What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research Nurse position at Pediatrix?
Overview
Responsibilities
- Assist the Research Division developing, conducting and facilitating research and educational activities and the practice site identified and with additional hospital sites as necessary. Maintain primary responsibility for interfacing with the IRB regarding new and ongoing trials, insuring appropriate patient enrollment, record keeping and timely and accurate completion of case report forms for research projects at his/her practice site.
- Assist investigators with entire collaborative research process
- Attend research meetings at the practice site
- Collaborate with hopsital departments and research team in study startup processes.
- Assist in providing updates for all ongoing research projects during unit specific meeting as well as department meetings
- Review and report all adverse events for ongoing projects
- Ensure investigator and staff adherence to protocol
- Assist in site initiation meetings, interim monitor visits, and study closure meetings
- Provide Research Director with ongoing reports of all monitoring and development processes
- Assist in solving site problems (e.g. enrollment issues)
Qualifications
- R.N. with a B.S.N., A.A., or B.A. in nursing in NICU or Newborn Nursery units.
- Experience in planning and conducting research in NICU and especially in the submission of IRB applications and the completion and maintenance of Case Report Forms.
- Requires a knowledge of computers including e-mail, internet, word processing (Word), spread sheet (excel), some data base experience or willingness to learn, Power Point presentations.
Benefits and Compensation
Benefits for Full Time employee and qualified dependents:
- Health Insurance including prescription drugs
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short- and Long-Term disability options
- Employee stock purchase program – 15% discount*
- 401k with company match**
- Long Term Care (LTC)
- Pre-tax Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Aflac Hospital, Critical Illness and Accident plans
- Identity Protection
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
*Part Time Regular employee classifications also receive this benefit.
** Available to part-time regular and part-time casual employees age 21 and over.
About Us
Pediatrix® Medical Group, Inc. (Pediatrix) is the nation’s leading provider of physician services. Pediatrix-affiliated clinicians are committed to providing coordinated, compassionate and clinically excellent services to women, babies and children across the continuum of care, both in hospital settings and office-based practices. Specialties include obstetrics, maternal-fetal medicine and neonatology complemented by more than 20 pediatric subspecialties, as well as pediatric primary and urgent care clinics. The group’s high-quality, evidence-based care is bolstered by significant investments in research, education, quality-improvement and safety initiatives. The physician-led company was founded in 1979 as a single neonatology practice and today provides its highly specialized and often critical care services through more than 5,000 affiliated physicians and other clinicians in 37 states.
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Pediatrix is an Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
