Clinic Research Nurse

Job Summary:
Want to join a fun, hard-working, collaborative department? Come join the Department of Pediatrics working with Drs. Ellen Wald and Greg DeMuri on infectious disease research studies based in one of our General Pediatrics and Adolescent and Urgent Care clinics! This is a unique opportunity to contribute to research aimed at prevention, detection, and treatment of infectious diseases, such as strep throat, in children. This position will assist with coordinating a variety of clinical research studies by performing various tasks and activities. These tasks include but are not limited to recruitment, screening, and enrolling study participants and families as well as ensuring study participants and families follow the research study protocol.

Department of Pediatrics research nurses apply expertise, knowledge, and skills to a broad range of clinical studies, navigate resources, identify issues requiring escalation, and contribute to the development of new processes, procedures, and tools. The Research Nurse will work in collaboration with Drs. Wald and DeMuri, nurses and staff to coordinate clinical research studies ranging from industry partnered to PI initiated clinical trials.
Responsibilities: Assists in research logistic management, screens study participants, and provides participant information and clinical care according to established research plans to ensure accuracy of research.

• 15% Secures and schedules logistics for clinical research projects according to the research plan
• 20% Assists in the recruitment and screening of subjects for clinical studies by conducting physical health assessments
• 5% Provides professional nursing care to patients according to established protocols
• 5% Provides appropriate treatment plan direction and information to study participants
• 20% Serves as main point of contact and liaison to project participants, investigators, research sponsors, and the research team delivering study information in accordance with established research project standards and protocols
• 20% Collects, verifies, and enters data into database and analyzes clinical information data
• 5% Serves a primary point of contact for emergent study participant situations related to adverse effects or complications of the study
• 10% May provide expertise, training, and guidance to the community, peers, and/or students

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Qualifications:
Required:
1. Minimum 1 year of experience in a clinical setting

Preferred qualifications include:
1. 2 or more years of nursing experience
2. Experience working in a clinical research role
3. Experience working with the pediatric population
4. Experience working in a healthcare setting
5. Experience working with research data collection and/or sample processing
6. Experience utilizing a variety of platforms including Health Link or other electronic medical record, Microsoft Office Suite, REDCap, OnCore, and Google Drive
7. Clinical Research Certification OR Clinical Research Nurse Certification

Additional Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
1. Effective oral and written communication skills
2. Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time
3. Excellent attention to detail and organization skills
4. Excellent time management and prioritization
5. Ability to independently and creatively problem solve
License/Certification:
Required
RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure And/Or Compact State Licensure
Current or Eligible for WI Registered Nurse licensure

Required
Drivers License - Valid and Meets UW Risk Management Standards
Work Type:
Full or Part Time: 90% - 100%

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.
Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable
Salary:
Minimum $68,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Actual pay will depend on experience and qualifications. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/.
Additional Information:
This position is required to travel to multiple sites around Madison to facilitate recruitment and enrollment so the candidate should have access to reliable transportation or a willingness to use public transportation.

University sponsorship is not available for this position, including transfers of sponsorship. The selected applicant will be responsible for ensuring their continuous eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of an employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. This position is an ongoing position that will require continuous work eligibility. UW-Madison is not an E-Verify employer, and therefore, is not eligible to employ F1-OPT STEM Extension participants. If you are selected for this position you must provide proof of work authorization and eligibility to work.

This position has been identified as a position of trust with access to vulnerable populations. The selected candidate will be required to pass an initial caregiver check to be eligible for employment under the Wisconsin Caregiver Law and every four years.
How to Apply:
To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply Now" button. You will be asked to upload a current resume/CV and a cover letter briefly describing your qualifications and experience.
Contact:
Kelsey Scholtens
kscholtens@pediatrics.wisc.edu
608-262-0006
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.
Official Title:
Research Nurse(HS042)
Department(s):
A53-MEDICAL SCHOOL/PEDIATRICS/INFECT DIS
Employment Class:
Academic Staff-Renewable
Job Number:
304986-AS