Research Nurse Specialist 2 - GI Medicine ($10,000 Sign on Bonus)

Company: Vanderbilt Health
Location: Nashville
Posted on: March 20, 2023

Job Description:

Beginning of the main content section.Return to the home pagePrintable Format Job Description - Research Nurse Specialist 2 - GI Medicine ($10,000 Sign on Bonus) (2214601)Job Description Research Nurse Specialist 2 - GI Medicine ($10,000 Sign on Bonus)-2214601Job: Research NursingPrimary Location: TN-Nashville-Medical Research Bldg IV (MRB)Organization: GI Medicine Research 104487Shift: First ShiftDescription JOB SUMMARY:

Assures the integrity and quality of clinical research trials are maintained under occasional guidance. Plans and implements recruitment procedures, manages enrollment of the trial, and ensures compliance with protocols.

The $10,000 sign on bonus is available for full-time research nurse positions. This sign on bonus is not applicable to current VUMC staff or former staff who have worked for VUMC within one year.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Posseses 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.
  
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.
  Department Summary:
  
  The Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology supports the GI Clinical Research Enterprise (GICRE), which is a centralized clinical trials office in close proximity to the Vanderbilt Hospital and Clinic. Currently, the office manages and coordinates approximately 200 research projects, comprised of 70% industry-sponsored clinical trials and 30% investigator-initiated studies. The clinical trials enterprise employs experienced research nurses, clinical research coordinators, regulatory and quality assurance staff, and program managers.
  
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  Basic Qualifications Graduate of an approved discipline specific program (or equivalent experience) and 1 year experienceLicensure, Certification, and/or Registration (LCR):
  
  
  • Registered Nurse Required
    
    
    Physical Requirements/Strengths needed & Physical Demands:
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    • Light Work category requiring exertion up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally and uses negligible amounts of force to move objects.
      
      
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      • Occasional: Lifting over 35 lbs: Raising and lowering objects from one level to another, includes upward pulling over 35 lbs, with help of coworkers or assistive device
        
      • Occasional: Carrying under 35 lbs: Transporting an object holding in hands, arms or shoulders, with help of coworkers or assistive device.
        
      • Occasional: Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching or maneuvering self, patient and equipment simultaneously while working in large and small spaces
        
      • Occasional: Climbing: Ascending or descending stairs/ramps using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
        
      • Occasional: Kneeling:Bending legs at knees to come to rest on knee or knees.
        
      • Occasional: Crouching/Squatting: Bending body downward and forward by bending legs and spine.Reaching above shoulders: Extending arms in any direction above shoulders.
        
      • Occasional: Reaching above shoulders: Extending arms in any direction above shoulders.
        
      • Occasional: Sitting: Remaining in seated position
        
      • Occasional: Lifting under 35 lbs: Raising and lowering objects under 35 lbs from one level to another
        
      • Occasional: Push/Pull: Exerting force to move objects away from or toward.
        
      • Occasional: Bending/Stooping: Trunk bending downward and forward by bending spine at waist requiring full use of lower extremities and back muscles
        
      • Occasional: Reaching below shoulders: Extending arms in any direction below shoulders.
        
      • Occasional: Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with hand or hands.
        
      • Frequent: Fingering: Picking, pinching, gripping, working primarily with fingers requiring fine manipulation.
        
      • Frequent: Bimanual Dexterity: Requiring the use of both hands.
        
      • Frequent: Standing: Remaining on one's feet without moving.
        
      • Frequent: Walking: Moving about on foot.
        
        
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        • Occasional: Noise: May include exposure to occupational noise levels which equal or exceed an 8-hr time-weighted average of 85 decibels, requiring enrollment in VUMC's Hearing Conservation Program which includes training, use of hearing protection, and periodic audiometry.
          
        • Frequent: Communication: Expressing or exchanging written/verbal/electronic information.
          
        • Continuous: Auditory: Perceiving the variances of sounds, tones and pitches and able to focus on single source of auditory information
          
        • Continuous: Smell: Ability to detect and identify odors.
          
        • Continuous: Feeling: Ability to perceive size, shape, temperature, texture by touch with fingertips.
          
        • Continuous: Vision: Clarity of near vision at 20 inches or less and far vision at 20 feet or more with depth perception, peripheral vision, color vision.
          
          
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          • Occasional: Chemicals and Gasses: Medications, cleaning chemicals, oxygen, other medical gases used in work area.
            
          • Occasional: Radiation: May be exposed to occupational radiation, requiring enrollment in VUMC's Radiation Safety Program which includes training, use of personal protective equipment with lead shielding, and personal dose monitoring.
            
          • Frequent: Pathogens: Risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens and other contagious illnesses.
            
            
            
            
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