Clinical Research Nurse

University of Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Chicago seeks a Clinical Research Center Nurse to support diverse clinical studies within the CRC. Reporting to the CRC Nurse Manager, this at‑will position involves direct patient care, data collection, safety monitoring, and collaboration with physicians, coordinators, and lab staff across multiple study designs.

The role requires nursing education and clinical research experience, with emphasis on ICH‑GCP guidelines, patient communication, and adherence to rigorous study

Qualifications

• Education: college degree in related field.
• Work Experience: 2–5 years in related job discipline.

Responsibilities

• Works with research participants across the lifespan, including pediatric, adult, and geriatric populations.
• Provides direct patient care: Performs nursing assessments, conducts protocol specified procedures, administers study medications/investigational products, and monitors patient safety during visits.
• Collects and manages data: Records clinical data, maintains case report forms, and supports data integrity for audits and monitoring visits.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams including physicians, coordinators, and lab staff to support study progress.
• Educates participants and families: Explains study procedures and provide ongoing support across study timeline.
• Adheres to ICH‑GCP guidelines, professional nursing practice standards, patient‑centered care principles and evidence based best practices in all interactions with research participants.
• Reports adverse drug reactions and other safety concerns to the Principal Investigator and study team.
• Interprets information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities.
• Has a solid understanding of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health‑care measures.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Skills

Clinical research coordination

Phlebotomy

Patient care

ICH-GCP knowledge

Communication

Data collection

Education

RN license

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Job description

Department

BSD CRC - Nursing

About the Department

The University of Chicago (UC) Institute for Translational Medicine (ITM) was created in 2007 to assemble, integrate, and create the intellectual, administrative, and physical resources required to catalyze research and research training in Clinical and Translational Science. Its ultimate goals are to train scientists and health care providers at UC and in our community to determine the molecular, genetic, pathophysiologic, and social determinants of disease and disease predisposition in individuals; to test interventions directed toward those mechanisms; and to achieve these goals in a way that is rigorous, efficient, ethical, respectful of, and responsive to our community's needs and values. Over its thirteen years, the ITM has capitalized on the outstanding intellectual and physical resources throughout the University and at ITM affiliate Institutions, Argonne National Laboratory, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Illinois Institute of Technology, and Access Community Health Network, and on substantial institutional and CTSA financial investments, to build the infrastructure for a transformative, energized, and self‑improving home for clinical and translational research, ensuring the continued progress of clinical and translational science at the University of Chicago, its affiliates, on the South Side of Chicago, and beyond.

Job Summary

Reporting directly to the Clinical Research Center Nurse Manager, the Clinical Research Center (CRC) Nurse supports a wide range of clinical research projects/studies involving various study designs and participant procedures. These include multi‑center cooperative group and intergroup trials, multi‑institutional pharmaceutical trials, single and multi‑center investigator‑initiated trials, as well as observational, registry and phenotypic studies conducted within the CRC. This at‑will position is wholly or partially funded by contractual grant funding which is renewed under provisions set by the grantor of the contract.

Responsibilities

• Works with research participants across the lifespan, including pediatric, adult, and geriatric populations.
• Provides direct patient care: Performs nursing assessments, conducts protocol specified procedures, administers study medications/investigational products, and monitors patient safety during visits.
• Collects and manages data: Records clinical data, maintains case report forms, and supports data integrity for audits and monitoring visits.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams including physicians, coordinators, and lab staff to support study progress.
• Educates participants and families: Explains study procedures and provide ongoing support across study timeline.
• Adheres to ICH‑GCP guidelines, professional nursing practice standards, patient‑centered care principles and evidence based best practices in all interactions with research participants.
• Reports adverse drug reactions and other safety concerns to the Principal Investigator and study team.
• Interprets information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities.
• Has a solid understanding of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health‑care measures.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
• Work Experience: Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
• Certifications: ---

Preferred Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing.
• Experience: Two years of experience as a nurse in clinical research coordination/management.

Preferred Competencies

• Fundamental working knowledge of clinical research.
• Knowledge of patient care fundamentals, including aseptic principles and techniques.
• Ability to provide direct patient care in a professional and respectful manner.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Ability to read documents or instruments.
• Ability to perform multiple concurrent tasks with occasional interruptions.
• Ability to exercise discretion and confidentiality while handling sensitive situations.
• Ability to solve problems by applying math or reasoning principles.
• Ability to adapt to changing working situations and work assignments.
• Strong phlebotomy and venous access (IV) skills.

Working Conditions

This role works in a fast‑paced clinical setting.

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