Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator - Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) (Brain Health Network & Brain Health Care Accelerator (BHCA))

University of Kansas Medical Center • Kansas City, KS

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator provides nursing expertise and clinical guidance for the Brain Health Network and Brain Health Care Accelerator (BHCA), initiatives that expand access to brain health assessment, diagnosis, care planning, and dementia-related support. The Network supports participating sites statewide, while the BHCA engages clinicians across the KU Health System. The coordinator works with the Program Manager, clinical leadership, the KU Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (KU ADRC), and participating organizations.

Within the scope of licensure and established clinical protocols, the coordinator helps healthcare professionals recognize cognitive concerns, navigate assessment and care pathways, identify appropriate referrals, and address clinical questions about brain health and dementia care. The position also supports clinical education, patient safety, and evidence-based practices, and identifies gaps in care and opportunities to improve clinical resources and processes.

The role provides clinical consultation and care coordination; serves as a clinical contact for partner sites and BHCA clinicians; supports partner onboarding and education; contributes to quality improvement, evaluation, and network learning; and represents the clinical perspective at meetings and events. The work arrangement is hybrid, with remote and on-site responsibilities and up to 25% travel to partner sites and program events throughout Kansas. Reliable transportation is required.

Requirements

• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in Kansas, which must be maintained while in the position.
• Three years of nursing experience.
• Two years of related work experience with a basic understanding of regulations governing clinical research, including CFR, GCP, and HIPAA.
• Experience in early dementia diagnosis and care.
• Experience educating and supporting clinicians and healthcare staff.
• Experience conducting clinical assessments.
• Experience translating clinical guidance into practical workflows, education, or patient-care processes.
• Organization, interpersonal, computer, problem-solving, communication, adaptability, and systems-thinking skills.
• Reliable transportation for travel to partner sites and program events throughout Kansas.

Nice To Haves

• Three years of nursing experience in primary care, geriatrics, neurology, dementia care, care coordination, or population health.
• Experience working with individuals with cognitive impairment, dementia, or other neurologic conditions in a community setting.
• Experience in primary care transformation, care coordination, population health, quality improvement, or implementation of evidence-based practices.
• Experience providing clinical education to physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, or other healthcare professionals.
• Experience working across multiple healthcare organizations or with community-based partners.
• Experience with cognitive assessment, dementia diagnosis, care planning, caregiver support, or dementia-related referral pathways.
• Experience developing protocols, workflows, or decision-support tools.

Responsibilities

• Review clinical information and assessment findings using professional nursing judgment to support care recommendations, referrals, and care coordination.
• Help teams determine next steps following screening or assessment results, diagnostic findings, referrals, or identification of cognitive concerns.
• Guide appropriate referrals to KU Memory Care, e-consult services, the Cognitive Care Network (CCN), LEAP!, Treatment Hub resources, and other services, including referral appropriateness, urgency, and patient care coordination.
• Identify and escalate clinical, patient-safety, and quality-of-care concerns in accordance with established protocols.
• Document clinical support and care coordination activities in accordance with program requirements.
• Serve as the primary clinical contact for participating Network partner sites and BHCA clinicians, building working relationships with healthcare professionals and site champions.
• Respond to clinical and workflow questions using approved protocols, Clinical Action Briefs, the Cognitive Care Roadmap, and other resources.
• Clarify referral requirements, including necessary information, documentation, and testing; address challenges with assessment, documentation, communication, care planning, and referral workflows.
• Work with partner sites to identify and address workflow barriers that delay or prevent appropriate referrals.
• Participate in onboarding discussions with prospective partners to assess clinical readiness, workflows, staffing, clinical capabilities, access to testing and imaging, and referral resources.
• Support new clinician and care support champions during onboarding, including education on assessment workflows, referrals, care planning, available resources, and Brain Health curriculum content.
• Educate partners on brain health assessment, cognitive concerns, dementia diagnosis, communication, treatment planning, and referral pathways; help sites integrate brain health practices into routine care.
• Identify trends in clinical questions, workflow barriers, referral patterns, and implementation challenges across sites.
• Contribute clinical and workflow context to evaluation and reporting activities; participate in bi-monthly case review and safety workflow meetings for Treatment Hub sites.
• Apply observations from partner-site interactions to improvements in training, resources, and implementation strategy.
• Represent the clinical perspective at partner meetings, Brain Health Days, training events, and other activities; coordinate with the Program Manager, clinical leadership, KU ADRC, and partner organizations.
• Document clinical questions, support provided, and recurring implementation needs.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage beginning on day one.
• Health expense accounts with generous employer contributions for employees participating in a qualifying health plan.
• Employer-paid life insurance and long-term disability insurance; additional voluntary insurance plans are available.
• Paid vacation and sick leave accrue upon hire.
• Ten paid holidays.
• One paid discretionary day after six months of employment.
• Paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave after 12 months of employment.
• Retirement program with an employer contribution and additional voluntary 457 or 403b retirement programs.

What This Job Offers

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