Clinical Research Nurse (Methodist Hospital)

Job Description

Overview

IU Health is Indiana's #1 Healthcare system with 16 hospitals and more than 34,000 team members! If you are searching for a chance to use your expert knowledge to improve the lives of patients and their families, IU Health, has the career opportunity you are looking for!

IU Health's Clinical Research Team is hiring a Clinical Research Nurse! This role is full time and works Monday-Friday, day shift. If you are looking to take the next step in your nursing career, apply today! We would love to hear from you!

Why Join IU Health?

As Indiana's largest and most comprehensive healthcare system, and the number 1 ranked healthcare system in Indiana, we offer:

• 401(K) retirement savings with employer match

• Tuition reimbursement

• Student loan forgiveness

• Government program that may allow qualifying participants to have the remainder of their student loan balance forgiven (after a set amount of time and specific qualifications have been met).

• Employee Assistance Program

• Counseling at no cost to you

• Healthy Results

• Participation in our team member wellness programs award points that contribute toward a biweekly financial incentive in your paycheck! The more you participate, the more you earn!

If you'd like to learn more about our benefits, please view our benefits website: careers.iuhealth.org/pages/benefits-designed-for-you

The clinical research team is made up of nurses, coordinators and research assistants working together to provide clinical research opportunities to our IU Health patients. The team supports over eighty clinical trials in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. These studies serve patients in specialties such as cardiology and CV surgery, pulmonology, transplant, neurology, GI, endocrinology, and infectious diseases.

The research nurse position allows the team member to utilize their nursing knowledge and skills through the coordination of clinical trials. The clinical research nurse achieves this by coordinating regulatory aspects of clinical trials, collaborating with team members and key stake holders both within and outside of IU Health, screening and enrolling patients in clinical trials and carrying out study visits. Key attributes for this position include a team-oriented attitude, strong organizational and time management skills, and an eagerness to learn new things.

• Requires an Associates of Nursing (ASN); Bachelors of Nursing (BSN) preferred.

• Requires an active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Indiana or an active Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) RN license.

• Requires that the RN has graduated from a nationally accredited nursing program.

• Requires 5-7 years of relevant experience.

• Requires Basic Life Support certification through the AHA.

• Other advanced life support certifications may be required per unit/department specialty according to patient care policies.

• Requires knowledge of FDA regulations to govern the conduct of research trials.

• Requires ability to perform physical assessment of patients.

• Requires phlebotomy skills to draw blood; start IVs.

• Requires proficiency in Microsoft Office and applications.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at IU Health. IU Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.