Job Description

As one of the largest Clinical Research Organizations in the world, we have four Early Phase Clinical Research Units in the UK and US.

We are currently seeking a Clinical Research Nurse I (On-Call), to interact directly with our healthy volunteer participants while learning to read clinical research protocols and enjoy working in a fast-paced team-oriented environment. Each day is different, you will be exposed to a wide variety of Therapeutic Indications and study types (ascending dose, first-in-human, food effect, drug to drug interactions, etc.)

This is a full-time, office/clinic-based job in Madison, WI

If you join us, you will work with some of the world´s leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies in a vital stage of clinical development: establishing the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of a new drug.

Many Nurses are drawn to this profession because of its direct impact on patient care. If this is your case, you will not miss that working in Phase 1 trials. Whilst allowing you to have a close face-to-face relationship with participants, and as you continue to practice your clinical skills and knowledge, you´ll be involved with the latest medical technologies and treatments, witnessing their development firsthand. When the drug you worked with gets approved, you know you´ll touch many patient´s lives around the world.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

You will utilize your skills, knowledge, and clinical judgement to provide a high standard of care clinical research.

Other key responsibilities

• Ensure that the dignity, health, safety, and welfare of participants is given the highest priority at all times

• Be current with appropriate emergency certifications and company emergency policy and procedures

• Respond to emergency situations based upon nursing standards

• Utilize skills, knowledge, nursing diagnosis, and clinical judgement in order to provide a high standard of care for participants in clinical trials

• Utilize nursing assessment skills to observe participant general well-being and potential adverse events. Document adverse events and takes appropriate action as needed

• Obtain Informed Consent and continue the ICF process by educating, explaining and informing participants of study procedures

• Administer investigational compounds (inclusive of parenteral) to participants according to the protocol and applicable regulations

• Perform study related activities such as cannulation, telemetry, holters, vital signs, ECGs, venipuncture

• Undertake any other duties as required

Education / Experience:

• Associates Degree or BS degree in nursing with current licensure in applicable state.

• CPR/AED certified

• ACLS-certified preferred upon entry to role. ACLS certification maybe be gained in role if not yet certified

• Additional experience may be substituted for education requirements

YOU NEED TO BRING…

• 0-1 year of related experience

• Additional experience may be substituted for education requirements

The important thing for us is you are comfortable working in an environment that is:

• Fast paced where no deviations from the study protocol are allowed, and not meeting a timeline for even few minutes will create a quality issue.

• Changing priorities constantly asking you to prioritize and adapt on the spot.

• Teamwork and people skills are essential for the study to run smoothly.

• Technology based We collect our data directly into an electronic environment.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to work in an upright and /or stationary position for 6-8 hours per day.

• Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists to operate lab equipment.

• Occasional crouching, stooping, with frequent bending and twisting of upper body and neck.

• Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.

Learn more about our EEO & Accommodations request here