WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

JOB SUMMARY

The Department of Pediatrics is seeking a Research Nurse Supervisor to oversee the execution of clinical research studies within the department. Applicant will work closely with Pl’s and research nurse staff to ensure research studies are ready to be conducted at all performance sites.

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
Required

• Education
  Bachelor’s Degree in nursing or related field is required and
  Graduate of NLN (National League for Nursing) approved Nursing program.

• Experience
  6 years of clinical nursing experience required, out of which, three years of experience in research nursing is required and at least one year as a formal mentor or equivalent role and
  Clinical research nursing experience may be substituted for relevant clinical research experience on one-on-one basis.

• Licenses and Certifications
  (RN) REGISTERED NURSE licensure as Registered Nurse by Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas is required. Upon Hire and
  (BLS) BASIC LIFE SUPPORT course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) is required. Upon Hire

Preferred

• Licenses and Certifications
  (CCRC) CERT CLINICAL RESEARCH COORD is highly preferred Upon Hire or
  (CCRP) CERT CLINICAL RESEARCH PROF is highly preferred Upon Hire

JOB DUTIES

• Study and Subject Management:
• Oversees execution of a portfolio of clinical research studies within a department/division/center
• Responsible for overseeing nursing care provided to research subjects within the disease team/division/department/center
• Responsible for timely activation and execution of all studies to meet study milestones and division/department/center research goals
• Assists the teams or department/division/center in design, development, and implementation of activities, policies, and procedures for quality assurance standards to ensure safety of study subjects.
• May recommend solutions to improve the overall operations, and the safe and efficient conduct of clinical trials.
• May develop, implement and/or standardize procedures for inpatient and outpatient research activities of the division/department/center
• May administer experimental and non-experimental medications, interventions and/or procedures within the scope of practice and under physician/principal investigator guidance.
• Data & Regulatory Management:
• Manage operations responsible for clinical research data collection for pharmaceutical studies, Federal studies, or investigator-initiated studies in patient records (paper and electronic), sponsors documents (electronic and paper) and other forms for data collection, such as: medical histories, data collection of patients’ charts for retrospective review studies, patient physiologic performance results and laboratory determinations, calculations of derived information, and maintenance of general research protocols and complex protocols.
• Prepare reports or study summaries for physicians and granting agencies.
• Monitor guidelines and policy updates, and oversees all aspects related to compliance with study protocol and regulatory agencies policies governing human subjects research
• Personnel Management:
• Research RN Team Lead will supervise research nurses and coordinators for multiple studies
• Responsible for staff oversight, recruitment and evaluation, work assignment, and mentors’ professional development of staff.
• Leads committees or task forces to address and resolve significant operational issues
• Provides supervision and working direction for research activities to nursing staff and/or other non-licensed medical or research support personnel.
• Resolves problems relating to clinical research protocols, study subject’s clinical care and acts as a liaison between the research team and other institutional stakeholders.
• Sets annual goals and oversees performance appraisal of the assigned research teams
• Financial Management:
• May be responsible for preparing study budgets and oversees expenditures per budgetary and granting agency guidelines
• May assist in day-to-day operations and budgeting of research operations, including staff, studies, and research activities of the clinical research units.
• May be responsible for interacting with sponsored program administration, revenue cycle, office of institutional compliance, internal audit and other stake holders in implementing financial controls as it relates to billing and accounting of clinical research activities
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT
Security
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.

EEO Statement
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.