Clinical Research Coordinator - RN

Covance Inc.Great service, exceptional growth!

As a billion dollar company with widespread global reach, Covance's ability to offer integrated drug development services is unsurpassed. Covance has achieved impressive growth by fostering a work environment that encourages, develops and leverages our team?s capabilities. Covance is committed to that mission - to cultivate the varied skills, cultures, ideas and experiences of every employee around the globe. There is no better time to join us!


Covance offers you a fresh new way to use your nursing expertise!As potential drugs progress to clinical testing, the initial human trials (first-in-human trials) provide a preliminary evaluation of drug safety, tolerance and pharmacokinetics. As the drug candidate progresses through clinical development, additional clinical pharmacology studies, such as drug-drug interaction, food effect and special population studies, will be conducted.With state-of-the-art Clinical Research Units, Covance has helped hundreds of drug development companies progress their compounds from preclinical to proof-of-concept studies. Each Clinical Research Unit has a dedicated team of professionals, including physicians, scientists, project managers, nurses and recruiters - whose mission it is to bring the miracles of medicine to market sooner.Our Clinical Coordinators are critical to this mission - to help bring medicines to patients in need.Responsibilities & opportunities:
Participates in interdepartmental team meetings in order to assist in developing plans for study recruitment and performance.
Checks inclusion/exclusion requirements to determine study volunteer's eligibility for protocols, assists investigator with patient enrollment.
Ensures that all screening, eligibility and enrollment procedures are performed.
Obtains informed consent from research subject.
Obtains pertinent medical records as required.
Completes an initial assessment utilizing interview, observations, examination, and review of the volunteer's records and protocol.
Provides ongoing assessment of the study participant.
Collaborates with health care team to educate, coordinate and facilitate protocol requirements during in-house and outpatient clinical trials.
Drug accountability, medication administration,procedures, i.e. phlebotomy, EKG's, vital signs,
laboratory requirements, source documentation.
Assesses adverse events.
Ensures that study participant data are collected and entered.
Assists with resolution of any data discrepancies.Qualifications
Associate's degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school.
IN nursing license or desire to obtain.
Current CPR/AED Certification.Six months to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.At Covance, we help make the miracles of medicine a reality. We offer opportunities to work on diverse, challenging projects with bright, interesting colleagues while building a flexible and rewarding career. Covance is well-positioned for continued growth!
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Covance is committed to diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. (M/F/D/V). Your confidentiality and privacy are important to us.
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