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The Advanced Practice Provider - Clinical Research provides clinical care to patients participating in clinical trials, independently and in collaboration with physician investigators. The Advanced Practice Provider - Clinical Research supports patient screening, enrollment, treatment, and ongoing study participation while ensuring high-quality, protocol-compliant care. The role contributes to the design, implementation, conduct, and evaluation of Phase I–III, investigator-initiated, and industry-sponsored clinical research studies.
CORE JOB FUNCTIONS
- Conducts and documents study-specific assessments, physical examinations, and health histories in accordance with clinical trial protocols.
- Evaluates research participants to determine study eligibility, treatment response, toxicity management, and ongoing protocol participation independently.
- Orders, performs, and interprets protocol-required diagnostic and therapeutic tests in collaboration with the research team and principal investigator.
- Prescribes and manages study-related and supportive care interventions consistent with protocol requirements, scope of practice, and participant needs.
- Monitors participant safety, identifies adverse events, and implements appropriate interventions to maintain physiologic stability and protocol compliance. Assesses, documents, and facilitates timely reporting of adverse events, serious adverse events, protocol deviations, and unanticipated problems in accordance with protocol, sponsor, institutional, and regulatory requirements.
- Serves as a clinical research sub-investigator for Phase I, II, III, investigator-initiated, and industry-sponsored clinical trials. Collaborates with principal investigators, research coordinators, sponsors, and multidisciplinary teams to support study activation, implementation, enrollment, and conduct.
- Ensures compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Institutional Review Board (IRB) requirements, sponsor guidelines, and applicable regulatory standards.
- Participates in sponsor monitoring visits, audits, inspections, and regulatory reviews, ensuring study documentation, source records, and clinical activities are audit-ready.
- Maintains accurate, timely, and complete research documentation, source records, and study-related clinical data to ensure data integrity and audit readiness.
- Collaborates with investigational pharmacy and study teams to ensure safe administration, handling, accountability, and monitoring of investigational agents.
- Educates research participants, families, and healthcare professionals regarding study procedures, treatment plans, risks, benefits, and ongoing participation requirements.
- Contributes to protocol development, quality improvement initiatives, scholarly dissemination, and the advancement of clinical and translational research.
- Provides clinical research mentorship and guidance to research coordinators, nurses, advanced practice providers, and other members of the study team.
- Co-leads investigator-initiated research, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice initiatives that advance cancer care, supportive care, survivorship, and clinical research.
- Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.
This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.
CORE QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Master's degree or higher
Doctorate of Nursing Practice or Science preferred
Certification and Licensing:
Florida APRN or PA license
Graduate of master’s in science of nursing or higher curriculum
Board certification as APRN form nationally accredited organization such as American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or American Academy of Nuse Practitioners (AANP)
Board certification as a PA from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) Current Certification in BLS and ACLS
CITI certification within one month of employment
ONS Chemotherapy and Biotherapy certification on hire or during orientation
Experience:
Minimum 2 years of relevant advanced practice experience
This position is associated with a significant level of autonomy; therefore, the individual must be highly motivated to work independently.
Research background or experience preferred.
For hematology/oncology positions, 2 years of experience preferred.
Professional Development:
AOCNP certification within one year of employment
Participates in 360 peer review process
Maintains Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) certification
Submits annual protocols to practice site
Maintains national certification
Able to author of contribute to an abstract/poster/article/protocol
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
- Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
- Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications. - Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.
This is a core job profile description and is not reflective of all duties that may be assigned to a specific position in each individual department. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and primary responsibilities of this core job profile. Specific duties and tasks may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the job.
The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.
UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.
The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.
Job Status:
Full time
Employee Type:
Staff
