Research Nurse

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identifies, documents and reports suspected medical errors and adverse events through reviewing medical charts, family safety reports, and hospital incident reports.
• Distributes and collects completed post-overnight shift surveys and end of rotation surveys from resident-physician subjects.
• Collects information about suspected medical errors and adverse events from study unit staff (RNs, ancillary support staff, physicians and families of patients admitted in the hospital).
• Prepares case reports and source documentation for independent monitoring and audits.
• Responds and completes data queries and clarifications.
• Responsible for data validation and quality control.
• Insures adherence to IRB guidelines and regulations.
• Prepares weekly status reports for meetings and monitoring of database.
• Meets weekly with Principal Investigators and study team to review study progress.
• Performs other related duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

• BSN or higher degree or ADN with BS in relevant field
• Minimum of 1 year nursing experience.
• Clinical experience preferred.
• Current RN licensure in state of study site

Hiring Rate
$44,304.00 + applicable differentials
ABOUT US
Functioning under the direction of the site Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator, the Research Nurse will participate in data collection and review for a multi-site study designed to evaluate the impact of an intervention to improve communication between medical teams and hospitalized patients/families who speak languages other than English. They will primarily assist in performing review of the medical record for the presence of medical errors and adverse events in the inpatient setting. They will also survey resident-physicians about errors and adverse events experienced on their shift. This is 20 hour/week in-person position (4 hrs per day, 5 days per week) during the 24-month period of data collection.