Reports To: Clinical Research Manager

Status: Full Time

Major Function:
Responsible for the overall coordination of clinical research trials.

Essential Functions :
The essential job functions as stated are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this job. The stated job functions are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

       • Works with physicians in the clinical setting to determine a plan of care for patients.
       • Advises physician on current patient condition, including possible side effects of therapy.
       • Performs advanced nursing care, nursing assessment, and data collection for clinical research.
       • Counsels patients with respect to medical conditions and action needed, including clinical and
          surgical treatment options.
       • Assists in resolving problems related to patient care.
       • Recruits patients for research studies; acts as patient advocate, explains study purposes, and
          obtains informed consent.
       • Collects, labels, and stores blood, urine, and other specimens for analysis.
       • Monitors and evaluates patients involved in research studies, including patient response to
          therapy.
       • Coordinates clinical research data, 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 inpatient protocols.
       • Prepares internal and external reports for physicians, research study coordinators, and/or granting
          agencies.
       • Provides in-service education to hospital and clinic staff.
       • Assists in organizing and preparing collected data for subsequent analysis and publication.
       • Attends and participates in meetings related to new and current clinical trials.
       • Maintains inventory of investigational drugs and/or devices.
       • Responds to internal and/or external auditor requests.
       • Attends occasional out-of-town professional meetings.

Additional Responsibilities:
May perform other duties as assigned or requested.

Prerequisites:
Required: Associate’s degree in nursing, at least 3 years clinical nursing, and licensure as a Registered Nurse by Board of Nurse Examiners for State of Texas. Experience in Oncology, and/or Cardiology/Cardiothoracic Surgery.

Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in nursing, at least 5 years clinical nursing, prior clinical research experience and licensure as a Registered Nurse by Board of Nurse Examiners for State of Texas. Experience in Oncology and/or Cardiology/Cardiothoracic Surgery.

Personal Charactersitcs:
       • High energy level, comfortable performing multifaceted projects in conjunction with day-to-day
          activities.
       • Superior interpersonal abilities. Ability to get along with diverse personalities, tactful, mature,
          flexible.
       • Maintains a positive outlook.
       • Good reasoning abilities. Sound judgment.
       • Deals constructively with mistakes and setbacks.
       • Good written and verbal communication skills.
       • Resourceful and well organized.
       • Participative style-advocate of team concept.
       • Ability to establish credibility and be decisive-but able to recognize and support the organization’s
          priorities.
       • Results and people oriented, but have sound judgment-ability to balance other research
          considerations.
       • Service oriented, but assertive/persuasive.

Organizational Relationships:
       • Accountable to Clinical Research Manager for all phases of activities.
       • Consults, and coordinates with other members of the research team and members of the
          organization.

Send resume via:
         Mail: CRSTI, Executive Director
                  7777 Forest Lane Ste C-742
                  Dallas, Texas 75230
         Fax: 972-566-8524
         Email: shoffman@crsti.org

Cardiopulmonary Research Science and Technology Institute is an equal opportunity employer.