Clinical Research Nurse

The University of Miami/UHealth Department of SCCC Clinical Research Services Team has an exciting opportunity for a Full‑Time Clinical Research Nurse 2 to work at the UHealth campus in Miami, FL.

The Clinical Research Nurse 2 delivers patient‑family centered care in a culturally competent manner utilizing evidence‑based standards of quality, safety, and service while ensuring population‑specific patient care and compliance with the research protocol in an ambulatory setting. The Clinical Research Nurse 2 plays a key role in the recruitment of participants and the achievement of research objectives. Additionally, the nurse ensures that the integrity and quality of clinical research studies is maintained and that studies are conducted in accordance with practice guidelines, federal and sponsor regulations, and institutional policies and procedures.

The Clinical Research Nurse 2 provides care to patients, practicing in accordance with the Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice of the Florida Nursing Practice Act, regulatory requirements, standards of care and institutional policies and procedures. Within the role, the Clinical Research Nurse 2 performs all steps of the nursing process, including assessing, screening, interpreting data, planning, implementing, and evaluating care;

coordinating care with other providers; and teaching the patient and family the knowledge and skills needed to manage their care and prevent complications while ensuring compliance with the research protocol. As a professional the nurse monitors the quality of nursing care provided and nurtures a compassionate environment. The Clinical Research Nurse 2 delivers care that supports the UHealth mission to be a state‑of‑the‑art academic medical center by participating in transforming patient care through innovative research.

Caring Science: The Clinical Research Nurse provides overall care with loving kindness. The nurse uses creative problem‑solving to meet the individual needs and requests of patients, supports the hope and faith of patients cared for, is responsive to patient readiness to learn, respects individual patient spiritual beliefs and practices, and creates an environment that helps patients heal physically and spiritually. The nurse establishes a helping‑trusting relationship with patients during their stay and encourages patients to speak honestly about their feelings, accepting and supportive of patient beliefs regarding a higher power if they believe it allows healing.

Leadership: The nurse contributes concise, constructive feedback, assumes responsibility and delegates to appropriate personnel, follows up to assure completion, serves as a clinical role model, mentor, and preceptor, teaches others, suggests process improvements, provides evidence‑based practice suggestions, coaches others to improve, supports change, and recognizes the contributions of others. The nurse establishes and continuously assesses the effectiveness of the internal controls within the unit and ensures compliance with University policies and procedures and that employees are trained on controls.

Establishes Therapeutic and Trusting Relationships: The nurse creates and maintains a climate conducive to healing, being present to the patient and family, identifying and managing discomforts, providing emotional support and information, guiding the patient and family through phases of illness and recovery, and mobilizing the patient's strengths and abilities toward participation in recovery.

Diagnostic and Monitoring Functions: The nurse obtains accurate and relevant assessment data, interprets the data as normal vs. abnormal, determines nursing diagnosis, and modifies patient treatment plans as indicated by patients’ responses, conditions, and physician orders.

Plans and Implements Therapeutic Interventions: The nurse collaborates with the patient, family, and members of the health care team to develop an individualized plan of care including discharge planning, implements nursing and medical interventions safely, performs appropriate patient tests, safely administers medications within the scope of practice, and…