Title: Nurse Practitioner
Location: San Antonio, TX
About us:
ERG is a leading U.S. based, privately held, independent clinical research site company, and provider of clinical development services with expertise in early and late-stage neuroscience drug development. With 20 wholly owned clinical sites and 4 affiliated sites, we conduct in-patient and out-patient phase I-IV clinical research studies. ERG has 400+ in-patient beds, a large and growing database of patients suffering from mental illness, neurological disorders, sleep disorders, addictions, Acute and Chronic Pain, diabetes, and other illnesses as well as normal healthy volunteers who participate in trials for the advancement of medicine. With access to over 32 million patients/subjects and 5000 + completed trials, ERG continues to grow its capabilities and expand into indications where there are tremendous unmet medical needs in the United States and globally.
Job Description:
The Nurse Practitioner is responsible for providing primary care to patients within the facility, as well as keeping records of patients health, creating patient care plans, and administrating diagnostic tests. This role will require working closely with the Clinical Research Coordinators, assisting in tasks that relate to the conduct of clinical trials. This position is essential to providing support to our other clinicians within the unit and to our patients overall positive health. The Nurse Practitioner plays a vital role in the daily operations, ensuring the site runs smoothly and efficiently.The typical responsibilities include developing and implementing policies and directives, handling communications, managing staff recruitment, providing quality training to the staff, and supervising overall daily activities at the site. Not only is this position crucial to employees, but also will be evaluating and implementing study protocols.
Responsibilities:
Monitor and operate medicalequipment.
Perform physical exams and patientobservations.
Administer medications and treatments and monitorpatients.
Assist in documentationmanagement.
Protocol related clinical assessments of researchsubjects.
On call coverage if applicable
Detect changes in a patients health and change treatment plans, asnecessary.
Providing profitable management of the clinical research business, consistent with company policies, principles, strategies, and objectives
Accountable for the overall coordination, organization, and efficient implementation of clinical trials management, operations, and regulatory compliance
Attend meeting and communicate withstaff.
In executing these position responsibilities, the Nurse Practitioneris guided by Good Clinical Practices (GCP), International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guidelines, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and company standard operating procedures andpolicies.
Additionally, this role may encompass responsibilities beyond those outlined above, as required by the evolving needs of the organization. This job description is intended as a foundation and may be subject to expansion or modification to best suit ERGs objectives.
Skills and Qualifications:
Education and experience
Masters
Current valid RN license
5+ years' NP experience, management experience a plus
Superior knowledge of multiple operational functions and principles, including quality assurance finance, and employee management.
Proven ability to plan and manage operational processes for maximum efficiency and productivity.
Ability to streamline and implement new structures and roles that create speed, efficiency, and support rapidly shifting business demands.
Requirements
Masterful organizational, communication, and leadership skills, demonstrated by previous professional success leading a multifunctionalteam.
Experience business plan development and budgeting
Proven ability to develop innovative solutions for increasedproductivity.
Superior negotiation skills in both internal and external settings
Working knowledge of Clinical Trials related to CNS studies.
