Working title:

Research Nurse - Surgery (Transplantation)

Official title:

SR CLIN NURSE SPEC(R44BN) or CLIN NURSE SPECIALIST(R44DN) or ASSOC CLIN NURSE SPEC(R44FN)

Degree and area of specialization:

BS in Nursing

License/certification:

WI RN license or eligible for licensure

Minimum number of years and type of relevant work experience:

1-3 years relevant work experience preferred. A high degree of organizational skills and attention to detail is required. Experience with MS Work and Excel software preferred.

Principal duties:

The position involves managing clinical research trials for the Division of Transplantation in the Department of Surgery. This involves participating in the daily management of transplant recipients enrolled in clinical trials and the administrative management of clinical research trial activity for industry-sponsored, NIH-funded, and investigator-initiated trials.

Responsibilities include, but may not be limited to:

1) Screen for potential study participants based on student protocol eligibility requirements.

2) Discuss research protocols with potential study participants, including possible risks and benefits of study participations, required study visits and procedures, and the participants' rights as a research subject. Assist the principal investigator in obtaining informed consent from the potential subject.

3) Collect data on study participants pre-operatively, intra-operatively, and post-operatively. This data collection will involve direct research participant communication and collecting data from the subject's medical records. Data will be documented in case report forms and/or spreadsheets; these include laboratory concomitant medication changes, adverse events related to study drug, and serious adverse events that will be reported to the sponsor and the UW institutional review board.

4) Monitor subject compliance with study drug through direct medication counts, order and dispense investigative drugs to subjects as needed, and maintain investigational drug accountability records.

5) Collect or oversee the collection, processing, and shipping of blood, urine, and tissue samples for both UW and central lab processing.

6) Manage transplant follow-up care for all subjects during study participation via transplant clinic visits, routine telephone contact, and inpatient medical rounds; includes performing physical assessments, drawing blood, and monitoring vital signs as necessary.

7) Prepare informational materials and answer queries from study participants and health care providers related to the medical care of research participants and maintaining compliance with each study protocol.

8) Provide administrative support to the principal investigator as it pertains to the overall management of each clinical research trial. This may include organizing data from multiple sources for data analysis and trial results publications.

9) Maintain direct liaison between the investigator and the study sponsor to coordinate interim or final data analysis, preparation for ongoing monitoring visits, and maintenance of written communication records with study contacts.

10) The development of programs to manage collection of study related data, including development of computer-generated tracking devices for each study protocol, may be required.

This position will involve on-call status every 4-5 weeks (including evenings, weekends, and holidays) for the purpose of study participant consent and enrollment, reporting of serious adverse events to the sponsor, and for study-required blood collection and processing.

Additional Information:

The salary listed is the negotiating minimum for this title series. The total range allows us to be competitive with area market salaries for nursing personnel.

TO ENSURE CONSIDERATION

Application must be received by: OCTOBER 14, 2008

HOW TO APPLY:

Unless another application procedure has been specified above, please send resume and cover letter referring to Position Vacancy Listing #53460 to