Title: Research Nurse Practitioner
Title: Research Nurse Practitioner
Location: Upper East Side
Org Unit: Clinical Research Unit (CRU)
Work Days:
Weekly Hours: 35.00
Exemption Status: Exempt
Salary Range: $145,800.00 - $156,600.00
*As required under NYC Human Rights Law Int 1208-2018 - Salary range for this role when Hired for NYC Offices
Position Summary
Job Responsibilities
- Acts as a liaison between inpatient and outpatient units for study patients: works with referring physicians and their staff to ensure continuity of care and continuous recruitment of patients; collects pretreatment and on-study data required.
- Administers appropriate drugs as deemed necessary by the protocols: works with pharmacy to insure proper handling of drugs and that protocol rules are met.
- Assists laboratory technician with phlebotomy processing and shipping as needed..
- Assists outreach coordinator with recruitment of new patients to protocols by reviewing eligibility and participating in outreach activities as deemed necessary.
- Assists physicians with completion of applications for clinical studies; assists in the preparation and maintenance of appropriate consent forms for each study.
- Responsible for various aspects of patient treatment protocols; evaluates and performs assessments (medical history/physical exams) as deemed necessary; performs patient education; responsible for adverse event reporting; monitors patients on studies.
- Reviews and completes protocol history sheets, flow sheets, study follow-up reports, patient evaluation forms, protocol case report forms and other relevant forms and surveys.
- Works with data managers on proper data collection and interpretation of clinical data; reviews protocol procedures; keeps up to date on institutional regulations relevant to protocols; assists with QA/QM; participates in monitoring and site visits.
Education
- Master’s of Science Degree in Nursing
Experience
Experience working with patient population, specified in trial preferred.
Prior experience with management of research protocols and prior supervisory experience preferred.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Excellent organizational and communication skills.
- Maintains awareness of hospital policies and procedures, as well as good clinical practices standards.
Licenses and Certifications
- NYS Registered Nurse Practitioner (NP) license and current NP registration
- NYS Registered Professional Nurse license and current RN registration
- Applicable National Board Certification (such as ANCC, PNCB, etc)
- BLS certification, issued by the American Heart Association.
- Infection Control Certificate.
Working Conditions/Physical Demands
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