswick

City
New Brunswick

State
NJ

Location Details

The position will work in Newark, but is based out of New Brunswick, NJ.

Pre-employment Screenings

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.

Immunization Requirements
Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals, if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Additional infection control and safety policies may apply. Prospective employees should speak with their hiring manager to determine which policies apply to the role or position for which they are applying. Failure to provide proof of vaccination for any required vaccines or obtain a medical or religious exemption from the University will result in rescission of a candidate's offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination.

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