Nurse Practitioner

Stanford University is seeking a Nurse Practitioner – Research to apply medical knowledge and experience, under the direction of the principal investigator and/or research nurse manager, to oversee and direct clinical course of research participants in clinical trials. Assess physical health and administer treatments throughout the study aligned with scope of practice delegated responsibilities. Oversee study conduct and assure study participant safety.

Stanford University is one of the world’s most renowned universities.  Sitting in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area among the valley’s most progressive companies.

The Department of Pathology at Stanford School of Medicine, one of its founding departments, stands as a leader among its peers nationwide. Our preeminent faculty spans from emerging leaders to highly accomplished physicians and scientists, including a Nobel laureate and members of the National Academy. Our mission is to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and basic understanding of the human disease.  This is done through discovery (research), education, and clinical care.    

You will be working with an unparalleled leading-edge community of faculty and staff that are fundamentally changing the world of health care. You will have the opportunity to influence and drive change with your innovative ideas, the ability to make a difference and participate in human advancements.  Our culture is fast-paced, energetic, and growing all of the time.  

We offer a variety of benefits beyond traditional medical, dental, retirement, and savings options:

• Events and program for children, sports camps, tuition options

• World-class intellectual stimulation through learning and development classes, workshops, and onsite conferences from leading-edge speakers and faculty

• Work/life and family-friendly policies and reimbursement

• Participation in Stanford’s social responsibility and sustainable programs for a better world

• A vibrant university culture that values the uniqueness of each individual

We are seeking candidates who are progressive thinkers, see challenges as simply problems to solve, and have the spirit and energy to change the world.

About the Department of Pathology:

Comprised of extraordinary faculty and staff, our mission is to improve the ability to diagnose, treat and understand the origin and manifestation of human disease, and to care for those who have or are at risk to develop disease.  We accomplish this through our clinical services (in all fields of anatomic and clinical pathology, including molecular and genomic pathology, histocompatibility testing and transfusion medicine) and be research (which includes basic, translational and clinical research into the origins and manifestations of disease, including efforts to improve disease prediction and prevention as part of the goal of achieving precision medicine and health), and also by educating future leaders in pathology and related fields.  Everything we do is to achieve the goals of providing the highest quality of clinical services to the patients for whom we passionately care, to advance our ability to understand, diagnose, monitor and ultimately to cure disease or to prevent or delay its occurrence, and to provide outstanding education and career development opportunities to those who share these goals.

For more information about the department visit: http://pathology.stanford.edu/

About the Sean N. Parker Center:

The Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University is an interdisciplinary center dedicated to advancing treatments and understanding the underlying immune mechanisms that drive allergic disease. Our work focuses on how immune system dysfunction leads to allergic reactions, with the goal of developing lasting, evidence based therapies and safer, more effective treatments for both children and adults.

As a global leader in allergy research, the Center collaborates with researchers worldwide through an interlinked network of satellite centers that share data and support innovative clinical trials. Our team includes leading scientists, physician scientists, and specialists across immunology, gastroenterology, otolaryngology, chemistry, bioengineering, pathology, pulmonology, genetics, and related disciplines.

Through laboratory and computational research, clinical trials, and community outreach, we work to translate scientific discovery into meaningful improvements in patient care. While our primary focus is allergy and asthma, our research has broader implications for a range of immune related conditions, including eczema, food allergies, eosinophilic disorders, drug allergies, and gastrointestinal diseases. By combining rigorous science with a patient centered approach, the Center aims to improve lives locally and globally.

About the Position:

As a Nurse Practitioner will assess physical health and administer treatments throughout the study aligned with scope of practice delegated responsibilities. Oversee study conduct and assure study participant safety.  Coordinate and manage care for participants enrolled in a clinical research trail at the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research. Under the direction of the Medical Director, Clinical Director and Center Manager for Clinical Research, responsibilities will include preparation and submission of protocol related documents and amendments to the IRB, FDA and Sponsors, identify and recruitment of participants, obtaining informed consent, management of protocol related finances to include the study workbook and ensure billing compliance, perform phlebotomies and insertion of IVs, perform skin prick tests, prepare and maintain source documentation for phase 1-3 studies implemented at the Center. Participate in study design, communicate with families, participants referring physicians and other health care providers, teaching and advice to participants and families to ensure compliance and retention of study participants, tracking and recording of adverse events, perform physical exams to ensure enrollment criteria and to track for any changes during study participation, diagnose and treat medical conditions such as allergic reactions and anaphylaxis during study drug administration, exacerbations of asthma or other allergic conditions, formulate and evaluate treatment plans, manage common conditions such as allergic rhinitis, asthma and eczema, review home diaries and be available for on call advice and emergencies between clinic visits, administer rescue medications based on clinical judgment, write develop and maintain database of clinical trial information, assist in analysis of study data.

Duties include:

• Ensure the safety of study participants, and maintain communication with their families/caregivers and clinicians.

• Provide clinical and administrative medical support and oversight for research clinical trials based on scope of practice; obtain complete study participant history, conduct physical exams, review medical charts, assess findings, prescribe and re-fill medication, and perform designated procedures according to written protocols.

• Collaborate with clinical staff, researchers, outside vendors, and other staff to administer treatment and study protocols.

• Assess, grade, and document adverse events; apply triage and judgment to determine course of action.

• Oversee and, as needed, administer medications and treatments per study protocol and scope of practice.

• Comply with institutional policies, standard operating procedures, and guidelines; prepare and submit documentation as required by the study protocol and study sponsor; interpret complex protocols and regulatory require.

• Coordinate and collaborate with principal investigator to review study protocol; assess and analyze feasibility, budget projections, and staffing needs.

• Supervise and train non- clinical and clinical staff/students, as needed.

• Identify, recruit, and enroll study participants, as well as maintain study participant records; determine study participant criteria.

• Support sponsor investigator research with investigational new drug/investigational device exemption applications.

* - Other duties may also be assigned