Research Nurse Specialist 2

Vanderbilt University Medical Center-posted 2 days ago

Full-time • Mid Level

Onsite • Nashville, TN

5,001-10,000 employees

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Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research. The Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center seeks qualified applicants for a Research Nurse Specialist 2 (RNS 2) position. The RNS-II will be part of a portfolio of clinical research studies focused on cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease in aging adults. The Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center houses an interdisciplinary team of scientists and clinicians engaged in ground-breaking science to discover the root cause of Alzheimer's disease. The Center, which includes doctoral-level experts in nursing, neuropsychology, neurology, neuroscience, genetics, cardiology, and radiology, is highly collaborative in nature. This position will work Monday-Friday, traditional daytime business hours, but flexibility is key to be successful in this role. You will work on site at the VUMC Crystal Terrace location in Nashville, TN. At the Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center, we are at the forefront of advancing knowledge in Alzheimer's disease prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment. Through our research, we aim to pave the way for a new era of understanding and managing Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. This position is primarily participant-facing working closely with research participants and their loved ones. Key responsibilities include consenting participants and their loved ones, facilitating biospecimen collection (including completing blood draws and supporting lumbar punctures), completing visit protocols (including clinical interviews for dementia diagnosis), providing visit feedback to participants and their loved ones, and managing follow-up for any adverse events or incidentals. This position requires managing excellent participant relationships to enhance retention over the longitudinal follow-up period. Serving as a trusted resource and advocate for the participant and their family is an essential responsibility. This position is responsible for assuring that the integrity and quality of the clinical research study is maintained and conducted in accordance with appropriate regulations, guidelines, policies, and procedures.

Consenting participants and their loved ones
Facilitating biospecimen collection (including completing blood draws and supporting lumbar punctures)
Completing visit protocols (including clinical interviews for dementia diagnosis)
Providing visit feedback to participants and their loved ones
Managing follow-up for any adverse events or incidentals
Managing excellent participant relationships to enhance retention over the longitudinal follow-up period
Serving as a trusted resource and advocate for the participant and their family
Assuring that the integrity and quality of the clinical research study is maintained and conducted in accordance with appropriate regulations, guidelines, policies, and procedures
Possesses knowledge and understanding of policies, procedures, and regulations governing human subject's research and incorporation of them in the conduct of research and care of participants.
Proficiently prepares and processes new research proposals, amendments, continuing review applications and adverse events.
Perform administrative duties for trials, including but not limited to: Procuring equipment, preparing documentation, and packaging and shipping medications.
Utilize nursing skills to perform procedures, deliver individualized care, and abide by research protocols. If problems arise, identify and implement solutions, assuring goals are met.
Performs the procedures required of each study protocol, understanding standard of care versus research. Continually assesses the need for additional protections for research participants.
Recruit and identify the eligibility of candidates, regularly assessing them to ensure continued eligibility for participation. Troubleshoots trial recruitment strategies to ensure trials are completed in a timely manner.
Provides education and training to appropriate personnel and participants in research specific methodology and procedures.
Utilizes knowledge of disease processes to observe for and report adverse events to the principal investigator and all regulatory authorities as required by protocol, policies and procedures and regulations.

Registered Nurse licensure is required.
One year of related experience is required.
Candidates must be able to multi-task and manage multiple assignments while maintaining excellent documentation.
Excellent organizational skills, verbal communication, written communication, interpersonal skills, professionalism, and attention to detail are required.
This position requires a great deal of flexibility, creative thinking, and customer service working with sensitive and confidential information.
Successful applicants will enjoy working in a fast-paced environment with colleagues and participants from diverse backgrounds while growing their clinical research skills.
Scientific Knowledge (Novice): Knowledge of different scientific studies including but not limited Biomedical, Applied, and Physical.
Regulatory Compliance (Novice): Demonstrates knowledge of the appropriate rules and regulations and apply them in difficult, stressful and complex situations. Able to interpret and explain rules and regulations that are ambiguous or unclear. Directs others in interpreting rules and regulations on the job and trains others in them.
Nursing Patient Assessment & Evaluation (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the ability to assess and evaluate patients in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Conducts primary care patient interviews and physical examinations. Demonstrates sufficient acumen to recognize problems, ask questions and to contact the patient's primary care provider and other members of the healthcare team. Has experience in gathering pertinent clinical data that aid in referral, treatment, or other primary care pathways.
Nursing Patient Education (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency in providing patient education in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
Care Planning (Novice): Demonstrates ability to anticipate resource needs, identify distinct tasks, set priorities, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize work within areas of direct responsibility. Competently handles multiple assignments often simultaneously by prioritizing work into manageable and measurable units. Ability to adapt to changes to patient care and area needs with minimal disruption and loss of productivity. Follows up to assure problems and issues are resolved.
Evidence-Based Practice (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully search for evidence to answer clinical questions.

Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
Dental and /or vision plan
403 (b) retirement plan
Paid Time off (flex PTO)
Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
Short-Long term disability
Subsidized backup childcare

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