Overview

Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.

Responsibilities

The Research Nurse will be responsible for rendering patient care services to patients on research protocols approved through the Northside Hospital IRB. Responsibilities involve patient registration, data collection, data submission, adverse event reporting, patient follow-up, records management, protocol regulatory management, quality assurance and other activities related to research. Major roles of the Research Nurse include those of practitioner, researcher, educator and consultant. The Research Nurse is a professional person with knowledge, skills and abilities in the following areas: specific disease management nursing, data management, physical assessment skills, leadership ability and communication skills.

Northside Hospital Cancer Institute's (NHCI) Cancer Research Program is one of the largest community-based oncology/hematology programs in the nation and is one of the few cancer research programs in the country offering Phase I-IV clinical trials.

Northside Hospital is committed to offering the latest in cancer research, breakthrough procedures, technologies and treatments through collaborations with some of the most respected cancer research institutions and programs in the country. Across the NHCI network, experienced oncologists, surgeons and radiologists offer patient access to promising clinical trials within their own communities.

This Clinical Research Nurse position will cover our Gwinnett hub.

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 4:30PM

Gwinnett Hub: SHOA Duluth, SHOA Lawrenceville, GCS Decatur, GCS Athens

Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES/LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a Bachelor or Associate degree and current and unencumbered licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Georgia

One (1) year relevant work experience in a clinical setting

Current and valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider CPR & AED Program card

If not Certified Clinical Research Coordinator (CCRC) or a Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP) at time of hire, must achieve professional certification through the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) or the Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA) within three (3) years of hire.

If not certified at time of hire, must obtain within three (3) years of hire, one (1) of the following:

FOR ONCOLOGY: Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) through the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)

FOR BMT: Blood & Marrow Transplant Certified Nurse (BMTCN) through Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES/LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION PREFERRED

Oncology Clinical Research Nursing or Inpatient Oncology Nursing experience is strongly preferred.

Work Hours:

8:00am-4:30pm

Weekend Requirements:

No

On-Call Requirements:

No