Job Summary:

This position manages and coordinates the timely handling of all components of clinical research protocols, including pre and post research activities, internal and external to the clinical setting. Responsible for the implementation and conducting of multiple research projects. Coordinates comprehensive patient protocol treatment schedules to maintain compliance to protocol requirements. Develops and implements effective patient recruitment strategies. Oversees and participates in subject recruitment, screening, scheduling, testing, and data management for a multi-faceted investigation.

Key Responsibilities/Duties:

Protocol Management

- Assist in establishing and coordinating the implementation of clinical research
protocol priorities and organization structure.
- Notify and inform physicians, clinical staff, affiliates and grant sponsors of
adverse events and protocol modifications, including their impact on the clinical
research program
- Coordinate the activation and maintenance of clinical protocols, including
review and completion of submissions, amendments, and adverse event
reports as required by the UIC Institutional Review Board (IRB), Protocol
Review Committee and grant sponsors.
- Review laboratory and clinical procedures and evaluations regularly to
ensure protocol compliance.
- Act as liaison between physicians, clinical staff and the UIC IRB office, grant
sponsors and regulatory agencies to ensure priorities are clearly communicated
and resources are allocated appropriately across multiple ongoing projects.
- Communicate clinical information and work with stakeholders to create best
practice tools.

Client Enrollment and Protocol Compliance

- Assist physicians and clinical staff in identification, recruitment and enrollment
strategies of patients to increase enrollment and to meet clinical research protocols.
- Analyze retention rates and formulates plans to retain participants.
- Coordinate outreach to and liaison with staff at schools, community clinics,
science fairs, etc. to make research presentations and recruit new participants
for various research projects.
- Execute informed consent process and monitors patient status; Enroll
participants into programs, explaining the research protocols to the clients and
supporting family/friends, and obtain appropriate consent forms.
- Ensure that participant enrollment and research activities comply with
established protocols, regulatory and monitoring agency standards, and grant
sponsor guidelines.
- Participate in conducting surveys of participants and supporting family/friends.
- Collect and review client evaluations/assessments, surveys, and participant
interviews to develop reports for the PI and appropriate agencies and grant
sponsors. Evaluate data to determine project effectiveness.
- Assist investigators in preparing study data, literature reviews, analysis for
meeting presentations and publications.

Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Minimim Acceptable Qualifications:

1. Licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in Illinois with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation.
2. One year of work experience as a Registered Professional Nurse.

To Apply: For fullest consideration, please complete an online application by clicking the Apply for Position button below.

If a degree or college coursework is required you must provide official transcripts.

Transcripts/Licenses/Certifications MUST be uploaded electronically to your online application through the "Documents" page on the Civil Service Employment Application (page 4). Be sure to select the appropriate document type before uploading the document.

Documentation of high school completion (official transcripts, copy of diploma or GED certificate) may be required in order to be eligible for this position within the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System.

If your educational institution doesn’t provide electronic transcripts they must mail the transcripts to:

University of Illinois at Chicago
Recruitment and Staffing
Human Resources Building Room 109
715 S. Wood Street M/C 862
Chicago IL 60612
Attn: Research Nurse - JA 

When completing your online application, please be sure to provide detailed information about your job knowledge and specific duties and responsibilities, as your qualifications for any Civil Service position will be primarily determined based on what is contained in the application. Dates of employment and if employed on a full or part time basis (including number of hours per week) must be indicated for each position held. Additional consideration will be given to supporting documentation i.e. resume, transcripts, licenses, and certifications so please be sure to attach all applicable documents.

If an application and exam request are not submitted by the close date, the applicant/employee will not be considered and the exam request will be denied. 

For fullest consideration, the above mentioned requirements must be submitted no later than 4/13/2021. 

We appreciate your interest in employment at the University of Illinois at Chicago. 

The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.