Research Nurse - Heart Vascular & Thoracic Institute

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Job Title

Research Nurse - Heart Vascular & Thoracic Institute

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Department

Research Administration-Research Innov and Educ

Shift

Days

Schedule

7:00am-3:30pm

Job Summary

Join Cleveland Clinic's Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute to become a part of one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. This center cares for patients with a variety of heart, vascular and thoracic diseases, providing the most advanced treatments in a welcoming environment. Here, you can build a rewarding career, enhance your skills and develop life-long relationships with fellow caregivers.

As a Research Coordinator in our Heart Vascular and Thoracic Institute, you will collaborate with Principal Investigators across multiple cardiology subspecialties and assist in coordinating the implementation and conduct of human research projects. You will utilize the nursing process to support study activities while ensuring strict adherence to research protocols, regulatory requirements, and institutional policies. This position offers a unique opportunity to leave a positive, lasting impression on patients from the moment they enter the facility to the time they return home.

A caregiver in this role works days from 7:00 a.m. 3:30 p.m.

After completing six months of orientation, there may be an opportunity to work remotely one day per week or flex schedule to be 4 10-hour shifts.

Job Responsibilities

• Assist with coordinating the implementation and conduct of research projects ensuring adherence to research protocol requirements.
• Complete and communicate regulatory documents, develop data, monitor plans, report Serious Adverse Events as they occur and complete FDA and sponsor forms.
• Serve as a liaison between investigators, research personnel, outside study personnel and central research administration offices to assist in protocol interpretation, enrollment and safety questions.
• Utilize the nursing process as a basis for patient care.
• Assess research subjects, complete nursing assessments, document findings in research subject records and notify the physician of abnormal findings.
• Establish a care plan in collaboration with the research subject, family and research team and coordinate ongoing care.
• Identify discharge needs and facilitate discharge planning as appropriate.
• Perform telephone triage, nursing procedures and treatments.
• Evaluate, initiate and maintain standards of care consistent with CCHS policies & procedures.
• Assist with specialized patient care equipment as required by the clinical research protocol.
• Administer medications and treatments as ordered by a physician or LIP.
• Direct, coordinate and participate in the evaluation & supervision of nursing care provided to research subjects, establishing patient care priorities and delegating nursing activities according to the patient needs and staff qualifications and capabilities.
• Conduct and document the informed consent process.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)
• Two years of clinical experience
• Within 90 days of hire, successfully complete certification in Human Subjects Research as required by the Responsible Conduct of Research guidelines adopted by Cleveland Clinic

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Cardiac background
• EPIC experience
• CCF experience & Research

Physical Requirements

• Requires full range of body motion, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
• Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.
• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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