Oncology Clinical Research Nurse

Oncology Clinical Research Nurse – Augusta University

Job

Location:

Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912

Full-time position
Recruitment Period: 9/25/25 – Until Filled

Augusta University is Georgia’s innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 10,500 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia’s cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences.

Augusta is home to Georgia’s only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world-class clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today.

This position provides research coordination for assigned oncology studies. Responsibilities include becoming familiar with study protocols, reviewing charts and screening potential study participants, conducting study procedures that may include blood draws and preparing specimens for shipment and testing, reading lab results, collecting and entering study data and preparing and maintaining documents.

• Review study protocols, primary disease category and investigational drug information; be familiar with all study requirements; communicate and make arrangements with the different areas of AU that may be involved in the study (ICE radiology, laboratory services, pathology, patient scheduling, etc.).
• Set up studies according to sponsor requirements and IRB policies; adapt study for changes due to study amendments and extensions.

• Familiarity with inclusion/exclusion criteria; prepare recruitment plan with Principal Investigators; prepare any advertisements for institutional approval; prepare correspondence to potential sources for patient accrual.
• Serve as the liaison between sources of referral (clinical staff, community groups and referring physicians) and Principal Investigator; screen patients for inclusion/exclusion criteria; verify informed consent procedures.

• Schedule patient visits, laboratory tests and procedures; under the direction of the Principal Investigator, dispense investigational drugs per protocol and AU requirements.
• Obtain laboratory samples; obtain vital signs, perform ECGs when required and assist physician with physical examinations; conduct Good Clinical Practices.

• Assess patient’s general health; accurately report all adverse events within required time frame to sponsor and IRB; notify Principal Investigator of patient’s condition; provide assistance to Principal Investigators for management of adverse events; schedule any required follow‑up procedures for resolution of adverse events.

• Help maintain all FDA and sponsor required regulatory documents; ensure documentation and reporting of required procedures/tests and study information.
• Accurately complete source documents; work with data coordinators to accurately complete case report forms and other data entry in a timely manner; enter patient information into OnCore.

• Complete all reports, including the annual study continuation report required by IRB; prepare forms and submit Investigational New Drug (IND) Safety Reports to the IRB.

• Perform all other related duties/tasks as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited college or university and licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of Georgia with a minimum of two years of clinical experience in a specialized area; current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS/BCLS certification.
• OR Associate’s degree in nursing from an accredited college or university and licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of Georgia with a minimum of six years of clinical experience in a specialized area; current American Heart Association…