Trial Nurses Job
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
Attractive
Job Deadline: 06 October 2024
Number of Jobs: 01
Hiring Entity: Mbale Clinical Research Institute (MCRI)
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| Mbale Clinical Research Institute (MCRI) |
Location: In Uganda
Job Details:
JOB PURPOSE
The post holder will be responsible for consenting, active screening and recruitment to the H-PRIME clinical trial of sickle cell disease according to the study standard operating procedures and protocol. The nursing officer will also contribute to data collection, quality control and assurance, entry and responding to queries raised by the data team. In addition, he/she will provide care for study participants in case they come in for sick visits. He/she will provide additional study visits and follow up schedule, phlebotomy and dispensing of investigational product during the study visit.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
• Triage and Screening of study potentially eligible participants
• Administer informed consent
• Carry out randomization procedures
• Sampling and ensuring integrity of the samples collected
• Make trial related nursing decisions including but not limited to vital sign observation
• Clinical care and blood/fluid management/ accountability
• Conduct bed side/point of care tests
• Carry out real time completion of study CRFs, source documents, logs and other study related documents
• Maintain strict confidentially regarding participants study information
• 8. AE/SAE identification, management, and reporting
• Collect patient’s locator details as well as making appointment for follow up assessment
• Make follow up reminders, prepare lists of participants who have missed their appointment and conduct community tracing for those who fail to present for follow up
• Ensure participant safety throughout the entire period of the study
• Closely work with the Trial Medical Officer to make participant related decision
Person Specifications - Qualifications, Skills and abilities:
Qualifications Required
• Diploma or BScN nursing qualification
• Registered with UNMC, willing to work for at least 2 years
Skills and abilities:
• Attentive to detail
• Ability to follow laid down processes and procedures and to take and follow instructions
• Ability to work independently/with minimum supervision and within stipulated deadlines and schedules
• Conscientiousness, timeliness and willingness to work to meet deadlines
• Confidentiality and integrity
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Accountability
• Technical
• Accuracy
• Ability to fluently speak and interpret the languages in the stated study sites is a
• perquisite.
Application procedure
All applications must be submitted electronically via e-mail for the attention of the Human Resource Manager to: recruitment@mcri.ac.ug
Deadline for application is 6th October 2024, 5:00pm. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
In the event that you are selected as the best candidate for the job, you will be required to present certified copies of all academic documents.
Posting Date: 2024-10-03
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