Pediatric Research Nurse Coordinator

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.  

Innovative research and groundbreaking discoveries happen every day at Cleveland Clinic. Each member of our team contributes to our mission of caring for life, analyzing health and educating caregivers. As a Research Nurse Coordinator, you will help us achieve this goal by overseeing the implementation and conduct of various human subject research projects. In this role, you will use your nursing knowledge to perform a variety of related tasks, including care plan development, condition evaluations, telephone triage, documentation and more.  

A caregiver in this position works days from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

This is a hybrid role with a minimum of 2–3 days per week on-site after completing orientation and training.

The position is primarily site-specific to Main Campus but may require travel to other locations for specific studies, such as Fairview or Hillcrest.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Coordinate the implementation and conduct of research projects, ensuring adherence to research protocol requirements and timely completion.

• Complete and communicate regulatory documents, develop data and monitoring plans, report Serious Adverse Events as they occur, and complete FDA and sponsor forms.

• Serve as a liaison between investigators, research personnel, outside study personnel, and central research administration offices to assist in protocol interpretation, enrollment, and safety questions.

• Assess research subjects, complete nursing assessments, document findings in research subject records, and notify the physician of abnormal findings.

• Establish a care plan in collaboration with the research subject, family, and research team, and coordinate ongoing care.

• Identify discharge needs and facilitate discharge planning as appropriate.

• Perform telephone triage, nursing procedures, and treatments.

• Evaluate, initiate, and maintain standards of care consistent with CCHS policies and procedures.

• Assist with specialized patient care equipment as required by the clinical research protocol.

• Administer medications and treatments as ordered by a physician or licensed independent provider (LIP).

• Direct, coordinate, and participate in the evaluation and supervision of nursing care provided to research subjects, establishing patient care priorities and delegating nursing activities according to patient needs and staff capabilities.

• Conduct and document the informed consent process.

• Screen clinics for potential participants.

• Recruit and enroll patients into gynecologic oncology studies.

• Schedule responsibilities, route orders, and manage data entry.

• Administer experimental treatments, monitor side effects, and document patient responses.

• Assess and manage adverse events, relaying information to physicians for potential adjustments.

• Develop patient-related education materials and infusion nurse education.

• Prepare Beacon EPIC orders, conduct PRMC reviews, and create visit checklists.

• Update trial lists and VIA with trial activations and amendments.

• Schedule patients for labs, scans, clinic appointments, and chemotherapy.

• Make follow-up phone calls to monitor adverse events.

• Review new protocols for feasibility and prepare for audits.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Graduate from an accredited School of Professional Nursing 

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) 

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross 

• Four years of clinical experience 

• Two years of research experience 

• Understanding of the research process and terminology 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN)

• Clinical research and nursing experience in pediatrics that includes EKGs, blood draws, vitals, IRB submissions and maintenance, consenting, patient visits both onsite and remote, and monitoring visits.

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.

• Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.

• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.

• Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.

• Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.

• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

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Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.