Clinical Research Specialist Nurse-Nuclear Medicine

The Clinical Research Nurse will coordinate specialized clinical study activities in the Department of Radiology; lead the design, execution and control of clinical research trials; coordinate and execute the processing and analysis of research data and coordinate and execute clinical trial protocols and procedures.

Position Responsibilities: (Associate and Specialist)

• Functions as a member of the Radiology Research Support team to plan, deliver, and evaluate the health care provided to research protocol patients.
• Assists in the design, development, execution and administration of research protocols and clinical studies.
• Manages the operations of clinical research studies as a technical expert in clinical research coordination including the recruitment, coordination and scheduling of subject participation and procedures as required by protocol.
• Follows study participants; manages and directs collection of data including maintaining records of patient visits/interviews, documentation of adverse events and review of medication records.  Provides documentation for physician review to ensure patients are screened and treated according to protocol.
• Assists physicians in determining eligibility of patients for research protocols; assists in or directs others in obtaining patient consent to enter protocols and counsels patients and families regarding investigational therapy.
• Leads communication with departments of Radiology, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Departments of Radiation Oncology, Pathology, Pharmacy, Nursing, Clinical Research Unit and/or other departments participating in the clinical research to ensure multi-disciplinary patient safety approaches; conveys study specific objectives and requirements; develops communication tools as necessary.
• Enters patients on protocol, ensuring that all prerequisites have been completed and are within the required parameters.
• Coordinates patient care needs and obtains follow-up information from local physicians, hospice, home care agencies, and local laboratories.
• Monitors compliance gathers and maintains data for pharmaceutical sponsored research trials, in-house trials and cooperative group studies; creates worksheets, treatment flow sheets and assorted tools to provide source documentation of protocol treatment procedures; triages telephone calls from patients and families to facilitate clinic visits for medical care/emergent care needs; assists in obtaining prescription medications; provides follow-up for treatment related complications.
• Serves as liaison to local physicians/hospitals to facilitate care of protocol patients when hospitalized at outside institutions; obtains documentation of the hospitalizations; provides notification to the Principal Investigator, Study Sponsor, and FDA as required per protocol.
• Serves as liaison to Study Sponsors for review of potential studies; initiates, monitors, audits and terminates studies; participates in teleconferences and investigator meetings.
• Assists patients with problems related to their protocol therapy such as the need to return for emergency evaluation in the case of side effects.
• Maintains records of services provided; assists in developing and monitoring study budgets, adheres to individual protocol budgets; serves as liaison to the Clinical Trials Office and the Division of Sponsored programs to facilitate contract approval.
• Serves as a liaison to the University Business Office to identify patient tests and procedures paid for by study sponsors; assists patients with questions related to billing for protocol treatment procedures.
• Assists in judging validity of data; makes recommendations; performs and interprets complex statistical analysis of data; prepares data for computer analysis; uses evaluation data to revise and implement change.
• Assists in the preparation of reports to IRB-01, Protocol Review and Monitoring Committee and other review committees for multiple clinical research studies; compiles accrual data; reviews and summarizes information for principal investigators and University Institutional Review Board (IRB-01); Assists in maintaining documentation of protocols and relevant data, follow-up correspondence, and summaries.
• Assists in the preparation of research papers and manuscripts for publication and presentation at conferences and workshops; compiles summary data for inclusion in various reports for analysis and for submission to study sponsors; prepares project reports, writes articles and obtains other documents for submission to study sponsors.
• Performs critical analysis of literature relevant to the clinical trials.
• Educates faculty, staff and others about clinical research and methods employed in research studies; prepares educational materials for patients and other staff as needed to carry out protocol therapy.
• Selects, applies and tests standard methodologies, techniques and tools such as manuals, forms and questionnaires.
• Attends protocol meetings and other UIHC and Study Sponsor meetings; participates on committees as appropriate.
• Participates in the development of goals for the Radiology Clinical Research program.
• Functioning as an expert in clinical trials, trains team members to counsel patient and family members on condition and clinical trial treatment.
• Provide functional supervision for ancillary Theranostics team members, including students and technicians, directing workflow and providing daily oversight of research. 

The information contained herein is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities required of individuals performing this job.  

Percent of Time: 100%

Pay Grade: 6A

Pay Structure SEIU: https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/pay-plans/seiu-pay-plan

 Benefits Highlights:

• Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa
• Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans
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