Nurse Manager - Center Clinical & Translational Sciences

Nurse Manager - Center for Clinical & Translational Sciences

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The Clinical Research Unit is a service center for the entire institution, which conducts clinical trials from different disciplines with over 100 open trials in a clinic setting. The department has several upcoming studies that need a nurse to perform direct bedside clinical duties for patients enrolled on clinical trial, including infusions, IVs, vital signs, administer medications and assessments required per protocol.

Nurse Manager/Supervisor with clinical trial experience actively providing patient care.

Coordinate research trials in the Clinical Research Unit across multiple disciplines, including leading trials and actively providing patient care.

Manage research nurses and staff.

• 100% paid medical premiums for full‑time employees.
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, vacation and sick time – approximately 37‑38 days per year).
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue.
• Longevity Pay (monthly payments after two years of service).
• Retirement/pension plan.
• Free financial and legal counseling.
• Free mental health counseling services.
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs.
• Other employee discounts (entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.).
• Resources for child and elder care.

Directs, supervises, and coordinates nursing staff to assure high quality, optimum patient care. Responsible for the management and evaluation of clinical personnel and may provide direction to operational, clinical and administrative staff in a clinic or clinics.

• Coordinates schedules of department physicians, administrative and nursing staff to ensure adequate coverage and maximum utilization of manpower.
• Manages duty assignments of clinical staff, including Staff Nurses, Licensed Vocational Nurses, and Medical Assistants based on availability of physicians and patient load. May "fill in" to provide coverage because of illness, vacations, or emergencies.
• Schedules for as many as 160 doctors who may see up to 700 patients per week.
• Monitors departmental expenditures against a budget and may compile daily and monthly administrative reports.
• Works closely with the Department Chairman's Office, Human Resources, Emergency Room, clinical quality and safety, Purchasing, area hospitals, and laboratories.
• May be responsible for economic/efficient and quality performance of assigned clinic/area by formulating goals and outcomes using evidence‑based analysis of available data to reduce patient and community risks.
• Directs proper handling of patient records, coordinates with other medical departments and hospitals for admissions and scheduling, makes decisions involving personnel changes and assignments, type and quantity of supplies needed, and proper solution to any problems arising with patients over scheduling, appointments, or charges.
• Handles phone calls from patients regarding medical problems and laboratory results; refers questions or problems of an unusual medical or emergent nature to physicians.
• Monitors and maintains inventory levels to assure efficient clinic operation.
• Ensures compliance with specifications of regulatory and accrediting agencies in order to meet federal, state, and local standards.
• Utilizes tools of quality improvement to collect and report quality data.
• Instructs subordinates in proper examination room techniques and procedures and often gives lectures and demonstrations of new procedures to update knowledge of nursing care.
• Manages Human Resources activities of the department in regards to recruiting and selection, hiring and termination, training, professional development, mentoring, counseling, performance evaluations, and salary planning.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Current nursing licensure in the State of Texas.
• BLS Certification.
• ACLS/PALS Certification preferred.
• Certification in area of specialty preferred.

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing school.

Associate’s degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing school and 4 years of experience, in addition to the three years to meet the minimum experience requirement, may be substituted for the Bachelor’s degree.

Three years of experience required; prior supervisory experience preferred.

Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

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