Registered Nurse RN Clinical Research

Rn Clinical Research Specialist

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Clinical trials and research are the basis for virtually all advancement in care. Through the careful study and evaluation of new treatments and therapies, clinical trials help uncover better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat. Clinical trials can be a long, careful process. Often, they include many phases and last for many years.

As an RN Clinical Research Specialist you play a crucial role in clinical trials, serving as a liaison between patients and researchers, ensuring safe and ethical research practices. You are involved in various aspects of research, including patient care, data collection, and study protocol adherence.

Schedule: Full-time, exempt, 40hrs week. Monday - Friday between 7-6pm (flexible with start/end times)

Located on an 80-acre campus in Mesa, Arizona, Banner Desert Medical Center is one of Arizona's largest and most comprehensive hospitals and was recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of Phoenix's Best Hospitals. We provide an abundance of exceptional opportunities with more than 700 licensed beds, including over 100 dedicated to children and 76 dedicated to our NICU. Areas of excellence include high-risk pregnancy and neonatal care, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, cardiology, oncology and emergency medicine. With 33 operating rooms, we offer a full range of surgical specialties and advanced technology that includes the da Vinci Surgical System. Becker's Hospital Review named Banner Desert Medical Center as one of the top 50 busiest Emergency departments in the country. If you aim to deliver top-tier care to the most vulnerable patients, consider joining Banner Children's Hospital at Desert in Mesa, Arizona. Within our over 200 bed, state-of-the-art facility, specially trained nurses, physicians and other clinical professionals utilize the most advanced technology - including iCare ICU monitoring and robotic surgery - to provide high quality, child-friendly, family-centered care. Our facilities feature a 76-bed NICU, a 24-bed PICU, six pediatric ORs and a 22-bed ED. We also offer dedicated pediatric rehab, radiology, oncology and hematology capabilities. With clinical diversity, exceptional training programs and a supportive culture, this is a place where you can grow in your career as you help our very special patients.

This position provides coordination of investigational and research protocols. Coordinates operational aspects of research projects including project preparation, subject recruitment, protocol execution, data collection, and coordination and database entry.

Core functions include promoting research study initiation and review, ensuring adherence to clinical trial schedules, developing and maintaining regulatory and legal documents, performing accurate data collection and reporting, assisting in educating patients about research studies and in obtaining informed consent from project participants, assisting in the development and maintenance of budget and/or contract agreements, coordinating and safely implementing research activities, participating in the development of clinical research protocols, and collaborating with various clinical and administrative positions, as well as research staff.

Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, a current Registered Nurse (R.N.) license, two years clinical research experience or experience related to clinical area in which research study is based, knowledge of medical and clinical terminology, excellent organizational and task management skills and the ability to maintain confidentiality of patient and study information, ability to maintain knowledge of Federal and State regulations governing practice as well as Institute policies and procedures related to medical and nursing practice, excellent human relations, organizational and communication skills, and ability to conduct computer-based literature searches.

Preferred qualifications include a Master's Degree or advanced certificate degrees, Clinical Research Coordinator Certification (CRCC), regulatory knowledge regarding the conduct of clinical research or health care operations, and additional related education and/or experience.