Clinical Research Nurse 2

Clinical Research Nurse 2

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 achievement of research objectives. Additionally, 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.

Core responsibilities include:

• Providing overall care with loving kindness.
• Contributing concise, constructive feedback in the provision of care to other staff and leadership.
• Creating and maintaining a climate conducive to healing.
• Obtaining accurate and relevant assessment data and interpreting the data as normal vs. abnormal.
• Collaborating with the patient, family, and members of health care team to develop an individualized plan of care.
• Assessing a patient's and family's learning needs and readiness to learn.
• Ability to rapidly grasp problem situations and respond quickly and appropriately.
• Monitoring own practices and assisting in monitoring others for practices related to patient and employee safety and compliance to standards and policies.
• Integrating multiple requests and work expectations by setting priorities, delegating tasks appropriately, and seeking assistance as needed.
• Attaining knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice.
• Communicating plan of care in a timely manner to patient and family, as well as the appropriate team members.
• Evaluating own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines.
• Incorporating protocols and standards of care into daily practice.

Minimum qualifications include:

• Bachelor of Science in nursing required.
• Graduated from an accredited nursing program.
• Current Florida Registered Nurse license;
  Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare providers Certification
• Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) provider card for Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy administration Certification in relevant specialty or field (i.e., oncology, clinical research, etc.) preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience

Knowledge, skill, ability:

• Ability to collaborate with peers in the best interest of the patient to provide consistent quality of care.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, patients/families and other departments and staff.
• Ability to adapt and exhibit flexibility to handle new, different, or changing environments.
• Demonstrates strong time management skills to prioritize, triage, and act proactively.
• Ability to uphold professional ethics and maintain patient confidentiality.
• Knowledgeable on all aspects of patient care including assessing, planning, coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating the patients' progress through continuum of care.
• Knowledge in navigating the electronic medical records and reviewing treatment plans.
• Skill in completing assignments accurately and with attention to detail.
• Ability to work evenings, nights, and weekends as necessary.
• Commitment to the University's core values.
• Ability to work independently and/or in a collaborative environment.
• Critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving abilities required as related to various aspects of the protocol.
• Good reading, writing, mathematical, organizational and comprehension skills
• Demonstrate ability to maintain cooperative working relationships with internal and external units in a clinical research environment.
• Strong, effective communication skills with patients, families, and clinical team for innovative patient care and trust

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.