Scheduled Hours

40

Position Summary

The Memory and Aging Project (MAP) Research Nurse Coordinator II is a member of a multi-disciplinary team serving as a nurse clinician collecting health and family histories, performing physical measurements, conducting semi-structured interviews and administering standardized cognitive tests for longitudinal Alzheimer and related dementia research. They interact with research volunteers, with and without cognitive impairment, and their families as part of the research team conducting clinical assessments. The Research Nurse Coordinator II may also coordinate special studies, submitting applications to Washington University Institutional Review Board (IRB)/ Human Research Protection Office (HRPO), complying with all required human research standards, and developing workflows.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provides direct patient care, including research assessments, planning, implementation and evaluation of research participants; documents in research electronic records, and collects data.
• Works with staff to identify, screen and enroll research participants; ensures lab and data are obtained according to established protocol.
• Educates MAP participants and their caregivers about dementia and dementia care.
• Conducts telephone interviews to capture cognitive and physical changes with the research participant at intervals between in-person assessments and when the research participant cannot come into the office for assessments.
• Rotates with other MAP nurses to ensure 24-hour telephone availability of a MAP nurse to coordinate autopsy arrangements for brain donors (average one week every 2 months).
• Writes expiration summaries as assigned.
• Serves as an assessment video reviewer to assure on-going inter-rater reliability.
• May prepare/submit event reports in adherence with study procedures, budget and established guidelines.
• May assist research associates from sponsoring organization, providing study explanations and reports as necessary.
• Other duties in the conduct of clinical research that may be needed.

Working Conditions:
Job Location/Working Conditions

• Normal office environment
• Exposure to blood-borne pathogens
• Requires protective devices
• Patient care setting
• Direct patient care setting

Physical Effort

• Typically sitting at desk or table
• Typically bending, crouching, stooping
• Occasional lifting (25 lbs or less)

Equipment

• Office equipment
• Clinical/diagnostic equipment

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Required Qualifications

Education:

A diploma, certification or degree is not required.

Certifications:

The list below may include all acceptable certifications and issuers. More than one credential or certification may be required depending on the role.

Basic Life Support - American Heart Association, Basic Life Support - American Red Cross, Registered Nurse - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Registered Nurse - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

Work Experience:

Related Nursing Or Research (2 Years)

Skills:

Not Applicable

Driver's License:

A driver's license is not required for this position.

More About This Job

Required Qualifications:

• Basic Life Support certification (Online BLS certifications, those without a skills assessment component, are not sufficient to meet the BLS requirements).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Clinical Research Certification.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

B.S. - Bachelor of Science - Nursing, B.S.N. - Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Certifications:

No additional certification beyond what is stated in the Required Qualifications section.

Work Experience:

Academic Research Setting (2 Years)

Skills:

Academic Research, Active Listening, Clinical Research, Clinical Research Coordination, Clinical Research Management, Clinical Research Methods, Clinical Research Operations, Clinical Techniques, Database Management, Detail-Oriented, Effective Written Communication, Electro