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Closing date: October 30, 2026

Title: RN CLINICAL TRIALS COORDINATOR 2 or 3

Employee Type: Other Academic

Department: Center of excellence-Cancer 

Campus Location: CANCER CENTER/SETON BLDG./2025

Job Summary/Basic Functions

The RN Clinical Trials Coordinator (RN CTC) will coordinate, manage, and assist physicians in enrolling and monitoring patients on all drug-industry sponsored and the NCI-funded clinical trials for the LSU Cancer Center. The RN CTC will recruit, enroll, administer care, and provide patient follow-up visits in-person and virtually on all NCI and pharmaceutical sponsored studies associated with the Cancer Center, the Genitourinary Oncology team, Gynecologic Oncology team, and its partner institutions.

Duties will include: leading  and managing an oncology disease clinical trial group, attending oncology clinics in-person and virtually to collaborate with physicians to determine patient eligibility; informing and educating the patient and their families about a particular study; providing informed consent; scheduling regular appointments and follow-up as needed; providing treatment; obtaining study specific lab-work; evaluating and monitoring effects of treatment; organizing, collecting and managing data; submitting forms and reports as required; working closely with monitors from the drug companies to ensure protocols are being implemented correctly and that the necessary clinical data is being captured; processing and packaging specimens for mail-out. Travel is required to work with physicians in-person and virtually at LSUHSC clinics, various satellite locations, and with our partner institutions.

Minimum Qualifications

Required Education: BSN or RN

Required Field of Study: Nursing

Certifications or Licenses Required: Valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse in Louisiana

Number of years required to perform the job: RN CTC2 - Two years of experience; RN CTC3 - Five years of experience

Type of experience required to perform the job: Clinical RN experience

Comprehensive benefits are available to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; generous annual and sick leave; 14 paid holidays per year; and an employee health primary care clinic. See following link for more details on our benefits offerings: LSUHSC, New Orleans - Benefits

Other employee benefits include a full-service credit union, wellness benefits featuring complimentary fitness center membership for employees and their spouses, employee assistance program, campus assistance program, and pet insurance option. More information about these benefits can be found on this webpage:  Additional Benefits