Research Registered Nurse, Endocrinology - Dallas, TX - Endoscopy
Company: William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital
Location: Dallas
Posted on: January 27, 2023
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Job Description:
Research Registered Nurse, Endocrinology - Dallas, TXResearch
Registered Nurse, Department of Internal Medicine -
Endocrinology
Why UT Southwestern?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT
Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and
compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we
strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits
for our valued patients and employees. With over 20,000 employees,
we are committed to continuing our growth with the best
professionals in the healthcare industry. We invite you to be a
part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover teamwork,
professionalism, and consistent opportunities for growth.
Job Summary
The Department of Internal Medicine is seeking a Research
Registered Nurse to join the Division of Endocrinology. In this
role you will work with Dr. Abhimanyu Garg to assist with of his
clinical research efforts. You will be responsible for working on
grants and with patients on clinical trials. The job will involve
recruiting patients for research studies ensuring subject
eligibility, screening patients, tracking patients\' data and
explaining the study purpose and content of each study. You will
perform data collection and nursing assessments and care, such as
placing IVs and administering informed consents, as well as being
responsible for evaluating patients involved in the research study.
In these studies, you may be responsible for administering
experimental and non-experimental medication under the guidance of
the physician. You will provide in-service education to staff
members and provide working direction for research activities to
nursing staff and/or other non-licensed medical or office support
personnel.-- Our ideal candidate has experience with pediatric
patient care.--
Experience and Education
Minimum Requirements
Graduate of NLN (National League for Nursing) approved Nursing
program, licensure as Registered Nurse by Board of Nurse Examiners
for the State of Texas is required.
Two years clinical nursing experience required.
Clinical research nursing experience is highly desirable but not
required.
May substitute relevant clinical research experience for clinical
nursing experience on one-on-one basis.
Certification(s): Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
through a course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA)
or American Red Cross (ARC) is required.
Preferred Requirements
Experience with pediatric patient care.--
Job Duties
Nursing:
Performs nursing care, nursing assessment, and data collection for
clinical research studies. May provide working direction for
research activities to nursing staff and/or other non-licensed
medical or office support personnel. Assists in resolving problems
relating to patient care and acts as a liaison between the research
team and other institutional stakeholders. Gives counsel to
patients with respect to medical conditions and provides
appropriate guidance related to research activities, per the study
protocol or under the supervision of the principal investigator.
Assists in developing procedures for inpatient and outpatient
research activities, follows protocols in the scheduling of tests
and procedures; may administer experimental and non-experimental
medication and procedures under physician/principal investigator
guidance.
Patient and study management:
Recruits patients for research studies ensuring subject
eligibility, screens patients, tracks patients' data and explains
the study purpose and content of each study. Duties performed may
include one or more of the following core functions: a) Directly
interacting with or caring for patients; b) Directly interacting
with or caring for human-subjects research participants; c)
Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing, or similarly affecting
patient records (including patient financial records); or d)
Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting
human-subjects research records. Obtains informed consent and
follows the proper consenting process for patients and/or family
members. Monitors and evaluates patients involved in research
studies within scope of practice, including their response to
therapy or intervention. May assist in inventory of investigational
medication, devices or approved medication for each protocol and
acts as liaison between investigator pharmacy as each protocol
requires, as per protocol requirements.
Data and regulatory management:
May train other research nurses in specialized skills and knowledge
necessary to perform variety of basic and complex research data
collection and nursing care; may provide in-service education to
staff members as appropriate. May assist in clinical research data
collection for pharmaceutical studies, Federal studies, or
investigator-initiated studies in patient records (paper and
electronic), sponsors documents (electronic and paper) and other
forms for data collection, such as: medical histories, data
collection of patients' charts for retrospective review studies,
patient physiologic performance results and laboratory
determinations, calculations of derived information, and
maintenance of general research protocols and complex protocols.
May also report information to other physicians, institutional
stakeholders and granting agencies. May collect, label, store
and/or ship blood, serum, urine, and other specimens for analysis
per the protocol requirements. Documents and updates the physician
and sponsors on the condition of the study participants including
possible side effects of therapy. Reports adverse events through
appropriate sources per the policy of the protocol and the
University Institutional Review Board (IRB) regulations. May assist
in organizing and preparing collected data for subsequent
publication as appropriate. May coordinate, as per the requirements
of the study team, regulatory aspects for each study, which may
include but is not limited to budgets, contracts, IRB submissions,
maintenance of critical regulatory documents and other required
committee submissions. May assist in internal and/or external audit
requests. Occasionally, attends and participates in out-of-town
meetings or scientific conferences as a representative of the
research team.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Work requires use of considerable judgment in application of
procedures, nursing assessment techniques, practices, and policies
to work problems, organization, and administration of research or
outpatient clinic. Work requires frequent contact with physicians,
residents, fellows, allied health personnel, affiliated
institutions, and other medical and/or non-medical office support
personnel to facilitate patient care and research data collection.
Work requires the determination of methods or approaches to work
problems. Requires a working knowledge of federal, state, and local
laws and regulations governing research. Ability to provide
"customer service focus". Interpersonal and teamwork skills to
contribute to objectives of organization. Adaptability/flexibility
to react positively to changes in work environment. Initiative to
improve productivity and quality of work. Ability to plan and
organize work in logical and efficient manner.
Working Conditions
Work is performed mostly primarily in clinical environment. The
incumbent may be exposed to body fluids and infectious
diseases.
Compliance with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate enforced by the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is a requirement for this
position. Federal law requires individuals holding this position to
be fully vaccinated or have an approved exemption for certain
medical, disability, or religious reasons. Individuals who do not
meet CMS vaccination requirements are not eligible and should not
apply for this position but are encouraged to apply for other
non-healthcare positions at UT Southwestern for which they
qualify.
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This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education
Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal
history record information. UT Southwestern Medical Center is
committed to an educational and working environment that provides
equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an
equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful
discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race,
color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information,
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