Nurse Coordinator - SOM Oncology Program

University of Maryland, Baltimore; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Professional development

Tuition remission

Flexible schedule / teleworking where

Job summary

The University of Maryland, Baltimore is seeking a full-time Nurse Coordinator for the Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy team within the Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center. The role interfaces with faculty and patients enrolled in clinical trials, coordinating regulatory communications and dose treatments per protocol.

The Nurse Coordinator supports regulatory processes, audits, and acts as a clinical consultant to staff, ensuring trial integrity and patient safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing or related field.
• Five years as a Registered Nurse with at least one year in research.
• Maryland RN license in good standing.
• ACRP or SoCRA certification preferred.
• Strong communication and data handling skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead research studies and nurses involved in trials and care.
• Oversee day-to-day clinical research operations and ensure protocol compliance.
• Assist PI in obtaining consent and educate patients and families.
• Coordinate IRB communication and prepare study reports for sponsors.
• Maintain liaison with sponsors, departments, and regulatory bodies.

Skills

Communication

Nursing practice

Clinical research coordination

IRB communication

Education and training

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Tools

CTMS

EHR systems

IRB systems

Job description

Job Description

The Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy (BMT-CT)research team within the Clinical Research Management Office of theUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore School of Medicine, Marlene andStewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC) iscurrently recruiting for a full-time Nurse Coordinator. TheNurse Coordinator is the primary interface, along with the facultymember, for cancer patients enrolled in clinical trials. The NurseCoordinator will assist regulatory coordinators with communicatingwith the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and communicatingtreatment modifications and amendments, confirms appropriateness ofdrug doses in accordance with protocols, acts as a consultant tomembers of the health care team, and prepares and responds toaudits conducted by study sponsors.

Benefits Information

• UBM offers a comprehensivebenefits package that prioritizes wellness, work/life balance,and professional development, along with additional exciting perks that employees can take advantage of.
• This position participates in a retirement program (pension oroptional retirement plan/ORP) that must be selected and be effective on your date of hire.
• Exempt regular staff receive a generous PAID leave package that includes over 4 weeks of vacation accrued each year, 16 paid holidays, 3 personal leave days, unlimited accrual of sick time, and comprehensive health insurance
• professional learning and development programs
• tuition remission for employees and their dependents at any University System of Maryland school
• and flexible work schedules and teleworking options (if applicable per job)

All employees are expected to work primarily physically within the State of Maryland.

Responsibilities

• Leads the activities of one or more research studies and thenurses engaged in research or clinical trials and the provision ofhealth care to research patients.
• Responsible for overseeing research projects, and ensuring thatnurses and staff are aware of study protocols.
• Oversees day to day clinical research operations that requireexpertise of a Registered Nurse and leads study design, initiation,execution, and completion of clinical trials, research studies, orprojects. Ensures compliance of assigned staff with study protocolsand overall clinical objectives.
• Follows the clinical courses of patients enrolled in clinicalresearch studies by obtaining results of diagnostic studies,assessing patients for complications, and recording patient dataonto study forms.
• Assists principal investigators (PIs) in obtainingconsent.
• Oversees patient/family education concerning clinicalstudies.
• Interacts with patients and families to solicit adverse event(side effect) information as well as medications taken since lastvisit.
• Maintains lines of communication between the institution andthe study sponsor by preparing study reports and communicating withclinical study monitors.
• Monitors study activities to ensure compliance with protocolsand with all relevant local, federal, and state regulatory andinstitutional policies.
• Confirms appropriateness of drug doses in accordance withprotocols.
• Performs Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Health InsurancePortability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) protocol development andensure compliance of research operations with protocols.
• Identifies protocol or patient problems, informs investigatorsof problems, and resolves problems by making protocol modificationsor adjustments to care plans. Develops, recommends, modifies, andimplements policies and procedures and/or methods of clinicalresearch to meet changing needs and requirements and enforcesstandards.
• Prepares and responds to audits conducted by studysponsors.
• Performs day-to-day operational duties such as: Assistsregulatory coordinators in communicating with the IRB.
• Assists pharmacokinetic specialist (PK) in obtaining clinicalsamples from patients and preparing samples for processing.
• Serves as the primary liaison to other departments, outsideorganizations, government agencies, and sponsor to promoteeffective and efficient operation and use of resource. Establishes,maintains, and fosters a cooperative relationship between themembers of the research team and support staff by communicatinginformation; responding to requests; building rapport;participation in team problem-solving methods. Oversees therecruitment, performance, scheduling, and training of team membersand continually reviews strengths and weaknesses of staff tomaintain a well-trained, highly involved, and motivated team.Instruct and train research and nursing staff in scientific andprocedural aspects of studies including standards of care, informedconsent procedures, and documentation procedures.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree in Nursing or anotherdiscipline appropriate to position.

Experience: Five (5) years as a Registered Nurse with atleast one (1) year in research specialization. Additional years ofresearch preferred. Prior experience in oncology nursing orinvestigational/therapeutic clinical trials preferred. Experiencein patient or project management preferred.

Certification/Licensure: Current Maryland license in goodstanding issued by the Maryland Board of Nursing to practice as a registered nurse or a multi-state licensure privilege to practice as a registered nurse in Maryland or appropriate federal districtlicensure where research is conducted.

Other: Certification from Association of Clinical ResearchProfessionals or Society of Clinical Research Associates preferred.May require training related to occupational safety and health,environmental compliance, shipping of hazardous materials and/orionizing radiation.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing. Abilityto gather and interpret quantitative and qualitative data. Abilityto operate computers and other office equipment. Skill and abilityto interact with the public, health care providers, agencies, andfacilities. Thorough knowledge of and compliance withconfidentiality of records and communications regarding clients.Thorough knowledge of the Maryland Nurse Practice Act forRegistered Nurses preferred. Thorough knowledge of the principlesof aseptic technique and infection control including blood and bodyfluid precautions preferred. Ability to perform extensive standingand walking preferred. Thorough knowledge, skill, and ability toperform various medical and nursing procedures and to operatemedical equipment preferred.

About Us

The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is Maryland’s publichealth, law, and human services university. Six professionalschools and the interdisciplinary Graduate School confer themajority of health care, human services, and law professionaldegrees in Maryland each year.

Our goal is to support the University’s mission of education,research, clinical care, and public service by amplifying UMB’svoice as a thought and action leader, and to enhance goodwill inthe communities and people with whom we engage. UMB is a publicuniversity and constituent institution of the University System ofMaryland. All employees are expected to work primarily physicallywithin the State of Maryland.

UMB is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workforceand is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. Allqualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, age, ancestry or nationalorigin, sex, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation,gender identity or expression, genetic information, physical ormental disability, marital status, protected veteran's status, orany other legally protected classification.

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UMB is a public university and constituent institution of theUniversity System of Maryland. All employees are expected to work primarily physically within the State of Maryland. Regular and contractual employee are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package.

About the Team

The University of Maryland School of Medicine (SOM) was charteredin 1807 as the first public medical school in the United States. Itcontinues today as one of the fastest growing, top-tier biomedicalresearch enterprises in the world. SOM is dedicated to providingexcellence in biomedical education, basic and clinical research,quality patient care and service to improve the health of thecitizens of Maryland and beyond.