RN - Oncology Clinical Research Coordinator

Avera Health; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 43,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Avera Cancer Institute-Sioux Falls is seeking an RN to coordinate clinical research studies, guiding patients and families through all phases of cancer trials with compassion and professionalism.

The role requires 1–3 years in research or oncology, strong regulatory knowledge, and collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure protocol integrity and patient safety.

Qualifications

• Active RN license in state of practice.
• 1–3 years in research or oncology/ transplant/ hematology.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates multiple complex protocols for cancer research at once with care teams and families.
• Ensures protocol compliance with FDA regulations and GCP.
• Communicates patient status and research interventions clearly across teams.
• Maintains relationships with providers, sponsors, and monitors to support accrual and safety.
• Upholds ethical conduct and patient rights from consent through participation.

Skills

Clinical research

Communication

Regulatory knowledge

Team collaboration

Education

RN licensure

Job description

Location:

Avera Cancer Institute-Sioux Falls

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Pay Range:

$31.00 - $46.25

Position Highlights

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Responsible for coordinating assigned clinical research studies by performing diverse clinical, regulatory, and clerical responsibilities requiring analysis, judgment, and knowledge of clinical research. Facilitates clinical research studies with participants, staff, investigators, and sponsoring organizations. The coordinator works with patients and their families, beginning with evaluation and continuing through all required treatment phases of the clinical trial, in a compassionate and professional manner in order to achieve excellence in quality patient care and fulfill protocol requirements.

What you will do

• Coordinates multiple complex protocols at a time, for all drug development phases of the cancer research treatment in working with providers, patients and their family, as well as ancillary departments as needed for patient care coordination. Assures all appropriate information in patient cancer treatment status is communicated accordingly, and the research intervention is implemented.
• Collaborates with investigators, ancillary departments, study sponsors, internal and external monitors and auditors to facilitate compliance with the requirements of the research protocol with regards to good clinical research practice, FDA regulations, and policies that affect research at the institutional, state, federal and international level, while remaining cognizant of the needs of diverse patient populations.
• Utilizes multiple communication and research-specific education methods with research, clinical, and organizational staff, as well as patients and their significant others, to facilitate the effective conduct of clinical trials including the promotion and integrity of the clinical trial, and advocates for the safety and care of clinical trial patients.
• Develops and maintains respectful and trustworthy relationships with providers and their clinical staff, ancillary departments, and study sponsors to facilitate compliance with and successful accrual of eligible patients to clinical trials, all while ensuring proper use of and accountability for experimental drugs.
• Demonstrates leadership in ensuring adherence to ethical practices during the conduct of clinical trials to protect the rights and well-being of patients from the time the patients sign the informed consent through their participation duration, including the collection of quality data.
• Uses a variety of resources and strategies to manage the care of patients participating in clinical trials, ensuring education of and compliance with protocol procedures, assessments, treatment, and reporting requirements as well as management of symptoms.
• Assists in implementation of recruitment plans to identify and assess individuals who may be eligible for clinical trials and utilizes a variety of strategies to enhance recruitment while being mindful of the study entry criteria, required procedures, the needs of diverse patient populations, and other potential factors.
• Identifies the financial variables that affect research and supports good financial stewardship in clinical trials, in collaboration with the clinical trial analysts and patient advocates.
• Performs other nursing functions according to his or her nursing profession not related to clinical research.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing
• An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire
• 1-3 years research or oncology, transplant or hematology

Expectations and Standards

Commitment to the daily application of Avera's mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.

Promote Avera's values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.

Uphold Avera's standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE