Clinical Research Nurse: Trials & Patient Care Lead

University Cancer & Blood Center; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

University Cancer & Blood Center in Athens, GA seeks a Research Nurse to perform daily trial activities and manage the oncology study list. You will monitor appointments, ensure EMR/IXRS entries, and coordinate with investigators and infusion staff to support protocol requirements.

The role requires an active GA RN license and at least 3 years of RN experience. Strong communication and meticulous documentation are essential to ensure patient safety and trial integrity.

Qualifications

• Must have an active GA RN License.
• 3 years RN experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure trial list is printed and passed around.
• See trial patients for the day.
• Ensure that appointment times are monitored and that patient is seen prior to being seen by provider.
• Ensure that the trial visit note is started in the EMR with correct visit information.
• Administer QoL’s if applicable.
• Access port and collect labs if applicable.
• Assess for any potential dose modifications or delays based on any adverse events (AE’s) that patient is reporting.
• Update / touch base with Investigator regarding patient’s visit and any AE’s if applicable.
• Assess lab results and grade / check any abnormalities with the protocol, clinical significance with investigator, etc.
• Confirm treatment doses and orders are correct and approved.
• Inform infusion nurses that patient is approved for treatment, if applicable.
• Enter visit in IXRS, if applicable.
• Dispense drug: ... (see sublist)
• Finish charting on patient.
• Check patient’s return visit orders and ensure that dates/ times for next visit are correct and appropriate for treatment and procedure length (PK’s, ECG’s, etc).
• Prescreen all new patients for the following day: Mark all oncology patients as either “not eligible” or “prescreened” and add trial info in text note.
• Enter the applicable information in Oncotrials.
• Check through all patients who are currently in screening/eligibility and screening procedures.
• Assess for any results on scans or labs.
• Make sure that patient is still on track for start date.
• Complete medical history & concomitant medications in OncoEMR.
• Submit enrollment packet if applicable.
• Ensure PI eligibility confirmation is entered and randomize if applicable.
• Check for drug shipments.
• Check drug against packing slip.
• Store drug in appropriate storage conditions.
• Record on drug logs.
• Receive shipment in IXRS if applicable.
• Recheck for drug shipments after 3:30 pm or before leaving at end of business.
• Process and ship lab kits if applicable.
• Complete trial patient schedule for the next day: Check the visit schedule in OncoEMR and Oncotrials.
• Ensure that treatment and labs, procedures, etc are ordered per the protocol schedule of events (not copied forward).
• It is acceptable to copy forward visits for same protocol to ensure continuity of instructions and layout on the list; however, it must always be checked against the protocol in addition to copying forward to ensure that any past oversight is not repeated and any updates are noted and applied.
• Check that each box/section on the patient visit list is updated, line by line.
• Ensure that everything on the trial list is also entered in the EMR (labs, QoL’s, scans needed for next visit, etc).
• Enter return orders for patient in EMR (FU with provider, labs, scans if needed, EMR) and any trial patient procedure letters if applicable.
• Email the completed trial patient list for the next day by EOB to lab, billing dept, research dept, mix, schedulers, and charge RN’s.
• Prepare for next day patient visits: Ensure that there is adequate drug supply.
• Check for lab kits.
• Prepare QoLs if needed.
• Call patient and remind them of fasting, need to withhold morning dose of drug, etc., if applicable.
• Answer phone calls from patients and physicians throughout the day.
• Check emails and ensure timely responses throughout the day.
• Review emails for query resolution requests from Mary and update as necessary.
• Scan through “all locations” visit list for the next day.
• Check all “potential trials” buttons and make sure that info is still applicable, update in Oncotrials as needed.
• For example, if we were waiting on a diagnosis update in Oncotrials when diagnosis info is available or if eligibility depends on a molecular result or staging, update as the information is available; this will help with our “prescreen” info we give sponsors, but most importantly we do not want providers to become “blind” to our potential trials button if they feel info is never updated or inaccurate.
• Check through all new scan results/path reports. This is generally indicated on the visit note comment as “CT results”, “___ path or biopsy”, “Tempus results”, etc.
• Call patient’s with recent new starts or recent dose mods to ensure tolerance and compliance when possible.
• Try to follow up within 24-48 hrs, but no more than 7 days.

Skills

GA RN License

RN experience

Job description

University Cancer & Blood Center in Athens, GA seeks a Research Nurse to perform daily trial activities and manage the oncology study list. You will monitor appointments, ensure EMR/IXRS entries, and coordinate with investigators and infusion staff to support protocol requirements.

The role requires an active GA RN license and at least 3 years of RN experience. Strong communication and meticulous documentation are essential to ensure patient safety and trial integrity.