(RN) Research Nurse - Pediatrics - 135290

UC San Diego Health is a Magnet designated organization, which is a prestigious recognition that applies to only 10% of all U.S. hospitals. Magnet is the "gold standard" for nursing excellence and is based on strengths in five key areas, which include transformational leadership, structural empowerment, exemplary professional practice, new knowledge, innovation and improvements and empirical outcomes. UC San Diego Health has held its Magnet status since 2011.

The Department of Pediatrics is one of the largest departments within the School of Medicine with approximately 250 Faculty, 127 postdoctoral fellows (both MDs and PhDs) along with over 320 support staff (not including hospital staff). In addition, the Department has 68 clinical residents distributed across the Divisions. The missions of research, education and patient care are intertwined, and are integral to the goals of the department.

The Department manages a university-affiliated children's health system with the physicians and leadership of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Rady Children's Hospital, and Rady Children's Specialists of San Diego, a Medical Practice Foundation, unifying pediatric patient care, research, education and community service programs.

Under the general supervision of the Principal Investigator, the Research Nurse will be responsible for running Infectious Disease clinical research protocols run out of the division of Infectious Diseases. May assist with protocols in other divisions as well depending on need. Studies include investigations of new antibiotics and bacteriophage virus (phase 1 through phase 4) from NIH studies, pharmaceutical industry studies and studies funded locally at RCHSD/UCSD. Epidemiologic investigations into antibiotic-resistance are ongoing, for both community bacterial pathogens, hospital acquired pathogens, and pathogens for children with cystic fibrosis. Interactions with the Microbiology Lab at RCHSD will occasionally be requested for epidemiologic investigation. Studies of specific infectious diseases (such as meningitis, COVID), are also conducted.

Responsibilities include overseeing recruitment of subjects into protocols, screening potential study participants, and obtaining informed consent. The Research Nurse will conduct medical record review, maintain telephone contact with participants, conduct study visits, participate in blood draws, perform study procedures such as cultures, ECGs, and complete case report forms. This role interacts with the research team at Rady Children Hospital, the UCSD Human Subjects Protection Program, study sponsors and their clinical research organizations, and other research-related entities as needed. Performs other duties as assigned.

• Possession of the legal requirements to practice as a Registered Nurse as determined by the California Board of Registered Nursing and six months of clinical experience.

• BLS/CPR certification at time of hire with commitment to get BART within 6 months of hire date.

• Demonstrated experience in operation and coordination of clinical trials or studies.

• Demonstrated experience with clinical research activities and guidelines related to consent, ethical conduct and protection of human subjects.

• Experience with informed consent and assent procedures.

• Experience and ability to accurately collect, record, transcribe and synthesize clinical data.

• Demonstrated experience providing a wide variety of patient care activities including patient assessment, triage, obtaining a detailed medical history and vital signs, explaining medical conditions and procedures, reviewing medications and providing health education to clients and coordinating care with clinical medical staff.

• Knowledge regarding the standard pre-test or pre-procedure instructions which patients should receive.

• Knowledge of the name, abbreviation, and purpose of various diagnostic tests/procedures, including proper scheduling and completion of necessary requisitions and consents.

• Demonstrated experience interacting positively, constructively, and effectively with staff, physicians, patients and the general public.

• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to effectively and efficiently coordinate clinical and data activities for the enrollment and retention of patients on clinical trials.

• Experience maintaining patient confidentiality and communicating (verbally and written) with patients, staff and physicians with professionalism, sensitivity and discretion.

• Proficient at word processing, spreadsheet, and E-mail with experience producing reports, profiles, correspondence, graphs, and spreadsheets to generate and track required data.

• Experience working independently and prioritizing tasks to meet deadlines.

• Experience performing effectively under conditions of high workload and frequent interruptions.

• Skill and experience reading and interpreting clinical research protocols and research policies and procedures.

• Ability to draw blood, start IV lines, and administer medications via all routes.

• One (1) or more years of experience in Pediatric Clinical Research.

• One (1) or more years of experience in Pediatric Clinical Research within the last three (3) years.

• One (1) or more years of experience in Pediatric Infectious Disease Clinical Research within the last three (3) years.

• One (1) or more years of experience in clinical research trials that includes overseeing recruitment, patient visits, regulatory and IRB submissions.

• One (1) or more years of experience in clinical research trials that includes overseeing recruitment, patient visits, regulatory and IRB submissions.

• Experience in providing care to a broad range patients.

• Knowledge of and ability to communicate and ensure compliance of current UCSD Medical Center, Rady Children's Hospital, and Research policies and procedures.

• Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training, plus three (3) years of Pediatric experience.

• One (1) or more years of experience with EMR and Excel spreadsheets.

• Employment is subject to a criminal background check and pre-employment physical.

• Current State of California Registered Nurse (RN) license.

• Must be willing to work a flexible schedule including occasional long days when eligible subjects may be admitted to the hospital in the afternoon for study enrollment, or when pharmacokinetic samples must be collected at 8- or 12-hour post-dose timepoints. Long days will be offset by short days.

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UC San Diego Health Sciences is comprised of our School of Medicine, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, The Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, and our Student Health and Well-Being Department. We have long been at the forefront of translational - or "bench-to-bedside" - research, transforming patient care through discovery and innovation leading to new drugs and technologies. Translational research is carried out every day in the hundreds of clinical trials of promising new therapies offered through UC San Diego Health, and in the drive of our researchers and clinician-scientists who are committed to having a significant impact on patient care. We invite you to join our team!

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