Job Description
Research
Full Time
AM Shift
Days
Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care. Consistently ranked as best in the Columbia Metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000 babies each year, performs more than 34,000 surgeries annually and is the region's third largest employer.
Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state's first HeartCARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer's care center. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.
Job Summary The Clinical Research Nurse is responsible for conducting clinical trials using good clinical practice under the auspices of the Principal Investigator (PI). This role is responsible for organizing the collection of data, documentation and record keeping activities pertaining to clinical research studies on behalf of a designated Lexington Medical Center Physician Network Practice. The coordinator promotes good clinical practices in the conduct of clinical investigations by possessing an in-depth knowledge of FDA regulations, human subject protection, thus, assuring compliance with protocol and regulatory requirements. The coordinator assists with coordination of the study - related activities of the investigator and all subjects.
Minimum Qualifications Minimum Education: Graduated from accredited nursing program
Minimum Years of Experience: 2 Years of nursing or other clinical experience
Substitutable Education & Experience: None.
Required Certifications/Licensure: Current South Carolina license as a Registered Nurse
Required Training: None.
Essential Functions - Oversee all clinical operations related to conduct of the clinical trial (i.e. informed consent, procedure, visit coordination, supply accountability).
- Seeks out potential clinical trial opportunities
- Organizes study team to ensure all clinical areas are represented.
- Works with study team to ensure trial preparedness.
Duties & Responsibilities - Responsible for subject recruitment, patient care, adverse event reporting, preparing the case report form (CRF), submitting CRFs and other data to the Sponsor as necessary and study close-out.
- Develops and maintains collection, reporting and tracking tools.
- Assists with preparation of Institutional Review Board submission and other regulatory requirements as needed.
- Clear on-going communication with patients, physician investigators, sponsors and other key players throughout the clinical trial process.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our employees and their families:
- Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
- Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
- Employer paid life insurance - equal to 1x salary
- Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary
- Adoption assistance
- LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
- Tuition reimbursement
- Student loan forgiveness
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Lexington Health to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Lexington Health strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. Lexington Health endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee's desires and abilities and the hospital's needs.
Job Tags
Full time, Temporary work, Flexible hours, Shift work,