Oncology Research Registered Nurse (RN) – Norwalk, CT

Benefits

Qualifications

• •Bachelor's degree
• •Valid RN License (CT or NY based on Practice Location)
• •Basic Life Support (BLS)
• •Oncology nursing and chemotherapy/biotherapy administration
• •Knowledge of current standardized cancer reporting criteria; performance status, adverse event grading and tumor assessment
• •Registered Nurse
• •Bachelor's Level Degree
• •Some manual skills / motor coord & finger dexterity
• •Little or no potential for occupational risk
• •Sedentary/light effort
• •May exert up to 10 lbs. force
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Responsibilities

• •The Research Nurse will be committed to supporting the department's program's mission of conducting quality clinical research for our sponsors while providing safe and compassionate care to our patients
• •Works with physicians, the network oncology research director and other research staff and allied health professionals to coordinate clinical research efforts provided at Nuvance Health
• •Independently conducts procedures related to screening, eligibility, consent, registration, patient education, and data collection for cancer clinical trials
• •Prepares and submits to the IRB (Institutional Review Board) all required IRB documentation in a timely manner: including but not limited to new trial approval, sponsor submitted adverse events(SAE) information, annual updates, consent changes, and any patient SAE
• •Performs patient assessment and chemotherapy toxicity evaluation based on NCI CTCAE criteria for adverse events on treatment days and as needed
• •Collaborates with oncology physician practices and staff to assure protocol compliance and scheduling of patient visits
• •Tracks and enters clinical data on all cancer patients as required to include active patients and those in follow up in clinical trials
• •Participates in investigator and study initiation meetings
• •Assists with scheduling, reviewing clinical trial outline/content and preparing for monitor visits/audits with regulatory agencies or sponsors
• •Provides education to staff on cancer clinical trials through in-services, written materials and one to one interaction for each study, each patient and general marketing
• •Participates in oncology research meetings and multi-disciplinary case conferences
• •Identifies potential patients for clinical trial eligibility
• •Demonstrates flexibility in daily routine and effectively accommodates for the need of the job
• •Fulfills all compliance and regulatory responsibilities related to the position
• •Performs other duties as assigned
• •Generally pleasant working conditions
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