Acute Care Research Nurse II - Surgery

Emory University • Atlanta, GA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Emory University is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world-class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the future. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the excellence of our academic community. This position provides specialized research support for assigned patient populations in accordance with established research protocols. The role involves performing patient evaluations, administering medications and research instruments, and providing nursing support for specialized diagnostic, therapeutic, and surgical procedures. The nurse will work as part of a team to provide continuous programmatic coverage to screen, recruit, and enroll patients in acute care related research protocols, many of which will evolve in an urgent/emergent manner. The patient population will largely consist of patients in acute care settings, including surgical ICUs and Emergency Rooms, and patients involved in complex, time-sensitive surgical procedures such as organ transplants. Additional duties include facilitating protocol adherence, sample/data acquisition, and investigational drug administration. The work environment will include operating rooms, emergency rooms, intensive care units, and other challenging environments, under potentially critical/traumatic situations. The employee must be able to function independently and maintain composure under stressful situations. Employees in this classification may be required to work with, take specific precautions against, and/or be immunized against potentially hazardous agents.

Requirements

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Georgia
• Three years of related nursing experience, preferably in acute care, surgery, transplant or related acute care specialty.
• Must be credentialed through Emory Healthcare under the category of RN II.

Responsibilities

• Provides specialized research support for assigned patient populations in accordance with established research protocols.
• Performs patient evaluations, administers medications and research instruments and provides nursing support to perform specialized diagnostic, therapeutic and surgical procedures.
• May provide direction in the development of appropriate research protocols.
• Will work as part of a team to provide continuous programmatic coverage to screen, recruit and enroll patients in acute care related research protocols, many of which will evolve in an urgent/emergent manner.
• Makes referrals to in-house or community professionals and serves as clinical resource and develops and conducts patient and family education, as needed.
• Collects data, assists in developing data collection systems and compiles reports.
• Facilitating protocol adherence, sample/data acquisition and investigational drug administration.
• May assist in writing research grants, publications in medical and nursing literature, study materials, brochures and correspondence.
• Performs related duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed