Practice Excellence Nurse Scientist

Intermountain Health • Dayton, OH

19h • $59 - $90

About The Position

Performs research that uses our model healthcare system to advance clinical investigation and improve patient outcomes and healthcare quality through innovation, discovery and implementation science. This will support Intermountain's Care Delivery Science concept that highlights that there is a science behind how the health care delivery system can improve patient outcomes. This will require a multi-disciplinary approach of applied health services researchers, bioinformatics, systems engineering and implementation science capabilities supporting existing clinical teams to increase the update and adoption of best-evidence based interventions. This position of a nursing research leader will be a member of this multi-disciplinary team and leverage the nursing capabilities throughout the organization on implementing best evidence-based interventions and help evaluate the impact on patient outcomes and costs. Must be a Colorado Resident Scope The Nurse Scientist reports directly to the Director of Nursing Research and Evidence - Based Practice and collaborates closely with the Office of Research to conduct independent scientific studies and research in the field of nursing. This position will sit on the Intermountain Research Guidance Council and work alongside other accomplished clinical investigators from across the system.

Requirements

• Doctorate in nursing or a related field with a strong emphasis in research. If the doctorate is in a related field, a Masters or Bachelors degree in nursing is required.
• Licensure as a registered nurse in the state of practice.
• Experience as a principal Investigator in grant-funded nursing projects.
• Experience in obtaining federal and/or foundation grants.
• Experience in publishing in peer reviewed journals as first or senior author.
• Five years of research experience in designing and deploying evidence-based interventions in routine care and analyzing the impact patient outcomes using rigorous study design methods.
• Expertise in nursing practice, education, and research with an ability to coach others.
• Experience using statistical research methods and their use in outcomes data reporting.
• Excellent communication skills with experience in study coordination and collaboration.
• Ability to meet time demands necessary to execute research.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a role requiring the ability to demonstrate proficiency with MS project and database applications.
• Familiarity with statistical and informatics/bioinformatics analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop a portfolio of independent nursing research that provides a vehicle for achieving defined outcomes. These include increasing the grant awards, growing research publications and increasing the number and types of studies that use nurses to improve deployment of evidence-based interventions across the system.
• Provide expertise in quality improvement principles, study design, development, analysis and dissemination of new knowledge and the use of evidence to guide and support clinical nursing practice.
• Design nursing specific study protocols, and determine methods and procedures for data collection, data management and quality control, and determine statistical techniques for data analysis.
• Build and support a team of nursing researchers
• Demonstrate solid understanding of project management including development, support, installation, resource allocation, life cycle planning, cost tracking, and project risk assessment.
• Collaborate with healthcare facilities and educational institutions for multi-site nursing research opportunities.
• Submit grants to support the integration of nursing research and evidence-based practice.
• Mentor others in the research process.
• Create and participate in writing reports, research papers, national presentations, articles, and other documentation of nursing study results.
• Evaluate innovative nursing research techniques.

Benefits

• We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
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• Intermountain Health’s PEAK program supports caregivers in the pursuit of their education goals and career aspirations by providing up-front tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution. The program offers 100+ learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates. Caregivers are eligible to participate in PEAK on day 1 of employment.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees