Purpose of the job position: 

The position is responsible for providing clinical and administrative nursing support for research trials,  studies, and projects. It also involves recruiting and screening potential participants. Performs  patient/research subject evaluations, administers medications and research instruments and collects data.  RN is also responsible for patient education related to study. 

Responsibilities of the post holder 

• Communication: Communicate with patients/study participants about the research studies, about the  treatment, medicines, follow up and disease process. Take informed consent when necessary. 
• Data Collection: Collect data from patients/study participants/other sources in prespecified forms.  Patients may be in the wards or outpatient departments. 
• Data Entry: Carry out data entry into computerized study databases, manage data and files, verify  data. 
• Sample Collection: Collect samples from patients and label accordingly in required format while  storing them. Sample eg: blood or other body fluids 
• Documentation: Maintain essential study documents. eg forms, protocols, literature. Keep detail  information of patient who appear in study clinic. Maintain nurses’ handover book of your shift. 
• Assistance in study clinic: Assist the doctors who work in the study clinics in patient care and  management. Explain and provide study drug to trail enrolled patient with detail information. Make  your effort to run study clinic smoothly. 
• Laboratory Assistance: Be willing and interested to participate/assist in work in the laboratory doing  various procedures like microbial cultures, staining, DNA extraction, etc. 
• General Skills: Be curious to learn new information and skills, read and study, be disciplined to the  goals of the organization and be a good member of the team. 
• Stock and supplies: Make sure necessary equipment are available in study clinic. Have to check,  restore and maintain equipment in good condition.

Other 

• Carry out any duties as reasonably required by the Unit in these areas