Research Nurse

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The Veterans Research and Education Foundation (VREF) is looking to hire a Research Nurse to provide specialized clinical and administrative support for research projects at the VA St. Louis Healthcare System (VASTLHCS). VREF is a 501(c) (3) non-profit corporation established to facilitate and support the medical research and educational mission of the VASTLHCS.
VREF forms a unique partnership with the VA that dramatically broadens VA's ability to accept private and non-VA public funds to support VA's research program and work-related medical training for VA staff
 
Requirements:

• Registered Nurse: BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) from an accredited nursing program and licensed (NCLEX-RN)  OR
• Maintain current on licensure
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific documents such as a protocol, financial reports, and legal documents and be able to respond to common inquiries or complaints from patients, regulatory agencies, medical staff, or members of the community. 
• To perform this job successfully, strong computer skills are a must. The individual should have a working knowledge of most common (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook) software programs 

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Other Skills/Abilities:

• Self-starter
• Ability to work without supervision
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to work with a diverse population
• Detail oriented
• Must function in stressful situations
• Excellent organizational skills

Duties & Responsibilities:
Performs all clinical and administrative research activities as outlined in the protocol and overseen by the supervising principal investigator and includes but is not limited to:

• Recruitment: Prescreen patients to ensure Veteran meets all protocol inclusion / exclusion criteria
• Conducts clinical studies as outlined in the study protocol within the local and federal regulations and guidelines; adheres to good clinical practices.
• Conducts site and phone visits, including nursing assessment and procedures (phlebotomy, ECG, six-minute walking test, vital signs, and others as per the study per protocol)
• Prepares and processes human specimens for use in research studies. Collects blood, urine, and other samples as needed according to skill level and certifications. Responsible for packing and shipment, including shipments on dry ice
• Maintains lab inventory, collects lab results and follow ups
• Collects and controls research data and subject information; and maintains accurate data collection of all study data.
• Creates source documents that facilitate systematic data collection and/or aid in protocol execution and management and record keeping; and conducts accurate and timely subject data collection.
• Coordinate with other providers, service lines, and departments to ensure proper and appropriate care is given.
• Enrollment of subjects according to ICH/GCP regulations, and subjects’ rights through institutional IRB, federal and state regulations. This also involves the ability to explain technical information so that it is understood by patients and their families.
• Adheres to departmental quality control guidelines & ensures all privacy and confidentiality guidelines are strictly adhered to.
• Ensures that the investigator verifies that the subject meets inclusion/exclusion criteria; verified that the subject and/or legal guardian has provided informed consent; answers questions related to the protocol procedure as applicable; acts as a patient/family advocate.
• Assists PI in education of other study personnel with regards to study responsibilities and keeps written documentation of this training.
• Alerts the investigator when the subject’s safety is in jeopardy, there is a protocol deviation, or when the subject requests premature study termination.
• Completes Case Report Forms (CRFs) as instructed by the sponsor; ensures CRF’s are completed prior to monitoring visits.
• Responsible for regulatory/IRB issues after a study has been initiated; maintains regulatory binders, as well as submitting annual continuing review, adverse event documenting, protocol deviations, etc., to the sponsor and Institutional Review Board (IRB)
• Interacts with sponsor and study team
• Prepares site for monitoring visit, resolving queries
• Performs other duties and maintains schedule as required by a protocol or unit needs.
• Responsible for self-education, certification/license maintenance

• Attends professional/investigator meetings
• Facilitates stipend payments to trial participants when appropriate
• Enters data into the database to generate payment to the NPC
• Performs other clinical research-related duties as required by the PI or the VREF Executive Director or VREF Operations Manager

If you have any questions, please email:  [email protected] ​