Senior Systems Engineer
Alphatec Spine
SDLC
Senior Clinical Research Nurse
Margie and Bill Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design at UTSA
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: San Antonio • Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Under limited supervision, actively facilitate clinical research by administering and monitoring treatment or research protocols.
- Coordinate and participate in clinical research studies conducted by the principal investigator; coordinate recruitment, collection, compilation, documentation and analysis of clinical research data.
- Screen, recruit and consent study participants; verify eligibility; complete screening procedures; schedule and conduct study visits; collect and process data; complete CRF forms and electronic data entry; maintain study subject data.
- Instruct and counsel patients in research procedures, administer treatment procedures, monitor patients during procedures, and perform bedside nursing including IV placement as needed.
- Frequently evaluate patients and collaborate with physicians and study team to ensure goal-specific plans of care.
- Review potential research studies for feasibility and plan/design source documentation for new protocols; coordinate study initiation.
- Prepare and maintain regulatory documents and complete submissions for new studies, amendments, annual progress reports and final reports to internal/external agencies (IRB, Central IRB, FDA, VA, University Hospital research offices, funding agencies).
- Ensure compliance with all federal and local regulations; monitor close-out of studies and ensure records retention.
- Coordinate and manage clinical research projects for Principal Investigator including assessment, planning, evaluation and intervention for the well-being of study participants.
- May lead or mentor lower level team members and perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Communicate and liaise with research participants, research team members, and other relevant partner/key stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to organize and coordinate work within schedule constraints and handle emergent requirements in a timely manner.
- Demonstrated ability to monitor important and complex projects concurrently.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Associate's Degree degree is required.
- Texas RN license is required.
- Certification in ACRP / SoCRA (or equivalent) preferred.
- 3 years of research nursing experience is highly preferred.
- Five (5) years of nursing experience in the designated study area is required.
- Ability to effectively utilize Microsoft Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, and REDCap.
Benefits
- Employees who work at least 20 hours a week, with an appointment of at least 4.5 months, are eligible for benefits.
- Medical - UT SELECT Medical insurance is offered free for employees; family members can be added through payroll deduction; discounted copays and coinsurance when using UT Health Physicians; employees receive $50,000 group term life insurance and $50,000 basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance for free, with options to purchase additional coverage at group rates.
- Dental - Three dental insurance plan options through Delta Dental Insurance Company (two PPOs and one dental HMO); PPO plans allow employees to choose any licensed dentist.
- Vision - Two vision plan options through Superior Vision Services offering standard or enhanced benefits.
- Disability - Disability Insurance provides income if a non-work related illness or injury prevents you from working.
- FSAs - Flexible spending accounts for dependent day care and out-of-pocket health care expenses.
- Retirement - Eligibility for Teacher Retirement System (TRS) or Optional Retirement Plan (ORP); TRS is a defined benefit retirement plan with employer matching; ORP for eligible faculty; voluntary retirement programs available with five retirement plan providers.
- Time Off - Front-loaded Paid Time Off (128 to 208 hours / 16 to 26 days based on years of service); Extended Illness Bank (8 hours accrued per month); Paid Family Leave (up to 240 hours / 6 weeks after 6 months); 12 paid holidays each year.
- Discounts - Range of discounts on services, tickets, and gym membership.
ATS Keywords
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Hard skills
clinical researchdata collectiondata analysisIV placementregulatory document preparationprotocol designpatient monitoringCRF forms completionstudy coordinationresearch feasibility assessment
Soft skills
communicationorganizationcoordinationindependencetime managementleadershipmentoringcollaborationproblem-solvingadaptability
Certifications
Texas RN licenseACRP certificationSoCRA certification
