Clinical Trial Research Nurse

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Hourly - Nursing, Level A

Job Title

Clinical Trial Research Nurse

Department

Chan Laboratory | Department of Paediatrics | Faculty of Medicine

Compensation Range

$ $59.12 CAD Hourly

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Posting End Date

November 5, 2025

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date

October 31, 2026

***This offer is conditional upon successful completion of a Criminal Record Check.***

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Summary

The incumbent must be currently registered with the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia (CRNBC). Pediatric experience in clinical and/or research is preferred. This is a clinical trial nurse role for clinical trials investigating new treatments for food allergy. The study involves in-person visits as well as telephone follow-ups with study participants, data entry, and study participant education (both in-person and via telephone).

Organizational Status

The position requires a working relationship with other clinical and research staff in the allergy clinic at BC Children's Hospital. The nurse will work closely with the Allergy Research Manager and various research coordinators. He/she accepts direction and is ultimately accountable to the Principal Investigator, Dr. Edmond Chan. This position requires close interaction with study participants.

Work Performed

• Obtain informed consent for study participants.
• Conduct study participant assessments during visits, including: history, physical examination, skin prick tests, and oral food challenges.
• Apply interventions (e.g. placing peanut immunotherapy 'patch' on skin, feeding increasing amounts of allergenic food in clinic during an oral food challenge procedure).
• Assist with management of allergic reactions (patients are expected to experience allergic reactions during the oral challenge procedure which could be anaphylactic)
• Educate parent/study participant on adherence to treatment, and ensure parent/study participant is up-to-date on recognizing signs/symptoms of anaphylaxis and how to treat anaphylaxis.
• Perform telephone/electronic follow-up with parents/study participants. Identify triggers or flag for adverse events (AE) by evaluating report of possible medication problems, complication of care, or other issues that may have negatively affected the study participant.
• Determine if medical care or follow up is needed for the study participant and direct them to seek medical care.
• Review and audit charts of all study participants for the presence of triggers and associated Adverse Events.
• Complete and enter data from in-person study visits and telephone follow-ups - both paper and electronic based forms.
• Review data integrity and resolve inconsistencies.

Consequence of Error/Judgement

Accountability and responsibility of this position is high. The consequences of errors could include: patient safety concerns, lost data, compromised integrity of data/study, and compromised success of the clinical trial.

Supervision Received

Study related activities are assigned by the research manager. The incumbent will be provided with clear instructions as to how data should be collected and stored. The research manager will review work regularly to ensure standards have been satisfied.

Supervision Given

N/A

Minimum Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with BCCNP plus a minimum of one year of nursing experience. Minimum of one year research/clinical experience related to allergy and/or equivalent combination of education/experience.
• Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one's own.
• Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one's own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Preferred Qualifications

• Pediatric clinical and research experience preferred.
• Experience with anaphylaxis situations an asset.

• Recent experience in a clinical trials research environment, including a good understanding of research methodology (e.g. recruitment, consent/assent, data collection, and research protocols), preferred.

• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally, both verbally and in writing.

• Ability to work independently and as an active member of a multidisciplinary team, and function as a nursing resource.
• Ability to demonstrate effective CPR techniques and anaphylaxis training including use of the epinephrine autoinjector.
• Ability to prioritize workload and meet deadlines.
• Attentive to detail, with the ability to work quickly and accurately. Superior organizational skills.
• Ability to exercise tact and discretion when handling sensitive and/or confidential matters.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills.
• High degree of computer literacy including familiarity with electronic data capture programs, iPad, word processing, spreadsheets, and Internet resource use.