Research Nurse II, Gamble Vaccine Research Center

Cincinnati Children's

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The Research Nurse II at the Gamble Vaccine Research Center plays a crucial role in patient/participant care within the clinical research environment. This position involves recognizing and utilizing systems and processes that impact the research participant experience, acting as a resource for team members, and anticipating the needs of participants and their families. The role requires tailoring care to individual needs, promoting safety, and increasing awareness of potential adverse events among the team. The Research Nurse II will assess participants with complex needs, identify deviations from normal parameters, and develop care plans that prioritize both expected and unexpected needs. They will involve participants, families, and healthcare team members in setting goals for research study implementation and adherence, demonstrating proficiency in technical skills and staying current with CCHMC policies, SOPs, and good clinical and research practices. Critical thinking is essential for making sound nursing decisions, prioritizing events, and proactively addressing problems. The role also involves implementing age-appropriate care, including sensitivity to assent and consent processes in research participation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• 2+ years of work experience in a related job discipline
• Requires clinical license
• Current Ohio RN license

Responsibilities

• Recognizes and accesses systems and processes within the clinical research environment that affect the research participant experience and acts as a resource to team members in using these systems and processes.
• Anticipates needs and responds to subtle changes of research participant and families moving through the research study and healthcare system, tailoring caring practices to individuality of research participant & family providing a healing environment to meet their needs.
• Promotes safety; demonstrates awareness of potential adverse events' & increases awareness of other team members throughout research study.
• Assesses participants, clients and families, whose needs range from uncomplicated to highly complex and quickly recognizes normal parameters, deviations and abnormalities in physical, emotional, developmental and behavioral status based on past nursing experience.
• Develops a plan of care, and effectively prioritizes both expected and unanticipated needs for the participants involvement in the research study and makes determination of clinical relevance of study procedures and tests.
• Involves participant, clients, families, and clinical research and health team members in establishing protocol specific research study implementation and adherence goals.
• Demonstrates proficiency in the implementation of the technical skills.
• Demonstrates initiative in remaining current on CCHMC policies, standard operating procedures and good clinical and research practices.
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills by making appropriate nursing decisions, prioritizing both planned and unplanned events for protocol implementation, and proactively addressing potential and actual problems.
• Implements age appropriate care, including sensitivity to assent and consent in research participation.
• Sustains a working understanding of regulatory requirements and accreditation standards that govern clinical research, acting as a resource to peers.
• Is mindful and judicious in monitoring safety and departmental policies and procedures, seeking ways to minimize risk.
• Organizes, oversees and participates with clinical staff in soliciting, enrolling and following participants through clinical studies in accordance with regulatory requirements in a timely and efficient manner.
• Advocates for research participant to ensure they get the best for their involvement in the study.
• Educates participants/families on purpose of the research study, study procedures, potential benefits/risks, and rights of research participants during the screening and enrollment process.
• Ensures informed consent process is carried out correctly and all patient/participant questions and concerns are addressed prior to signing consent form.
• Guides others in performing procedures, collecting data, analyzing data and making decisions regarding clinical research care, including initial screening, assessment, diagnosis, care, reassessment and modification of care.
• Intervenes for the attainment of research care goals.
• Ensures proper follow-up of study subjects to ensure compliance, collection of study specimens, and schedule of study visits.
• Evaluates effectiveness of research care giving, and shows on going follow through in care delivery.
• Collaborates effectively with investigators to ensure proper progress and completion of clinical studies.
• Demonstrates proficiency and compliance with established practices in documentation.
• Maintains records and files required by regulatory agencies and industrial sponsors for clinical studies.
• Demonstrates awareness of the value and relevance of research and evidence based practice in nursing.
• Provides a leadership role in developing, implementing and evaluating the conduct of clinical research.
• Assists peers and team members in acquiring department specific knowledge, skills and behaviors.
• Contributes to and coordinates discussion in clinical research care conferences, committee meetings, in-services, staff conferences, council activities, seminars and literature.
• Participates in improving organizational performance through recommending areas or approaches for improvement activities, performing new procedures, collecting data and providing input to department discussions.
• Motivates and challenges others by displaying energy and enthusiasm in proactively creating a positive work environment.
• Is self-directed in assuming responsibilities within the team and care delivery system.
• Assumes responsibility for own learning, initiates activities toward meeting those needs and integrates new knowledge into practice.
• Participates in establishing job requirements and goals; performs duties at the desired level of competency.
• Is recognized as a role model and department resource for clinical research and nursing practice, and operational systems.
• Acts as a preceptor.
• Guides, nurtures, and contributes to the growth of others by sharing knowledge and skills.
• Actively participates as a front line example of extraordinary customer service.

Benefits

• Comprehensive job description provided upon request.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level