Research Nurse I - Daytona Beach, FL

Role Summary

Research Nurse I – Daytona Beach, FL. Lead and support the Clinical Pharmacology Start-up team in initiating Early Phase clinical trials for clients with speed and efficiency. This is a full-time, rotating shift, office/clinic-based position in Daytona Beach, FL. You will work with leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies in a vital stage of clinical development: establishing the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of a new drug.

Responsibilities

• Utilize nursing skills, knowledge, nursing diagnosis, and clinical judgment to provide a high standard of care for participants in clinical trials and respond to emergency situations based on nursing standards.
• Utilize nursing assessment skills to observe participant general well-being and potential adverse events.
• Document adverse events and take appropriate action as needed.
• Obtain Informed Consent and continue the ICF process by educating, explaining, and informing participants of study procedures.
• Administer investigational compounds (including parenteral) to participants according to the protocol and applicable regulations.
• Perform study-related activities such as cannulation, telemetry, Holters, vital signs, ECGs, and venipuncture.
• Collect and process biological samples according to the study protocol and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Record data promptly and accurately according to the protocol and SOPs, transcribing source data onto the Case Report Form.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Required: Associate’s degree or BS degree in nursing with current licensure in applicable state.
• Fortrea may consider relevant and equivalent experience in lieu of educational requirements.
• CPR/AED certified.
• ACLS certified preferred.
• 2–3 years of nursing experience.

Education

• Associate’s degree or BS degree in nursing with current licensure.

Skills

• Nursing assessment and clinical judgment
• Informed consent and participant education
• Administering investigational products and venipuncture
• Documentation and data entry into Case Report Forms
• Communication and teamwork in a fast-paced clinical trial environment

Additional Requirements

• Work is performed in a laboratory and/or clinical environment with exposure to electrical equipment; PPE required.
• Occasional drives to site locations and occasional domestic travel.
• Exposure to biological fluids.
• Physical requirements: ability to work 10–12 hours per day, lifting up to 15–20 lbs, sustained standing/walking, repetitive hand movements, and varied hours as needed.