Job Description

Summary

Baylor College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, Allergy & Immunology at Texas Children's Hospital is seeking a highly motivated, responsible, and organized individual to join the Food Allergy Research Program (FAP) as a Research Nurse II. The ideal candidate can work independently and in a team environment with a strong sense of professionalism.

The ideal candidate for this position will have previous resarch nurse experience, experience in consenting and Good Clinical Practice certification. Additionally, will have experience working with pediatric patients, food allergies, asthma, or other allergic disorders.

Job Duties

• Performs responsibilities in a manner that promotes quality and safe patient care and customer service.
• Adheres to the scope of practices as defined by the Texas Nurse Practice Act.
• Recruits, screens, enrolls and evaluate patients that participate in a research study.
• Schedules study visits and meetings related to studies.
• Collects study specimens and check subjects’ vital signs.
• Administer study medications.
• Follow subjects’ progress and advises the Principal Investigator.
• Maintains patient charts and medical records.
• Ensures the clinical studies are conducted in accordance with guidelines of the FDA and other regulatory agencies.
• Educates patients in significant aspects of study.
• Serves as a liaison and distributes research information to faculty, research staff, principal investigator, and others as required.
• May assist in developing the clinical trial agreement.
• Performs other job related duties as assigned.
• Maintains clean and safe work environment.
• Stocks and orders supplies.
• Provides training and guidance to research nurses and other research personnel and serves as a resource to staff.
• Performs other job related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate's degree or Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
• Two years of relevant experience as a licensed Registered Nurse (RN). 
• Current license as a Registered Nurse (RN) by the State of Texas Board of Nursing.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
• Human Research Subject Protection Certification.
• Good Clinical Practice Certification.

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.

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