Required Education:
Relevant coursework/specialized training
If any degree major/training is required, please specify the type. (NOTE: Concentration and minors are not equivalent to a major)
Nursing
Required Experience
1 year
If any experience is required, please specify what kind of experience:
Prior nursing experience in a patient facility or clinical setting.
If yes, what is the required licensure/certification?
Current Nebraska RN license or license eligible
Required Computer Applications:
Microsoft Excel
Required Other Computer Applications:
Required Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge of current nursing procedures, techniques and practices
Ability to perform physical assessments and patient teaching as appropriate to research protocol
Knowledge of performing patient chart reviews
Flexibility in work hours to manage the patient and study protocol workload
Reliable and effective verbal and written communication skills
Ability to prioritize and make independent clinical judgments
Possess skills of good organization, flexibility, accountability, being a team player, and self-initiative
Computer literacy desirable.
Ability to work effectively and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team
Demonstrate knowledge and skill in addressing age specific needs of patients served, (all age groups-birth and above)
Assure performance of behaviors that meet the requirements of the UNMC culture including: demonstrates behavior that fosters a positive team environment, demonstrates behaviors that promote diversity, applies continuous quality improvement principles, seeks the customers requirements and strives to meet them, and designs personal action plan for personal and professional development.
Maintains accountability for own actions in completing assigned tasks.
Preferred Education:
Bachelor's degree
If any degree/training is preferred, please specify the type:
Nursing
Preferred Experience:
Pediatric background and experience related to clinical trials coordination.
If yes, what is the preferred licensure/certification?:
Preferred Computer Applications:
Microsoft Outlook
Preferred Other Computer Applications:
Research EDC
Preferred Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge of healthcare financial environment and reimbursement systems.
The coordinator is directly responsible to the physician as a physician extender from initial patient contact through follow-up care. The coordinator assumes responsibility for complex decisions that impact the patient care, management, and implementation of specific actions related to clinical research trials. This position is key to the successful supervision of clinical research trials through monitoring patient care and treatment, protocol regulations, and providing education for patient, family and health care team.
Clinical research is based on the collection of information, requiring expert interpretation. Information must be accurately interpreted and recorded to ensure that research results are free of errors. Errors in the interpretation and recording of data may significantly alter research results. Therefore, data entry must be accurate and precise to positively impact patient care and research conclusions.
Clinical research is based on the collection of information, requiring expert interpretation. Information must be accurately interpreted and recorded to ensure that research results are free of errors. Errors in the interpretation and recording of data may significantly alter research results. Therefore, data entry must be accurate and precise to positively impact patient care and research conclusions.