Research Nurse - Thoracic Head & Neck Medical Oncology

Seeking a Research Nurse to join one of the world's most respected centers devoted exclusively to cancer patient care, research, education and prevention.

The Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology provides the highest quality of care to our patients and advances the treatment and prevention of aerodigestive cancers through innovative clinical and laboratory research.

The ideal candidate will have prior Oncology research experience. Candidates must be willing to be onsite for 4 days a week for the first 6 months. The schedule for this position is Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm.

MD Anderson offers employees:
•    Paid employee medical benefits (zero premium) starting on first day for employees who work 30 or more hours per week.
•    Group Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D and Disability coverage.
•    Paid time off (PTO) and Extended Illness Bank (EIB) paid leave accruals.
•    Paid institutional holidays, wellness leave, childcare leave, and other paid leave programs.
•    Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service.
•    Teachers Retirement System defined-benefit pension plan and two voluntary retirement plans.
•    Employer paid life, AD&D and an illness-related reduced salary pay program.
•    Extensive wellness, recognition, fitness, employee health programs and employee resource groups.
•    Opportunities for professional growth through Career Development Center and Mentoring programs.

We have been named one of the top two hospitals in cancer care every year since U.S. News & World Report began its annual rankings in 1990.
As one of the largest cancer centers in the world, MD Anderson remains committed to the highest standards for research-driven patient care and to providing quality education and training for the next generation of medical professionals.

KEY FUNCTIONS
•    Protocol Management and enrolling patients onto clinical trials.
•    Review of protocol related materials and participating in site initiation meetings and other pre-activation meetings/trainings.
•    Review of patient eligibility criteria and related documentation in the patient’s medical record.
•    Ordering and obtaining appropriate laboratory tests/procedures and results.
•    Patient education and managing communication of materials related to investigational agents provided as treatments on clinical trials.
•    Obtaining informed consent from patients, attending physicians and family members.
•    Meet with the sponsor and principal investigator (PI) to discuss ongoing issues with patients on study.
•    Responsible for adverse event and safety reporting to the PI, internal/eternal IRBs and FDA.
•    Collection of protocol related data and documentation to be entered into protocol-specific databases.
•    Participate in all monitoring and auditing activities to maintain quality assurance.
•    Training and mentoring research nurses and other clinical research team members and new hires, as it relates to identifying needs, onboarding and providing educational opportunities and developing research documents and tools.