Location: All cities,NY, USA
Title: Research Nurse, RN
Overview:
The Research Nurse, RN will work daily to implement research interventions aimed at improving asthma care delivery and reduce morbidity for children in the Rochester community. The Research Nurse will regularly communicate with both internal and external parties (i.e., caregivers and children, primary care and specialist providers, school health staff, pharmacists, insurance companies, etc.) to provide guideline-based asthma care, and will provide ongoing education and support to internal/external parties around asthma care through Zoom, telephone, and in-person (homes, schools, etc.) communication. The Research Nurse will adhere to research protocols, maintain timely communication with families and medical providers, and will track and record intervention components in a database. The Research Nurse will also support other research needs as necessary, including study recruitment, obtaining informed consent, administering surveys, conducting medical record reviews, and supporting dissemination of results. The Research Nurse will have appropriate clinical knowledge, excellent communication and organizational skills, and passion to support and advocate for children and families from marginalized communities. The position requires a flexible schedule, a valid driving license and personal vehicle for travel into the community.
Primary Responsibilities:
Carefully review health data collected for multiple research interventions, and draft appropriate treatment regimens.
Communicate daily to coordinate clinical care delivery between research participants, healthcare providers, pharmacists, insurance companies, school health staff and others, as needed.
Travel to homes, pharmacies, schools, and other sites to implement asthma care interventions.
Maintain documentation of intervention details, and provide weekly status updates.
Participate in additional research-related activities and other duties, as needed.
Qualifications
A New York State Nursing license (RN or NP) and a bachelor s degree with major course work in an appropriate health, social or similar field, and a minimum of 1-3 years of relevant work experience (pediatric nursing, counseling, public health, community based programming, etc.) is required.
A certification in Asthma Education (AE C ), as well as advanced knowledge of guideline based clinical asthma care, is preferred.
Must demonstrate excellent skills in organization and communication including communications with extramural agencies, officials, primary care physicians and investigators.
Must be flexible, empathetic, able to engage effectively with diverse children, adolescents and caregivers.
Must demonstrate efficiency in prioritizing assignments, proactively resolving problems, and recommending and implementing continuous quality improvements.
A background in clinical and translational research, including study design, and implementation would be helpful, but not required.
Spanish-speaking is helpful, but not required.
Must have a car and valid driver s license and be willing to travel to schools, homes, and other local sites.
Salary range: $29.76-$41.68 per hour.
Application:
Interested applicants can search for and apply to this position (Job#: 252230) at the University of Rochester's career website: