Job Posting: Nurse (Research Specialist)

Summary

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking candidates who are looking to embark on an exciting career opportunity in Nursing.

Duties

As a GS-12 Nurse (Research Specialist), the incumbent would be responsible for the following duties: Serving as an independently licensed nurse, within the NHLBI Office of the Clinical Director, who participates in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing practices for an assigned clinical area. The incumbent collaborates with the Principal Investigator (PI) and serves as an Associate Investigator (AI) on DIR clinical research studies. The incumbent serves in a liaison capacity with the scientific professional and administrative personnel from multiple areas to coordinate research participant care and meet research goals and objectives. Contributes to discussions regarding feasibility of study implementation with a specific focus on clinical issues, available resources, study coordination, patient safety, and data quality. Identifies facilitators and barriers to study compliance. Collaborates with PIs to identify and resolve protocol implementation problems during study development; designs and participates in revising data capture forms to meet study needs. Identifies the IRB of record for each study and adheres to IRB policies, including preferred method of contact. Participates in providing timely, informative, and accurate communication to the IRB. As a GS-13 Nurse (Research Specialist), the incumbent would be responsible for the following duties: The incumbent is an independently licensed nurse who serves as a senior nurse specialist, within the NHLBI Office of the Clinical Director, who participates in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing practices for an assigned clinical area. Manage clinical and research support activities in order to assure patient safety, address clinical needs and assure study integrity and accurate data collection. Develops recruitment and retention plans. Assists the PI, AIs, and OCD leadership in the effective coordination of recruitment and retention efforts. Evaluates and determines resources required to implement recruitment and retention plans. Consistently recognizes physician investigators and research staff for recruitment and retention efforts.

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