RN Research Nurse Coordinator ll - Neurology

Washington University in St Louis•Forest Park, GA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Memory and Aging Project (MAP) Research Nurse Coordinator II is a nurse clinician and member of a multidisciplinary team conducting longitudinal research on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The role involves clinical assessments of research volunteers, including people with and without cognitive impairment, and their families. Assessments include collecting health and family histories, taking physical measurements, conducting semi-structured interviews, and administering standardized cognitive tests. The coordinator also educates participants and caregivers about dementia and dementia care, and conducts telephone interviews to document cognitive and physical changes between in-person assessments or when a participant cannot attend in person. The coordinator works under the Principal Investigator’s guidance to meet project objectives and may coordinate special studies, including study start-up, participant screening and enrollment, regulatory submissions, and study workflows. The position supports protocol compliance, research documentation, data collection, specimen handling, clinical trial operations, and human-subject protection. It may include training or supervising study personnel and overseeing study medications or interventions when appropriate. This is an office-based research position in St. Louis, Missouri, with semi-flexible hours, typically Monday through Friday. It generally allows eight hours of remote work per week depending on departmental needs. The schedule may include two to three half-day Saturdays per year and a rotation for remote weekend and holiday availability to coordinate brain autopsy arrangements, averaging one weekend every two months. Autopsy call is generally between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, and University-observed holidays.

Requirements

Associate degree in nursing or diploma in registered nursing.
Registered Nurse credential issued by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation or the Missouri Division of Professional Registration.
Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross; online BLS certifications without a skills assessment are not sufficient.
Two years of research work experience.
Two years of nursing work experience.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily.
Ability to meet the position’s clinical and research requirements, including direct patient care and exposure to blood-borne pathogens.

Nice To Haves

Clinical Research Certification.
Active listening, clinical research coordination, clinical research management, clinical research methods and operations, clinical techniques, database management, attention to detail, effective written communication, electronic health records, nursing fundamentals, oral communication, patient recruitment, reporting tools, spreadsheet software, SAS, and team collaboration.

Responsibilities

Work under the Principal Investigator’s guidance to meet research project objectives.
Provide direct research participant care, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation; document and collect data; and assist physicians and advanced practice providers.
Ensure study protocol requirements are met, including participant contact, collection of basic health information, coordination of study procedures, research specimen handling, processing and shipping, source documentation, and data entry.
Educate MAP participants and caregivers about dementia and dementia care.
Conduct telephone interviews to capture participants’ cognitive and physical changes between in-person assessments or when they cannot attend in person.
Prepare expiration summaries, in rotation with other nurses, for deceased participants who donate their brains, summarizing visits, health history, and memory, thinking, or movement changes.
Review assessment videos to support ongoing inter-rater reliability.
Manage and oversee the day-to-day conduct of multiple clinical trials, using organizational skills, independence, and resourcefulness.
May facilitate study start-up, including feasibility assessment, study logistics, local and central IRB submissions, other regulatory requirements, and budget and contract review and approval.
May work with the research team to identify, screen, and enroll study subjects.
May prepare and submit reportable-event reports to sponsors, IRBs, and regulatory agencies in accordance with protocols and established policies, procedures, and regulations.
May collaborate with sponsor research associates during monitoring activities by providing study documentation, data clarifications, and reports.
May authorize payments to ancillary organizations for services and reconcile payments from organizations serviced.
May train and supervise staff assigned to research projects.
May oversee administration of study medications or interventions, as appropriate.
Perform other duties incidental to the work described.

Benefits

Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.
Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays or coinsurance.
Free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.
Eligible employees may participate in a defined-contribution 403(b) retirement savings plan, with employee and university contributions starting at 7%.
Wellness resources, including wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, an employee assistance program, financial resources, and access to dietitians.
Four weeks of caregiver leave to bond with a new child, plus family care resources.
Tuition coverage for employees and family members, including dependent undergraduate tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years of employment, subject to eligibility and policy.

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