Per Diem Research RN

UCLA Health · United States

Press space or enter keys to toggle section visibility Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Onsite or Remote Fully On-Site Work Schedule 1-2, 10 hour shifts per week as required for operations Posted Date 08/12/2026 Salary Range : $96.74 - 96.74 Hourly Employment Type 6 - Staff: Per Diem Duration Per Diem Job # 32444 Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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The Per Diem Clinical Research Registered Nurse is a professional registered nurse responsible and accountable for the care of patients participating in clinical trials. In this per diem role, you will serve as a research infusion nurse for the Clinical and Translational Research Center, administering investigational products including gene therapies, first-in-human agents, radioligands, and other novel therapeutics.

Research care may occur across a variety of settings, including UCLA Health outpatient clinics, inpatient units, and community-based locations. Under the direct supervision of the Unit Director, primary responsibilities include providing direct patient care using the nursing process; maintaining meticulous attention to detail within the research environment; adapting to changing clinical settings and patient populations; applying effective management and communication practices; educating patients and staff; and upholding the highest professional and regulatory standards.

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Required:

• BSN or MSN required
• Active California Registered Nursing License
• Minimum 2 years of direct clinical experience within the past 3 years.
• ACLS, BLS and PALS from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association required
• Ability to follow and manage complex research protocols, to document accurately and in a timely fashion and to report deviations from the protocol.
• The CTRC research nurse is required to work, PM shifts, Holidays and weekends as needed.
• Ability to complete a Nursing physical assessment
• Willingness to adapt to changing workload requirements, including flexibility in location of work as needed to enable the unit to fulfill its mission to investigators and research participants.
• Demonstrated ability to assess patients, synthesize and analyze data and make decisions to ensure patient safety in a research environment
• Ability to perform with limited supervision and with frequent changes in priorities and deadlines and to delegate tasks in a management style that is consistent with promoting leadership and teamwork
• Knowledge base or willingness to learn new information in order to provide education to patients, families, and other staff regarding clinical research and patient care issues
• Ability to read a clinical trial protocol, meet with principal investigator and study team and synthesize a written protocol summary and then to work with the team to create a plan to open the study in the CTRC.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to effectively determine priorities.
• Interpersonal skills to communicate positively and effectively with patients, colleagues and other persons from diverse cultures and backgrounds.
• Ability to work in different areas of the Health System and in the community, and to work nights, weekends and holidays as required for operational needs.
• Ability to use the computer to manage documentation and patient care through the EMR, to use internal databases to retrieve information and to send e-mails, calendar invites and create teaching documents.
• Ability to complete required competencies throughout the year to ensure up to date skills and knowledge in rapidly changing patient care and clinical research situations.

Preferred:

• Experience with peripheral IV access and maintenance and venipuncture
• Clinical Research experience, particularly with the administration of investigational products
• Oncology experience, including administration of chemotherapy and immune effector cell therapy
• Pediatric experience
• Experience with a wide variety of diagnoses, treatments, and severity of illness as well as managing emergency situations.