Research Nurse

Cape Fox Corporation; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

401K with company match

Job summary

Cape Fox Corporation seeks a Research Nurse to join our team in Baltimore, MD, supporting NIH-backed studies. The role involves recruiting and screening patients, coordinating clinical and research activities, and ensuring compliance with ICH-GCP and consent processes.

The ideal candidate has an Associate's degree in Nursing, a state license, and at least two years of nursing and research experience. Strong data management and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Nursing and active state nursing license.
• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience with CPR certification.
• Experience in a clinical research environment required.
• Knowledge of clinical research data collection and reporting.
• Working knowledge of ICH-GCPs and nursing practices.
• Ability to coordinate activities and ensure regulatory documentation is filed.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and screen patients for protocols and trials.
• Assist staff interview, screen and evaluate eligibility for participation.
• Provide clinical support and follow up with study subjects.
• Educate study subjects and care staff on treatments and side effects.
• Perform assessments, physicals, and collect medical histories.
• Coordinate activities to balance clinical care and research needs.
• Enter data into research databases and ensure data quality.
• Ensure informed consent and human subjects protection.
• Collaborate with researchers to maintain protocol compliance.
• Mentor new staff and assist in protocol amendments drafting.

Skills

Nursing

CPR certification

Data management

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Research coordination

Education

Associate's degree in Nursing

Tools

MS Office

Research databases

Job description

Job Title

Research Nurse

Job Description

Concentric Methods is seeking a Research Nurse to join our team in Baltimore, MD in support of the NIH.

Responsibilities:

• Recruits and screens patients for inclusion in protocols and clinical trials.
• Assist research and medical staff interview, screen and evaluate the appropriateness of eligible subjects for participation in the research protocol
• Recruit and follow up with patients for clinical and basic research studies and protocols and provide clinical support to patients participating in protocol
• Provide instruction to potential clinical study subjects and those involved in care of subjects on aspects of subjects care, treatments, and side-effects
• Performs assessments and physicals, and collects medical histories.
• Participate in direct patient care, in coordination with interdisciplinary team and specific team members to create and communicate a plan of care that balances clinical care needs with research
• Obtain and record complete health histories and conduct physical assessments; communicate data from these and other sources
• Manage clinical and research support activities to ensure patient safety and address the clinical needs of the patients
• Administers protocol consents and documentation and monitors compliance.
• Ensure informed consent process and human subjects protection in clinical research and counsel patients regarding the potential risks
• Collaborate with researchers and medical staff to obtain and maintain informed consent and assent and address ethical and legal implication of the research protocol
• Performs data input and management.
• Perform accurate data entry into research database, including the use of standardized scales and assessments
• Examine and monitor patients during protocol studies; ensure the collection of a complete clinical database on each patient
• Performs clinical data interpretation and evaluates and interprets protocol and clinical trial findings.
• Participate in clinical practice and research support meetings and develop multidisciplinary performance improvement programs and projects to improve operating procedures, patient care and decrease costs
• Participates in training and mentoring new staff
• Provide mentorship developing skills and expertise in research protocols and all aspects of clinical research
• Work with staff on drafting of new protocol amendments and associated documents by providing editorial support and expert opinion

Travel Requirements

0 - 10%

Job Requirements

• Associate’s degree in Nursing with current state nursing license.
• Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience with CPR certification.
• Experience in a clinical research environment.
• Knowledge of clinical research data collection and clinical data report preparation.
• Working knowledge of ICH-GCPs.
• Knowledge of the principles, theories, techniques and practices of general nursing.
• Demonstrated expertise in data management.
• Ability to coordinate various activities (research subject schedules, data and biospecimen collection and nursing care) to ensure proper and timely filing of standard clinical/regulatory documentation, serious adverse events, amendments, annual reports and other regulatory documents.
• Ability to participate in efforts to ensure scientific quality and human subjects’ protection.
• Ability to oversee ongoing protocol operations to ensure study compliance; troubleshoot possible protocol violations.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, Excel, Outlook) and other spreadsheet applications.
• Strong communications skills, both oral and written.
• Excellent analytical, organizational and time management skills.

The total hourly pay for this exempt position is $45.00/hr. to $50.00/hr. f or up to 40 hours per week. This rate represents the company’s good faith and reasonable estimate of possible compensation at the time of posting. In addition, for eligible positions we offer a variety of benefits including specified holidays, paid leave, health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life and disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, as well as 401K with company match. This job will be posted until filled or withdrawn.

Cape Fox Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates provide equal employment opportunities to all persons and prohibit employment decisions on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, or sexual orientation. Cape Fox Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates offer preference to Cape Fox Corporation shareholders, descendants and other Native Americans pursuant to Public Law 100-241.