Research Nurse Jobs at John Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States of America

About John Hopkins University

John Hopkins University is a private research university in Baltimore, United States of America. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 6,109. It practices the semester-based academic calendar. Johns Hopkins University has nine schools altogether. And among nine, five of which serve undergraduate and graduate students. In addition to that, Hopkins’ graduate programs include the top-ranked Bloomberg School of Public Health and the highly ranked School of Education, Whiting School of Engineering, School of Medicine and the well-regarded Peabody Institute for music and dance.

About position

The university is seeking creative and caliber nursing graduate for a research project. The position holder position will work in our Clinical Research Center (TOID) Transplant and Oncology Infectious Disease. Here are the key duties that the incumbent will perform

• Manage day to day scientific implementation and operation of multiple clinical research studies and trials, and additionally, monitoring protocol compliance, patient toxicities, and adverse events.
• Determine patient study eligibility, obtain informed consent, and also, initiate patient randomization and enrollment.
• Under the direction of physician principal investigators, order research medicines from the investigational drug pharmacy and submit orders to obtain clinical research samples.
• Conduct study visits with research subjects, performing routine physical examinations and obtaining vital signs as directed by research protocols.
• Develop tools for study implementation including source data documents, standardized order sheets, study reference materials, and nursing summaries. Also, act as a liaison for studies with health care teams, other institutions, drug companies, study monitors, study subjects and their primary care providers.
• Compile as well as present status reports to PIs, contract research organizations, nursing and clinic staff, and physicians.
• Assist outside monitors during study review visits.
• Develop standard operating procedures and set regulatory and safety policies for the program. Similarly, participating in 24-hour on-call and weekend program coverage responsibilities.

Required qualifications and skills

• University Degree in Nursing or related field.
• Additionally, must be a Registered Nurse to practice nursing professionally.
• Working knowledge of hospital clinical research; transplant/oncology/ID patients is desirable. Also, someone from nursing research background is preferred.
•  Strong communication skills (verbal as well as written).