Job Description

What the Nurse Practitioner does at Worldwide

Working under legally required physician supervision, which is provided by the Company’s Medical Director and Associate Medical Directors, the Nurse Practitioner (NP), considered an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) performs physical exams and provides medical evaluations of volunteers screening for studies and of subjects during the course of study participation as needed. The NP also evaluates adverse events reported by study subjects and/or research staff and then communicates findings to the Principal Investigator. The NP provides medical expertise and support to all research staff members for successful implementation of clinical trials conducted at WCT.

What you will do

• Serves as a Sub-Investigator on assigned clinical research trials.
• Reviews volunteers’ medical and medication histories.
• Conducts physical examinations and assists in determining volunteers’ eligibility for study enrollment according to protocol specifications.
• Works with the Medical Director and other medical personnel to ensure the safety of all research participants and to schedule time for visits that require physical exams and/or other Investigator assessments.
• Monitors and assesses the health status and response to treatment of subjects during their course of study participation.
• Evaluates adverse events reported by study subjects and/or research staff and then communicates findings to the Principal Investigator.
• Provides medical expertise and support to research staff members for successful implementation of clinical trials.

What you will bring to the role

• Excellent attention to detail; ability to interview and communicate effectively with volunteers.
• Ability to perform and record physical exam findings and assessments on volunteers participating in a wide variety of clinical trials.
• Demonstrates a high proficiency in identifying, integrating and documenting abnormal physical findings and can, in turn, communicate findings to Medical Director, other Investigators, research staff and study subjects in an objective, appropriate and professional manner.
• Has excellent verbal and written communication skills and basic computer skills.

Your experience

• Required: Bachelors or Master’s Degree and completion of an American Medical Association-approved Nurse Practitioner program. Current “Nurse Practitioner Permit” (license) through the Texas Board of Nursing. Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in clinical practice as a Nurse Practitioner.

• Preferred: Two (2) years of clinical research experience.
• Proficiency in women’s health care/exams.

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