Description du poste
The incumbent is responsible to the Principal Investigator and/or the Associate Chief of Staff/Research and Development (ACOS/R&D). Please note: this is a temporary position.
PRINCIPALES MISSIONS :
General Description of Assigned Duties:Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising research activities. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates research based on specific components. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. Follows procedures per established policies and guidelines. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team. Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of research processes. Functions or Scope of Assigned Duties:The Research Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for assessing individuals to determine their qualification for inclusion in research protocols, evaluating compliance with the regulatory guidelines that guide the conduct of research, assessing and acting independently within scope in response to research related issues, communicating effectively with patients, their significant others, nursing staff, and other healthcare team members involved in research. The nurse will be responsible for screening patients for inclusion in studies, documenting this assessment, providing information relevant to the study, and obtaining informed consent. The nurse will lead the provision of education on the studies they support and lead ongoing regulatory compliance assessments for each study and patient record. They will also lead quality improvement for study recruitment protocols and evaluate the success of recruitment efforts where possible. The nurse should function as a study coordinator and provide oversight of other nurses as appropriate to the setting. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 7:45 am - 4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: May be available at supervisors discretion Telework: Ad hoc telework may be available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES :
Basic Requirements: English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE); OR Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program. Upon achievement of a State license, the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6); OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional