CLINICAL RESEARCH NURSE-RN
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Job Description
Facilitates the start-up of clinical projects in an acute care/inpatient/outpatient setting. Assists in project initiation, which includes educating physicians and hospital staff, implementing study protocol assignments, facilitating patient enrollment and follow-up.
Assures protocol compliance, reports to the study Sponsor, and coordinates study participation with the patient’s clinical health plan. The goal is to complete each clinical trial with required enrollment, retention of subjects, and accurate data in accordance with FDA guidelines.
The RN will need to have a willingness to learn innovative procedures such as the preparation and administration of stem cells, the use of investigational devices and the administration of investigational medications.
Key Responsibilities
Facilitates the initiation and management of clinical research projects in acute care settings, including patient enrollment and protocol compliance. Ensures accurate data collection and adherence to FDA guidelines while coordinating with study sponsors and clinical health plans.
Requirements
Requires an RN Diploma or Associate degree in Nursing, with a BSN preferred and required within 5 years. Candidates must have 3-5 years of direct patient care experience and hold a valid Ohio Registered Nurse license and BLS certification.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Ambulatory Care Nursing — Registered Nurse Career Context
Of the 50 active Ambulatory Care Nursing listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 60% have no call, 84% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Ambulatory Care Nursing pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates CLINICAL RESEARCH NURSE-RN at Confidential Employer a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Ambulatory Care Nursing (RN) — ranked against 377 active Ambulatory Care Nursing (RN) listings on WeekdayDoc.
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Living in Cincinnati
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $243k
- Typical market rent
- $1,414/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 22 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 95.4
- State income tax
- Up to 4%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.