Join the Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute where more than 250 highly skilled healthcare professionals provide advanced cancer care to thousands of patients each year. This team focuses on a wide variety of services and innovations, including clinical trials and internationally recognized research efforts. Here, you will work with the latest technologies, gain hands-on experience, receive endless support and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. As a Research Nurse, you will assist with the implementation and conduct of human subject research projects in the Oncology Department, utilizing the nursing process while ensuring adherence to research protocol requirements. Your day-to-day tasks may include the timely completion and communication of regulatory documents, development of data capture and monitoring plans, reporting of serious adverse events and completion of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and sponsor forms in accordance with GCP guidelines. This position offers a unique opportunity to leave a positive, lasting impression on patients - from the moment they enter the facility to the time they return home. **A caregiver in this position works days from 7:30AM - 4:00PM or 8:00AM - 4:30PM.** A caregiver who excels in this role will: + 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. + Utilize the nursing process as a basis for patient care. + 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. + 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 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 the patient needs and staff qualifications and capabilities. + Maintain knowledge of research protocol to coordinate the comprehensive and compliant execution of assigned protocols. + Assist with the preparation for audits and response to audits as appropriate. + Assist with the development of protocol-specific checklists. + Conduct and document the informed consent process. + Assist with research project budget development. + Meet clinical competency requirements. + Maintain current knowledge in a specialty area. + Participate in process improvement activities. + Successfully complete certification in Human Subjects Research within 90 days or hire as required by the Responsible Conduct of Research Guidelines adopted by Cleveland Clinic. Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: + Graduate from an accredited school of Professional Nursing + Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) + Two years of clinical experience + Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) + Basic computer proficiency + Cancer-specific certification or demonstrated ongoing qualifying education Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: + Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) + Oncology experience Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we're dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/ **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. **Pay Range** Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process. Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities