Per Diem Research RN
- UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
Job Description
The Per Diem Clinical Research Registered Nurse is a professional registered nurse responsible and accountable for the care of patients participating in clinical trials. In this per diem role, you will serve as a research infusion nurse for the Clinical and Translational Research Center, administering investigational products including gene therapies, first-in-human agents, radioligands, and other novel therapeutics.
Research care may occur across a variety of settings, including UCLA Health outpatient clinics, inpatient units, and community-based locations. Under the direct supervision of the Unit Director, primary responsibilities include providing direct patient care using the nursing process; maintaining meticulous attention to detail within the research environment; adapting to changing clinical settings and patient populations; applying effective management and communication practices; educating patients and staff; and upholding the highest professional and regulatory standards.
Required:
- BSN or MSN – required
- Active California Registered Nursing License
- Minimum 2 years of direct clinical experience within the past 3 years.
- ACLS, BCLS and PALS from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association
- Ability to follow and manage complex research protocols, to document accurately and in a timely fashion and to report deviations from the protocol.
- The CTRC research nurse is required to work, PM shifts, Holidays and weekends as needed.
- Ability to complete a Nursing physical assessment
Willingness to adapt to changing workload requirements, including flexibility in location of work as needed to enable the unit to fulfill its mission to investigators and research participants.
Demonstrates responsibility for effect on others by:
Respecting others’ opinions and ideas
Maintaining a cooperative and collaborative relationship with co-workers
Demonstrating professional control in stressful situations and
Readily assisting co-workers and maintaining inter-departmental communications
Demonstrated ability to assess patients, synthesize and analyze data and make decisions to ensure patient safety in a research environment
Ability to perform with limited supervision and with frequent changes in priorities and deadlines and to delegate tasks in a management style that is consistent with promoting leadership and teamwork
Knowledge base or willingness to learn new information in order to provide education to patients, families, and other staff regarding clinical research and patient care issues
Ability to read a clinical trial protocol, meet with principal investigator and study team and synthesize a written protocol summary and then to work with the team to create a plan to open the study in the CTRC.
Excellent organizational skills and the ability to effectively determine priorities.
Interpersonal skills to communicate positively and effectively with patients, colleagues and other persons from diverse cultures and backgrounds.
Ability to work in different areas of the Health System and in the community, and to work nights, weekends and holidays as required for operational needs.
Ability to use the computer to manage documentation and patient care through the EMR, to use internal databases to retrieve information and to send e-mails, calendar invites and create teaching documents.
Ability to complete required competencies throughout the year to ensure up to date skills and knowledge in rapidly changing patient care and clinical research situations.
CITI certification in Human Research Protections and Good Clinical Practice within 1 month of hire
- Experience with peripheral IV access and maintenance and venipuncture
- Clinical Research experience, particularly with the administration of investigational products
- Oncology experience, including administration of chemotherapy and immune effector cell therapy
- Pediatric experience
- Experience with a wide variety of diagnoses, treatments, and severity of illness as well as managing emergency situations.
A PASSION FOR ADVANCING NURSING EXCELLENCE
At UCLA Health and the David Geffen School of Nursing, you’ll be inspired and empowered to reach your fullest potential in your nursing career. Through close collaboration with other outstanding clinicians in our inclusive and engaging working environment, you can play a critical role in the delivery of our world-class care. Our Center for Nursing Excellence, state-of-the-art technology, shared governance, recognition programs, and more, will equip you to go further in your nursing practice than you thought possible. It’s no wonder we’ve achieved Magnet® status multiple times in multiple locations.
If you’re ready to live out your passion and advance your nursing career, we invite you to explore opportunities throughout our award-winning system, including:
● Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
● UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
● Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
● UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital
● More than 280 community-based clinics throughout Southern California
No matter where you serve with UCLA Health, the cultural, recreational, and lifestyle advantages of our Southern California locations will elevate your standard of living.