MRN is an innovative market-leader of patient and site-centric solutions and clinical trial delivery. Through our integrated in-home, at-site and digital trial solutions, we allow the medical research community to create more flexible, efficient, and accessible clinical trials. We specialise in customising the design of our solutions to optimise trial protocols and accelerate timelines. By engaging and empowering research sites and patients we increase trial recruitment and enrolment rates and improve site and patient engagement and retention around the globe.
About the role…
We are now looking for a talented Travel Nurse to join our team.
As a Travel Nurse, you will complete home trial visits in patient homes as specified with the research study protocol requirements while ensuring high standards of professional competence and in accordance with the Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP) international guidelines.
You will be responsible for:
- Assisting the referring Investigator and hospital study team in planning a smooth transition of study related procedures and tasks from the hospital to the home in accordance with the study protocol.
- Adhering to Medical Research Network (MRN) training and project specific protocol training, whilst undertaking Home Trial Support (HTS) visit duties.
- Completing study specific training within timeline assigned.
- Liaising with internal teams to schedule and book patient visits.
- Completing HTS visits in trial subjects’ homes (or other agreed location) in line with the protocol requirements.
- Completing clinical procedures (such as processing biological samples, investigational medicinal drug preparation/administration (IMP), ECG recording, vital signs recording etc.) in line with the protocol requirements
Skills, Experience, and Qualifications…
- Registered Nurse, with a minimum of 2 years post registration experience.
- Must have a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) license as the role will include travel across states
- Experience as a Research Nurse is highly desirable
- Experience in administration of intravenous therapies, and excellent cannulation and phlebotomy skills are essential.
- Experience in the care of IV devices and administration of IV therapies.
- Biological specimen processing experience preferred (i.e., centrifuge, aliquoting, packaging samples for shipment to central lab.
- Computer literate, comfortable in submitting source documents; accessing web-based training portals, use of computer and tablet.
- A current clean driving licence is essential.
- Excellent communication skills – ability to communicate efficiently with the site, MRN, courier and patients before, during and after visits as needed.
Expectations:
- You can expect to travel 3-5 days per week outside of home city / state.
- You must be physically capable of lifting 25lbs or more and climbing stairs if needed.
Why Join us?
At MRN we offer a number of benefits designed to promote your work-life balance and make your time at MRN enjoyable and rewarding. We encourage all our employees to be ambitious, and offer great training, mentoring and career development opportunities.
Our core benefits include:
- generous paid leave (including an additional day off for your birthday)
- medical and life insurance cover
- pension/401k scheme
- bonus scheme
We also know how important health and wellbeing are and offer free independent 24/7 help and advice for work and home related challenges: as well as physical wellbeing support and online 24/7 access to healthcare professionals. MRN respect people’s different working preferences and the need for a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working hours and remote working.
So, what’s next… If this sounds like you and you’d like to learn more, we would love to hear from you! Please click ‘apply now’ or email careers@themrn.co.uk
MRN is proud to be an equal opportunities employer
We are an equal opportunity employer who values diversity. Our aim is to work simultaneously to promote a more inclusive and safer environment for everyone, which attracts all candidates and portrays our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity. Our aim is to ensure your application, interview process and transition to MRN is simple and personal. If you require any adjustments for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please get in touch.
