Research Nurse Specialist 3 - Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

17h

About The Position

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. This person will provide leadership in assuring the integrity and quality of clinical research trials. The Research Nurse Specialist 3 will independently plan and implement recruitment procedures, manage enrollment of the trial, and ensure compliance with protocols. They will function as a departmental resource regarding all clinical trial operations and ensure the development of staff members through orientation, training programs, and work experience. This person understands and implements clinical study protocols and can conduct multiple studies independently, along with collaborating with other team members in a meaningful and inspirational way. They will utilize nursing skills to deliver goal-focused, individualized, and safe care as it relates to uncomplicated research participants, and with assistance for complicated research participants. The Research Nurse Specialist 3 is proactively involved in quality improvement through ongoing assessment and the identification of issues and planning and evaluation of quality improvement, along with utilizing their knowledge of disease processes to observe for and report adverse events to the principal investigator and all regulatory authorities as required by protocol, policies/ procedures, and regulations . The Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism has a rich tradition of clinical, investigative and training excellence. With over 70 faculty and staff members, the division participates in a wide range of clinical programs and clinical and basic science research. Training the next generation of physicians and scientists is one of our main missions and involves programs in Endocrinology and Obesity Medicine, as well as funded T32 and T35 training programs.

Requirements

LIC-Registered Nurse - Licensure-Others
Relevant Work Experience
2 years Experience
Graduate of an approved discipline specific program

Responsibilities

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, adverse events, budgets, and accounts.
Digests complex clinical information to determine if documentation is accurate, complete, and to ensure procedures contain appropriate safeguards.
Conducts multiple studies independently. Utilizes nursing skills to complete all research protocols, and deliver goal focused, individualized, safe, care as it relates to uncomplicated research participants and with assistance for complicated research participants.
Participates in the recruitment of eligible candidates for study participation. Strives to ensure studies are completed in a timely manner through implementing effective screening and recruitment strategies and completing required documentation.
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.
Assists in budget and contract negotiation, and facilitates interactions between sponsors and institutional departments.