Melissa Peyton

Experience

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  Arkansas State University

  Aug 1998 - May 1999

  Research Assistant

  Job duties included collecting and analyzing data, conducting large mail outs, as well as, other organizational tasks.

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  Arkansas State University

  Aug 1999 - May 2000

  Lab Assistant

  Supervised and instructed nursing students in nursing skills such as catheterization, sterile dressings, injections, IV insertion, medication administration as well as tutoring senior level nursing students in ICU curriculum.

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  St Bernards Regional Medical Center

  Jul 2000 - Sept 2001

  Floor Nurse on the Oncology Unit

  Duties included administration of chemotherapy and blood products while often serving as charge nurse for a 42 bed unit.

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  Clopton Clinic Hematology/Oncology

  Sept 2001 - Mar 2007

  Duties included screening, enrolling, and managing patients on clinical trials, assessing clinical trials for feasibility at site, in addition to, trial management including regulatory, monitoring visits, and CRF completion. Additional duties included central lab packaging and shipping, central radiology processing and shipping, maintaining research account and budget, and creation of SOPs for research. Duties included accessing ports, IV insertion, mixing and administering chemotherapy. Other job duties included supervision of the chemotherapy room consisting of 4 nurses, supervisor for the Oncology Department including 2 NPs, 7 nurses, and 3 administrative staff, rounding at the hospital for the physician seeing existing inpatients and new consults, creation of SOPs, and other miscellaneous office duties.

  • Clinical Research Coordinator

    Mar 2004 - Mar 2007

  • Chemotherapy Nurse

    Sept 2001 - Mar 2004
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  The West Clinic

  Mar 2007 - May 2013

  Senior Research Nurse

  Worked on phase 1a studies as the primary contact and research nurse for this growing program. Duties included screening, enrolling, and managing patients on clinical trials, in addition to, closely collaborating with the PI and meeting with monitors during IMVs. Other duties included second reviewing subject’s eligibility prior to study enrollment for peers, creating and maintaining screening packets, and training and being a resource to other employees in the department.

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  ACORN Research

  Apr 2007 - Jan 2009

  Protocol Development Consultant

  Reviewed protocols for issues, errors, or corrections needed prior to submission to the IRB.

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  Baptist Memorial Health Care

  May 2013 - Dec 2013

  Research Clinical Nurse Specialist

  Worked as the research nurse for the hematology department and hospital inpatients. Duties included screening, enrolling, and managing patients on clinical trials.

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  St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

  Jan 2014 - now

  Acts as research project manager and program coordinator for the Hematological Malignancies Program (HMP) large, multi-site clinical trials. Provides program and study coordination expertise and support by overseeing the operational activities for these complex, large multi-site and/or multidisciplinary trials. Provides research project management expertise and support by developing clinical trial operational and strategic plans including coordination and implementation of multiple facets of study conduct including study specific Operations Manual(s) and readiness for clinical trial start-up timelines. Interfaces with multiple clinical and research departments and other stakeholders on behalf of the study committee. Show less

  • Clinical Research Project Manager - Hematological Malignancies Research Program

    Apr 2017 - now

  • CRA-RN II

    Jan 2014 - Apr 2017