Senior Research Nurse

Anticipates the needs of patients and their families and serves as a link between hospital departments, physician offices and outside agencies to connect patients to the resources and programs that will meet their disease and individual needs based on the research protocol.

Works closely with physician offices to provide physicians, office staff, and patients a seamless entry for clinical services from the office setting to the services necessary for the patient in the research protocol.

Coordinates the physician and nursing care plans between settings via personalization and customization to enhance the patient experience.

Prepare and submit written adverse drug reaction reports to the NCI and research bases as required.

Serve as a liaison between Memorial, the research bases, the Heartland NCORP (National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program), and the individual investigators (physicians).

Serve as a professional resource and/or instructor regarding clinical trials, protocol procedures, and protocol compliance for investigators, nurses, pharmacists, pathologists, radiologists, and other health care personnel both inside and outside of Memorial.

Coordinates the timely scheduling of tests, procedures, appointments and treatments.

Assist investigators in developing individual office systems to make protocol procedures convenient and help ensure protocol compliance.

Responsible for data management activities that relate to any research studies coordinated through the Regional Cancer Center, including:

Maintain a record keeping system that documents patients registered on research studies, their protocol status, and copies of the informed consent, source documents and the data submitted.

Order and monitor investigational and provided drug inventories and drug accountability records in central and satellite pharmacies.

Delegate/prioritize responsibilities when appropriate due to fluctuations in workload.

Attends general and site-specific cancer case conferences to identify patients who can benefit from research protocols and opportunities for Memorial to improve cancer care delivery services.

Represent Memorial’s Regional Cancer Center’s policies and philosophy to others.

Train new employees of research division in protocol coordination activities and data management.

Coordinate and/or assist with clinics designed to collect research data.

Coordinate and manage selected pharmaceutical trials as assigned.

Promotes programs and resources of the Regional Cancer Center and Memorial Health System to patients and families, hospital departments, and physician partners.