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Fortrea
Daytona Beach, Florida

Clinical Research Nurse / Paramedic (Multiple Shifts), Ea

Registered NurseIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

Clinical Research Nurse / Paramedic - Early Phase Clinical Trials (Multiple Shifts Available)

Location: Daytona Beach, FL

Schedule: * Rotating shift and some weekends

OR

  • Night Shift:

Monday–Friday: 10‑hour shifts, 9:00 PM - 7:30 AM and weekends (as scheduled):

12‑hour shifts, 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM

Meaningful work. A chance to shape the future of medicine—while the world sleeps.

As one of the largest Clinical Research Organizations in the world, we operate four Early Phase Clinical Research Units across the UK and US. We are seeking a dedicated Rotating Shifts or Night Shift Clinical Research Nurse / Paramedic to support the execution of innovative Early Phase clinical trials, ensuring participant safety and protocol accuracy.

This role is ideal for nurses who prefer rotating shifts or night work, value schedule transparency, and thrive in a focused clinical research environment.

Why You’ll Love This Role

  • Clear Shift Structure: Work primarily 10‑hour shifts during the week, with extended 12‑hour coverage on weekends as needed—providing consistency while supporting critical study operations.
  • Growth in Early Phase Research: Gain exposure to multiple therapeutic areas and first‑in‑human and early‑development studies, building specialized expertise in clinical research nursing.
  • Purpose‑Driven Impact: Maintain hands‑on patient care while contributing directly to the development of future treatments during key overnight study periods.
  • Your Impact: You'll collaborate with leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies at a critical stage of clinical development - establishing the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of new drugs.

You'll maintain direct participant interaction while witnessing the development of innovative therapies firsthand.

What You’ll Do

  • Deliver high-quality care to trial participants using your clinical judgment and nursing expertise.
  • Monitor participant well-being, document adverse events, and respond to emergencies.
  • Administer investigational compounds and perform study-related procedures (ECGs, telemetry, venipuncture, etc.).
  • Collect and process biological samples, maintain accurate records, and ensure compliance with protocols.
  • Other duties as assigned.

What You Bring

  • Associate’s or BS degree in Nursing with current state licensure.
  • CPR/AED certification (ACLS preferred).
  • Fortrea may consider relevant and equivalent experience in lieu of educational requirements.
  • Paramedic, EMT, LVN, LPN or RN, preferred.
  • 2–3 years of related experience.
  • Phlebotomy experience.
  • A passion for learning and adaptability to a structured rotating schedule.

Join us and enjoy a role where consistency meets purpose—structured shifts that support work‑life balance while you help shape the future of medicine.

Work Environment

  • Work is performed in a laboratory and/or a clinical environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.
  • Occasional drives to site locations, occasional domestic travel.
  • Exposure to biological fluids.
  • Personal protective equipment required such as protective eyewear, garments and gloves.

Physical Requirements

  • Ability to work in an upright and /or stationary position for 10-12 hours per day.
  • Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists to operate lab equipment.
  • Occasional crouching, stooping, with frequent bending and twisting of upper body and neck.
  • Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.
  • Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.
  • Regular and consistent attendance.
  • Varied hours may be required.

The important thing for us is you are comfortable working in an environment that is:

  • Fast paced: where no deviations from the study protocol are allowed, and not meeting a timeline for even few minutes will create a quality issue.
  • Changing priorities constantly asking you to prioritize and adapt on the spot.
  • Teamwork and people skills are essential for the study to run smoothly.
  • Technology based. We collect our data directly into an electronic environment.

What Do You Get?

Regular, full-time, or part-time employees working 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including but not limited to:

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD (multiple insurance carriers)
  • 401(K)
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Employee recognition awards
  • Multiple ERG’s (employee resource groups)

Learn more about our EEO & Accommodations request here.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

CPR (preferred)

Key Skills

Adverse Event DocumentationEmergency ResponseInvestigational Compound AdministrationBiological Sample CollectionProtocol ComplianceTechnology Based Data Entry

Ambulatory Care Nursing — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Ambulatory Care Nursing listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 48% have no call, 82% require no weekends.

In Florida, the Ambulatory Care Nursing weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (12 salary observations; 61 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (322 salary observations; 1,366 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

What does the Ambulatory Care Nursing RN market look like in Florida?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · top 10% in ambulatory care nursing (rn)ranked against 381 Ambulatory Care Nursing (RN) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedAmbulatory Care Nursing RN median $79k (middle half $78k–$85k)15 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Florida vs national$90k median in Florida$97k nationally (−7%)12 state / 322 national salary observations
Cost of livingFlorida index 103.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Ambulatory Care Nursing RN listings in Florida18 active382 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 22% remote · 48% no call · 82% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedFlorida registered nurse listings (all specialties): 7% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 2% offer loan repayment327 active listings, Nov 2026
New Ambulatory Care Nursing RN listings219 in the last 30 days196 the 30 days before (+12%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Ambulatory Care Nursing RN pay trend+9.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (381 Ambulatory Care Nursing (RN) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Research Nurse / Paramedic (Multiple Shifts), Early Phase Clinical Trials - Daytona Beach, FL at Fortrea 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 381 active Ambulatory Care Nursing (RN) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Work-life snapshot

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Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
STD/LTD
401(K)
Paid Time Off
Employee Recognition Awards

Living in Daytona Beach

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$302k
Typical market rent
$1,518/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
99.4
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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