Job Title:

Registered Nurse (RN) / Clinical Research Coordinator - Research

Salary Range:

$37.86 - $50.48

Worker Category:

Full-Time

FLSA Classification

Non-Exempt

Department & Location:

Clinical Research 8280 Santa Monica Blvd

Organization Background

Men’s Health Foundation connects men at risk to comprehensive healthcare and wellness through education, collaboration, and advocacy. Inspiring and empowering all men to live longer, healthier, and happier lives. We see a world where inequity and stigma do not separate men from healthcare. At Men’s Health Foundation, we are reimagining men’s healthcare.

Founded in 1999, Mills Clinical Research conducts cutting-edge research with a special focus on infectious diseases including HIV prevention and treatment, vaccine trials, medical device trials, and trials focused on men’s health. Mills Clinical Research is led by Dr. Anthony Mills as the CEO and Primary Investigator (PI) with office locations in West Hollywood and South LA. MCR is affiliated with Men’s Health Foundation and has expansive community networks within Southern California. They share the mission to eliminate health inequity for all, especially those at risk.

Job Description

Overview

The Clinical Research Registered Nurse role is integral in the execution of clinical research trials and managing patients' individualized health plans to facilitate the progress of research studies. This includes assisting in patient recruitment, conducting clinical assessments, participating in research protocols, administering investigational treatments, and ensuring compliance with ethical and regulatory standards.

The RN will work under the guidance of the Principal Investigator, Sub-Investigators, and/or Director/Manager of Clinical Research Operations to participate in the planning, implementation, and overall direction of clinical research projects conducted on behalf of the sponsors at the institute. You will perform study procedures, transcribe source data to case report forms, and liaise with sponsor personnel, maintaining a high level of professional expertise through familiarity with the study protocol, investigator’s brochure, related study materials, standard operating procedures and policies, and participation in project team meetings. Ensuring research quality by practicing compliance and following the principles of Good Clinical Practice (GCP)/International Harmonization Conference (ICH), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Federal Drug Administration (FDA) policies and guidelines, and other applicable regulations (state and local).

Essential Functions and Responsibilities (This list may not include all the assigned duties)

• Provides interdependent functions that overlap the practice of medicine that require standardized procedures; follows appropriate guidelines in accordance with the organization’s written policies.
• Performs appropriate assessments, nursing, and treatments per protocol as ordered by physician in an accurate and timely manner following GCP and HIPAA.
• Recruiting and screening research participants to evaluate eligibility for a clinical study by reviewing medical record source documents, inclusion/exclusion criteria, and participants’ willingness and capability to follow required clinical research procedures, processes, and follow up appointments.
• Obtaining informed consent documentation from research participants prior to any study-related procedures, maintaining patient screening enrollment logs, and following randomization procedures per protocol, ensuring protection of patients' confidentiality and privacy during initial and follow-up interviews and visits.
• Dispensing study drugs per protocol, reviewing participants' diaries and questionnaires as appropriate, and collecting, batching, and shipping specimens as required.
• Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
• Promotes patient's independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions.
• Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following clinic and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations.
• Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with research procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from health care support personnel or the PI as needed.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures.
• Maintains nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies; using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
• Reviews lab values; performs medication reconciliation; reports abnormal findings to provider and intervenes as appropriate.
• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities and continuing needs.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operation by keeping patient and research information confidential.
• Provides care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner that is sensitive to the patient’s diversity, preserving their autonomy, dignity, and rights and follows all research regulations.
• Attends and participates in weekly/monthly staff meetings, case conferences, in-services and other meetings as assigned.
• Monitor compliance with OSHA, HIPAA and all other applicable regulations
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications, participating in professional societies, and renewing certifications.
• Provide backup and support for CRC’s, PA’s, MA’s and other colleagues working on trials and trial-related functions
• Other duties may be assigned, as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Valid license as a registered nurse (RN) in the state of California required.
• Current Basic Life Support certification required.
• Experience of working on clinical trials preferred.
• Minimum of three years of experience in direct patient care preferred.
• Experience in HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C and chronic diseases care/ management preferred.
• Basic knowledge of other infectious diseases and state/ federal reporting requirements.
• Demonstrate knowledge of effects of psychosocial needs, trauma history, and cognitive/behavioral/motivational functioning on health-related behavior and exhibit ability to intervene appropriately and effectively.
• Have the appropriate level of behavioral maturity and patience in handling a variety of patient types and needs.
• Have diplomacy and tact in handling difficult and irate patients.
• Ability to work effectively with men and transgender women of diverse races, ethnicities, ages, and sexual orientation in a multicultural environment.

Company Requirements

• Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test, physical, and a background check to include a 7-year criminal, 10-year SSN & employer history reference check.
• Must be able to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination on the first day of work.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Must be able to work flexible schedules.
• Must take yearly flu shots or wear flu mask during flu season for patient-facing positions and test for tuberculosis as required by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Language Skills

Must be able to read, write and speak the English language fluently. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Must have the ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public in person.Mathematical Skills

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as dollar totals, monetary conversions, discounts, interest, fractions, decimals, percentages, area, and volume.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve technical and practical problems and deal with various intangibles in situations where only limited communication, support, information, and access exist. Ability to interpret various instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills:

Must have good computer skills and be proficient in the use of systems to complete correspondence, documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, such as Microsoft Outlook and Office, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or listen. The employee is mostly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is constantly required to stand and walk. The employee may be required to climb ladders or stairs, be in high spaces, and/or balance, stop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is in an office environment, workstation, or shared space. The noise level in the work environment is occasionally moderate with occasional high volume.