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Saint Luke's Health System
Kansas City, Missouri

Clinical Research Nurse - RN

Registered NurseNo weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

The Clinical Research Nurse, in addition to performing standard nursing duties, plays a critical role in the conduct of clinical studies by supporting, facilitating, and coordinating the daily clinical study activities under the direction of the Principal Investigator (PI).

The Clinical Research Nurse works with the PI, department, sponsor, and institution to support and provide guidance on the administration, compliance, financial, required personnel and other aspects of clinical studies. The Clinical Research Nurse oversees investigational drug and/or device accountability.

  • FT- Days, no weekends or holidays
  • Requires a higher level of supervision by Lead/Manager, with expectation of continuous progress in learning/understanding of role.
  • Responsible for clinical operations activities for assigned studies & participants

Serves as single contact person for research participants, Investigators, clinic and ancillary staff, Sponsors, and CROs

Responsible for data entry, data query resolution in clinical study database, as well as other study-specific system management for assigned studies

  • Supports, facilitates, and coordinates daily clinical study activities in support of study conduct
  • Supports PI, departmental, Sponsor, and CRO inquiries
  • Prepares/maintains research records and files in concert with regulatory requirements and Institutional files
  • Conducts informed consent
  • Conducts screening and recruitment procedures
  • Job Requirements

Applicable Experience

  • 2 years
  • Cert Clinical Research Professional - Academy of Clinical Research Professionals, Registered Nurse (KS) - National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NURSYS), Registered Nurse (MO) - National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NURSYS)
  • Associate Degree

Job Details

  • Full Time
  • Day (United States of America)

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Research Nurse coordinates daily clinical study activities and supports the Principal Investigator in ensuring study compliance and protocol adherence. They serve as the primary point of contact for participants and staff while managing research records, data entry, and investigational product accountability.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an Associate Degree and possess at least 2 years of applicable experience. Required certifications include a Registered Nurse license in Kansas and Missouri, as well as a Clinical Research Professional certification.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient RecruitmentRegulatory ComplianceInvestigational Drug AccountabilityClinical Study CoordinationPatient CareMedical Records Management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Research Nurse - RN at Saint Luke's Health System a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Ambulatory Care Nursing (RN) — ranked against 330 active Ambulatory Care Nursing (RN) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Ambulatory Care Nursing — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Ambulatory Care Nursing listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 60% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Benefits & Perks36 jobs

401k / retirement match
92%
Sign-on bonus
28%
Loan repayment
14%
CME allowance
14%
PSLF eligible
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 6.0
Better work-life than 70% of Ambulatory Care Nursing (RN) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 330 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Kansas City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$251k
Typical market rent
$1,428/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.5
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.