Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator

Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:30pm

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A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research and public service, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill consistently ranks as one of the nation's top public universities. Known for its beautiful campus, world-class medical care, commitment to the arts and top athletic programs, Carolina is an ideal place to teach, work and learn.

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Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research.

Patient care: We promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We prepare tomorrow`s healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers from all backgrounds by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education to ensure a highly skilled workforce.

Research: We develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our university to support outstanding research. We foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.

This position will serve as a Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator within the Dr. Joseph Muenzer MPS Research & Treatment Center (Muenzer MPS Center). The Muenzer MPS Center is focused on improving the outcomes of individuals with mucopolysaccharidosis ( MPS) and their families and developing new treatments. The Muenzer MPS Center team is dedicated to developing new avenues of treatment for children and adults with MPS, a group of ultra rare genetic disorders, including clinical trials to test new forms of intravenous enzyme replacement therapy as well as alternative therapies, such as gene therapy and intrathecal drug delivery devices.

The Muenzer MPS Center (Director Dr. Joseph Muenzer) offers an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Research Specialist to become an integral part of this fast growing and successful team. You will work directly with the PIs (Dr. Joseph Muenzer and Dr. Elizabeth Jalazo) and with the MPS Research Clinical Director (Lindsay Torrice, CPNP) on our clinical trials delivering novel therapeutics to children/adults with MPS and other lysosomal storage disorders. This is a highly rewarding job working with our interdisciplinary and highly collaborative team of physicians, advanced practice providers, research staff, and dedicated health professionals, who love working with children and adults with rare genetic disorders and are dedicated to improving their health and quality of life.

The Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator is responsible for independently providing specialized nursing services for various clinical research protocols. They are responsible for providing guidance and assistance to study teams in both clinical and non-clinical areas of research, including participant visits, data quality, and others.

Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of North Carolina and two years of experience in the area of specialization.

Must be able to use considerable judgement and skills in performing work assignments.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Must be able to work and communicate with various populations effectively and professionally.
Ability to work independently as well as function as part of a team.
Proficient with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word.
Ability to monitor patient's clinical conditions to recognize & document adverse events in a concise and timely manner.
Ability to effectively communicate accurate medical information, study results and/or recommendations to provider and/or Principal Investigators.
Ability to establish and maintain effective communication with PI, physicians, sponsors, staff, patients, and patient's families.
Demonstrated excellent patient and clinical care skills, with close attention to details and patient safety.
Ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment.

Previous experience in pediatrics.
Experience administering intravenous infusions and performing central line (e.g., port-a-cath) access, venipuncture and peripheral IV placement for pediatric patients.
Recent experience in a large academic-clinical department/institution.
Previous experience in clinical trials/human subject research.

Not Applicable.

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