Staff Research Nurse - Concussion Research Study

Responsibilities

• Oversees the implementation of the study as a subject matter expert and ensures compliance with relevant requirements.
• Administers clinical assessments and physical exams in accordance with the research protocol.
• Conducts suicide risk assessments.
• Affirms and reports adverse events and communicates clinical findings to participants.
• Ensures accurate documentation, study records, and data management.
• Works closely with PI to submit protocol applications and supporting documentation to local Institutional Review Board (IRB).
• Ensures that all amendments, continuing reviews, and adverse events have been submitted to the IRB.
• Aids study coordinator with project administration, including recruitment, scheduling participants, and coordinating with other clinical services.
• Verifies and corrects data entry for research projects, supports senior staff in quality control, and provides troubleshooting.
• Aids the team on program/project improvement initiatives and may provide support the development, reporting, and analysis of study/program performance through relevant metrics.
• Contributes to poster/presentations/manuscript development.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing is required.
• Minimum of 3-5 years experience required.
• RN certification and a certification as a CCRC, CCRP, or Nurse Practitioner preferred.
• Ability to be licensed by the Texas Board of Nursing (BON).
• General understanding of how research studies are conducted and be able to provide support to the development, reporting, analysis, and summarizing of studies.
• Able to support meetings with internal and external partners, including the selection and recruitment of presenters and topics, reviewing and/or creating presentations, facilitating and monitoring meetings, creating summary documents, and disseminating information.
• Able to coordinate document submissions, create and maintain accurate records, and communicate well with the network, HQ, Gov, and other stakeholders.
• Able to perform/understand: data collection, document review/quality control checks, basic data interpretation, literature review, preparing and presenting summaries to the group.
• Desire and interest to work in the traumatic brain injury research field.
• Background in brain injury, neurology, or similar topic is a preference.
• Previous experience with military or government research is a preference.
• Familiarity with IRB activities and Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) preferred.
• Previous experience working with military populations is preferred.
• Previous human subjects research preferred.
• May participate in drawing participant blood as needed.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a T1/Public Trust background investigation.