Clinical Nurse

Benefits

Qualifications

• •Identifies and intervenes to address barriers to effective informed consent discussions and decision making (e.g., literacy, capacity, language, distress, lack of time, therapeutic misconception)
• •Current BLS and ACLS or obtained within 90 days of employment
• •Current Registered Nursing License for the state the role is based in for RN's

Responsibilities

• •The Clinical Nurse must be knowledgeable of standard research and oncology care practices
• •The Clinical Nurse advocates for patient safety and protocol integrity, adheres to patient care standards, and communicates effectively to ensure effective conduct of clinical trials and quality patient care
• •Adheres to applicable federal, state, and institutional regulations, policies, and procedures related to clinical research
• •Complies with NEXT Oncology SOPs
• •Participates in providing timely, informative, and accurate communication with the interdisciplinary team to ensure protocol compliance and timeliness of protocol-related procedures
• •Collaborates with the PI, pharmacy, and other appropriate personnel to ensure proper use of and accountability for study drugs
• •Informed Consent
• •Describes and abides by institutional policy and processes for informed consent
• •Assesses patient's understanding of the information provided during the informed consent process
• •Ensures timely re-consenting as needed by the physician investigator
• •Confirms informed consent is obtained prior to performing any study specific tasks
• •Management of Clinical Trial Patients
• •Provides complete patient assessment, including vital signs and pre-examination procedures
• •Gathers and assess objective and subjective data from the patient
• •Documents data and assessments accurately in the patient record
• •Assists the providers in all aspects of the consultation, treatment, procedures, and follow-up care
• •Records medical history and symptoms, completing documentation in the medical record
• •Coordinates patient care, acting as a liaison with other departments and organizations
• •Provides patient education before and after procedures, use of medical devices and equipment, and prescriptions
• •Triage of calls for urgent appointments, referrals for patient consults and resting, insurance precertification, and documentation
• •Educates the patient and family regarding clinical condition and/or disease process
• •Ensures timely completion of protocol-required events and other requirements (e.g. pharmacokinetics or-dynamics, scans, study visits, QOL.)
• •Assesses individual patients for physical, psychosocial, and financial factors that could impact adherence with study requirements and implement interventions as necessary
• •Evaluates patient's adherence to and documentation of self-administered protocol agents and the return of such agents
• •Collaborates with the investigator to determine disease response as defined by the protocol and communicates findings to the study team and other care providers
• •Evaluates patient's adherence to and documentation of self-administered protocol agents and return of such agents
• •Collaborates with the investigator to determine if any treatment schedule or drug dose modification is necessary and communicates findings to the study team and other care providers
• •Ensures appropriate communication between clinical and research staff related to patient-specific care needs
• •Ensures evidence-based symptom management as permitted by the protocol
• •Patient health counseling and instruction, including meeting with families and caregivers
• •Medication reconciliation, management, patient compliance, inventory, education
• •Ensures regulatory compliance with OSHA guidelines, CLIA regulations, HIPAA medical privacy guidelines
• •Documentation and Document Management
• •Documents all patient encounters in the legal medical record per licensure and institutional requirements
• •Obtains documents from outside providers or laboratories that are needed
• •Assesses documentation or discrepancies and ensures that inaccurate or discrepant documentation is addressed in the medical record or other source documents
• •Maintains the privacy and confidentiality of patient's source documents
• •Other duties as assigned
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