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Registered Nurse Clinical Research Coordinator

You'll coordinate patient visits, teach families about research protocols, and help with lab orders, processing and screenings.

Posted Sep 1

Shift and hours
8-⁠hour day shifts · Monday to Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Shift: 8 Hours - Day Shifts Mon-Friday 8:00a-4:30pm shifts40 hours a week
Unit and setting
Sanford Broadway Med Bld · Hospital Facility: Sanford Broadway Med Bld
License
RN license Unencumbered RN license where you practice, or multistate license in a compact state
Term
Permanent Job Schedule: Full timeFull time

Do you qualify?

License
Unencumbered RN license where you practice, or multistate license in a compact state Check your license
Certification
Department-specific competencies and certifications Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.
Also asks
Enthusiasm for learning Enthusiasm for learning required
Also asks
Drug screen and background check after an accepted offer An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.

Preferred

Education
Graduate of a nationally accredited nursing program Graduate from a nationally accredited nursing program preferred
Experience
Prior research experience Prior research experience (preferred)

What it pays

Benefits

  • BenefitsCompetitive benefits packageCompetitive benefits package
  • BenefitsHealth insurancehealth insurance
  • BenefitsDental insurancedental insurance
  • BenefitsVision insurancevision insurance
  • BenefitsLife insurancelife insurance
  • Benefits401(k) retirement plana 401(k) retirement plan
More benefits (9)
  • BenefitsWork/life balance benefitswork/life balance benefits
  • BenefitsGenerous time off packagea generous time off package
  • Paid time off
  • Voluntary benefits
  • Company paid benefits
  • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • Employee perks
  • 401k/Retirement
  • PTO

The role and schedule

Day to day
coordinating patient visits Daily tasks include coordinating patient visits
Day to day
teaching families about research protocols educating families on research protocols
Day to day
lab orders, processing and screenings assisting with lab orders, processing, and screenings
Day to day
assessing patients for adverse events patient assessment for adverse events
Day to day
injections, phlebotomy and infusions for study procedures study related procedures as detailed in the research protocol (ex: injections, phlebotomy, or infusions)
Day to day
test ordering, procedure scheduling and insurance pre-authorization Must be able to organize complex components of clinical trials, including test ordering, procedure scheduling and insurance pre-authorization for participants, if applicable.
Day to day
investigator meetings and pre-study site visits Attend investigator meetings and coordinate pre-study site visits.
Day to day
tracking enrollment and adjusting the recruitment plan Monitor enrollment goals and modify recruitment plan as needed.
Day to day
dispensing study articles with pharmacy Work with pharmacy to dispense study articles and provide subject education.
Day to day
checking eligibility against inclusion/exclusion criteria Review inclusion/exclusion criteria to assure subject eligibility
Day to day
scheduling follow-up visits Schedule subjects for follow-up visits to review diaries and questionnaires.
Day to day
specimen collection, batching and shipping Ensure appropriate specimen collection, batching and shipping as required.
Day to day
case report forms and source documents for the sponsor Prepare case report forms and source documents for sponsor review.
Day to day
pulling data from medical records and referral notes Abstract data from medical records, clinic, consultation and referral notes
Day to day
supervising students, occasionally Occasional local travel between sites and student supervision may be required.
Hours stated
Mon-Friday 8:00a-4:30pm
Weekends
No weekends
Travel
Occasional travel between sites

The workplace

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Sanford Health
Health system employer

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Careers With Purpose

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.

  • Facility: Sanford Broadway Med Bld
  • Location: Fargo, ND
  • Address: 736 Broadway N, Fargo, ND 58102, USA
  • Shift: 8 Hours - Day Shifts

Job

Schedule

Full time

Weekly Hours: 40.00 Salary Range: $27.50 - $44.00

Department Details

As a Clinical Research RN, this position combines compassionate nursing practice with the opportunity to contribute to meaningful clinical studies, helping to improve treatments and outcomes for patients and their families. Daily tasks include coordinating patient visits, educating families on research protocols, and assisting with lab orders, processing, and screenings.

What We Offer

  • Mon-Friday 8:00a-4:30pm shifts
  • Supportive and team-oriented environment
  • Opportunities for ongoing learning and professional development
  • Competitive benefits package

What We’re Looking For

  • Active Registered Nurse
  • Prior research experience (preferred)
  • A collaborative, patient-centered mindset

Why Join Us?

Be part of a positive, mission-driven department that values teamwork, growth, and the difference we make in the lives of families every day.

Job Summary

Provides an opportunity to learn daily and contribute to treatments of the future. Enthusiasm for learning required, along with participation in educating patients, physicians, nurses and other personnel to the research process. Advanced nursing position that involves clinical patient contact, research study coordination and study data management. Must be able to organize complex components of clinical trials, including test ordering, procedure scheduling and insurance pre-authorization for participants, if applicable.

Clinical skills that may be required include, but not limited to: patient assessment for adverse events and assistance with, or completion of, study related procedures as detailed in the research protocol (ex: injections, phlebotomy, or infusions), within the applicable state scope of practice.

Demonstrate a desire and ability to strictly adhere to all levels of institutional, state and federal regulations and established research protocols, and the ability to collaborate with physician investigators to ensure safe and compliant investigational treatment or intervention and follow-up.

Attend investigator meetings and coordinate pre-study site visits. Monitor enrollment goals and modify recruitment plan as needed. Ensure the completion of all screening, eligibility and enrollment procedures. Work with pharmacy to dispense study articles and provide subject education.

Clarify questions and concerns with the investigator and sponsor regarding enrollment goals, sponsor expectations and study procedures. Review inclusion/exclusion criteria to assure subject eligibility and review with physician investigator. Review study protocol, informed consent form and follow-up procedures with potential study subjects.

Schedule subjects for follow-up visits to review diaries and questionnaires. Ensure appropriate specimen collection, batching and shipping as required. Document and maintain all study-related procedures, processes and events. Document protocol deviations and exemptions and record accurate and timely data. Maintain accurate source documentation for all case report entries and input data for submission.

Required to use appropriate nursing assessment skills to evaluate patient condition in response to study intervention. Collect data regarding patient condition for review by the physician investigator.

Prepare case report forms and source documents for sponsor review. Abstract data from medical records, clinic, consultation and referral notes for preparation of study forms and flow sheets.

Communicate effectively with subjects, research team, Institutional Review Board (IRB) and sponsor representatives.

Occasional local travel between sites and student supervision may be required.

Qualifications

Graduate from a nationally accredited nursing program preferred, including, but not limited to, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA).

Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state. Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.

Benefits

Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit https://sanfordcareers.com/benefits .

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org .

Sanford has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.

Job Function: Research Featured: No

What's around it?

In Fargo, ND

Fargo, NDFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 9% below the US average

Median rent
$946/mo
Household income
$66,998/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

See Fargo, ND

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