Heart Institute - Research Nurse I, Dr. Susan Cheng Lab

The Department of Cardiology is committed to providing world-class care while engaging every patient with our high-caliber academic programs. Cedars-Sinai Cardiology is recognized as one of the top five programs in the nation, given our ability to combine the very best quality clinical care with leadership in cutting-edge scientific discovery, education, and training. As a result, all cardiology providers and team members are strongly dedicated to a mission of integrated clinical and research excellence. We invite you to join our team and our collective effort to continue making a positive difference for our patients and all communities affected by cardiovascular disease.

Come join Dr. Cheng’s Team!

The Research Nurse I provides hands-on treatment, monitoring and follow-up clinical analysis of patients participating in clinical trials. Ensures adherence to federal and regulatory requirements in providing direct patient nursing care within the context of supporting clinical trial study implementation. Works collaboratively with the Principal Investigator, physicians and other research staff in providing hands-on care in triaging, documenting vitals, administering investigational drugs or interventions, and providing clinical educational services to participants and their families. May assist with coordinating aspects of research, including interactions with research staff and study participants, data compilation, and patient recruitment/logistics.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient nursing care to research participants. Interacts with research participants to provide nursing care, administration of research interventions and specimen collection.
• Provides clinical education services to research participants and family regarding study participation, participants current clinical condition, and or disease process.
• Monitors research participant and reports potential adverse events to a member of the research team.
• Records research data (vital signs, research compound administered, participant responses) in approved source document (medical record, data collection sheet).
• Triages patient by phone and provides clinical information to the patient. May also coordinate patient visit to follow up on clinical issues and provide necessary care.
• Assists with recruitment and logistics of study participants.
• Completes and documents study participant enrollment, assessment/reassessment, education, and follow-up activities.
• Performs and coordinates study participant interventions as required.
• Serves as a liaison between study participants and PI or other research staff.
• Prepares data spreadsheets for Investigator and/or department.
• Completes Case Report Forms.
• Assists with data compilation and documentation
• May process, ship, track or otherwise handle research specimens.

 

The Research Nurse will support participant recruitment and study protocol operations. Dr. Cheng, Chair of Cardiology at the CSMC Heart Institute, leads a large-scale Firefighter Research Program. Her team requires nursing support to review abnormal HTE reports, communicate findings to patients, and coordinate appropriate follow-up as needed.

Qualifications

Educational Requirements:

• Associate's Degree / College Diploma in Nursing required
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred

Experience Requirements:

• One (1) year of clinical nursing experience required
• One (1) year of research experience preferred

License & Certification Requirements:

• California State RN License required upon hire
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required upon hire