Clinical Research Nurse Practitioner

About the role

The University of Pittsburgh, Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) is hiring a nurse practitioner to provide research support to the NIA-funded ADRC through the research services in the ADRC Clinical Core.

Responsibilities

• Obtain comprehensive medical, medication, and neurological histories and perform thorough physical/neurologic examinations on ADRC participants and healthy controls
• Establish rapport with both patients and caregivers
• Recognize signs and symptoms of dementing illnesses and other medical conditions
• Formulate differential diagnoses in conjunction with attending physicians
• Promptly report unusual findings and make appropriate recommendations
• Complete research/clinical forms following established guidelines
• Obtain and analyze routine laboratory specimens
• Provide written comprehensive summary to be included in the patient's research file
• Prepare and present completed history and data at weekly ADRC Consensus Conference
• Provide backup for the ADRC Autopsy program
• Conduct assessments for clinical drug trials and NIH consortia and serve as backup coordinator or lead coordination as necessary
• Assist with the creation of a subject recruitment plan to maintain a steady flow of subjects into trials
• Develop source documents and participate in QC activities related to electronic data submissions
• Monitor SAEs, providing sponsor and IRB with information according to guidelines, and maintain documentation until SAE is resolved
• Meet with study monitors and handle data queries and quality assurance activities
• Participate with ADRC Outreach, Recruitment and Engagement (ORE) Core in the education of mini-residents, interns, residents and fellows, health professionals, other students and caregivers
• Provide relevant tutorials
• Provide opportunity for observation and explanation of clinical interview and exam
• Provide tutorials relative to normal aging and differential diagnoses of AD and other dementias
• Conduct lectures regarding AD research update, communication with AD patients and differential diagnosis to lay community audiences

Qualifications

• Master's Degree Nurse Practitioner preferred or comparable education
• 2-3 years relevant experience preferred
• CRNP or PA licensure/certification required
• Combination of education and relevant experience will be considered in lieu of education and/or experience requirement

Schedule

• Full-time regular
• M-F, 8:30-5:00
• On-Campus: Teams that work on campus, in an office, or in a lab