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Georgetown's Clinical Research Management Office (CRMO) provides administrative, nursing, and data management support for cancer treatment clinical trials conducted by Lombardi Investigators. This includes all regulatory documents, IRB submissions, budget and contract negotiations, consenting of subjects, case management of patients while on study, side effect management, completion of case report forms, meeting with monitors, maintaining trial information on Lombardi website, design of electronic case report forms for institutional trials.

The Clinical Research Nurse serves as research nurse for clinical trials using investigational agents for the hematology/oncology group. S/he is responsible for patient safety, data management, and protocol compliance, and acts as a liaison with staff, IRB, physicians, pharmaceutical companies, and federal agencies requiring data. Reporting to the CRMO Nursing Manager, the Clinical Research Nurse has duties that include but are not limited to:

Clinical Trial Administration

• Ascertains study patient eligibility for clinical trial.
• Supports and evaluates patient adherence to protocol and documents any deviations.
• Assesses, identifies and prioritizes clinical information for medical team for patients that are enrolled on clinical trials.
• Collaborates with members of the interdisciplinary team to develop and implement plan of care for the patient.
• Maintains patient safety and protocol compliance

Documentation

• Collaborates with data management for patients enrolled in clinical trials.
• Assists with collection and documentation of eligibility, randomization, patient assessments, treatments and follow up care as defined in the protocol.
• Ensures that all documentation is completed in a timely, complete manner.

Communication

• Reports and documents serious adverse events per protocol and institutional policy.
• Participates and prepares for monitoring/audit visits.
• Provides information to regulatory bodies.
• Participates and prepares for monitoring/audit visits.
• Provides information to regulatory bodies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing from an accredited School of Nursing
• 3 to5 years of oncology experience
• Current DC licensure as a registered nurse
• BLS certification
• Proficient computer skills
• Preference for knowledge of clinical research, computer applications, and research process