CLINICAL RESEARCH NURSE COORDINATOR II

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Neurology Chair Office, is seeking a Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator II.

This position will provide Alzheimer's educational programs, resources, and services for members of the community consisting of a variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds. These programs will be conducted through the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center's (ADRC) Outreach, Recruitment, and Engagement Core. This position will also create, implement, and manage a Return of Results program to provide ADRC research participants with their results from research visits. The mission of the UAB Alzheimer's Disease Center is to overcome Alzheimer's disease and related disorders by conducting, fostering, and enabling research at UAB and through national collaborations, by providing the highest level of care to patients and families, and by educating both professionals and the public about aging, dementia, and brain health. Our research is aimed at reducing Deep South disparities in Alzheimer's disease.

General Responsibilities

• To serve as primary coordinator for clinical research studies and supporting more senior team members.
• To provide a lead role in protocol screening and participant eligibility determination working alongside other team members to ensure compliance. May provide oversight to junior clinical research coordinators (CRC) and clinical research nurse coordinators (CRNC) in review of study documents.
• To conduct all study activities in accordance with the protocol, Institutional Review Board (IRB) regulations, and Good Clinical Practice (GCP).
• To provide quality care to participants and their families within the area of clinical specialty.
• To coordinate the life cycle of the study from start-up through maintenance to closure. To manage participant care including recruitment, screening, scheduling, consenting, conducting visits, and collecting various assessments such as adverse event (AE) information or questionnaires.
• To perform the informed consent process following GCP.
• To act as a liaison between the clinical and research staff, departments, ancillary services and the study sponsor to ensure protocol compliance throughout the study.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

1. Manage the Return of Results program, including delivering results to research participants.
2. Outreach activities include community events, presentations, speaking engagements, and educational advocacy for AD research ORE initiatives.
3. Clinical Research patient visits.
4. Performs other duties as assigned.

Annual Salary Range: $60,835 - $98,855

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a related field and three (3) years of related experience required. Work experience may substitute for education requirement. Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) by the Alabama Board of Nursing required.

Preferences

• The ideal candidate will have experience delivering diagnoses to patients or research participants, is comfortable presenting information to small groups of individuals, and has strong public speaking skills.

UAB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and family-friendly environment in which all faculty and staff can excel and achieve work/life balance irrespective of race, national origin, age, genetic or family medical history, gender, faith, gender identity and expression as well as sexual orientation. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans.