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CC017513 Nursing ResearchFull Time
The Nursing Research Specialist facilitates the development and implementation of research studies and evidence-based practice projects that transform pediatric nursing practice and improve patient outcomes. The Nursing Research Specialist leads the development, implementation, and evaluation of innovative educational programs consistent with the guidelines for Nursing Professional Development.
Master’s degree; or equivalent combination of education with experience
Master's Degree Nursing, PhD Degree Nursing
Nursing - 5 years of experience
Registered Nurse (RN) license - Arkansas or Compact State
Certified Research Specialist (CRS) - UAMS, Nursing Professional Development (NPD-BC) - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
1. Participates in and incorporates research and evidence-based practice as a mentor, investigator, collaborator, translator, integrator and/or evaluator.
2. Establishes formal and informal consultative relationships that may lead to professional development or mentorship opportunities.
3. Serves as a clinical resource for human subjects protection by monitoring and maintaining research regulatory standards and assisting staff with submission of research protocols and human subject research determination forms.
4. Disseminates research findings through activities such as presentations, publications, consultation, educational programs, courses, activities, and use of other media internally and through local, regional, and national agencies.
5. Functions in the roles of both educator and facilitator.
6. Implements a variety of teaching strategies tailored to the learners needs.
7. Applies nursing and learning theoretical and conceptual foundations as a basis for developing programs.
8. Develops innovative educational programs that are evidence-based and free of commercial bias in accordance with the guidelines for Nursing Professional Development and other health-related professional disciplines.
9. Advocates for innovative programs that support the needs of the learner and organization.
10. Participates in the development of a financial plan that allocates resources to support the department.
11. Designs, implements, and evaluates innovative and creative programs and projects.
12. Performs other duties as assigned.
Arkansas Children's is the only healthcare system in the state solely dedicated to caring for Arkansas' more than 700,000 children. The private, non-profit organization includes two pediatric hospitals, a pediatric research institute and USDA nutrition center, a philanthropic foundation, a nursery alliance, statewide clinics, and many education and outreach programs — all focused on fulfilling a promise to define and deliver unprecedented child health. Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) is a 336-bed, Magnet-recognized facility in Little Rock operating the state’s only Level I pediatric trauma center; the state's only burn center; the state's only Level IV neonatal intensive care unit; the state's only pediatric intensive care unit; the state’s only pediatric surgery program with Level 1 verification from the American College of Surgeons (ACS); the state’s only magnetoencephalography (MEG) system for neurosurgical planning and cutting-edge research; and the state's only nationally recognized pediatric transport program. Arkansas Children’s Hospital is nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report in seven pediatric specialties (2022—2023): Cancer, Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Pulmonology and Urology. Arkansas Children’s Northwest (ACNW), the first and only pediatric hospital in the Northwest Arkansas region, is a level IV pediatric trauma center. ACNW operates a 24-bed inpatient unit; a surgical unit with five operating rooms; outpatient clinics offering over 20 subspecialties; diagnostic services; imaging capabilities; occupational therapy services; and Northwest Arkansas' only pediatric emergency department, equipped with 30 exam rooms. Generous philanthropic and volunteer engagement has sustained Arkansas Children's since it began as an orphanage in 1912, and today ensures the system can deliver on its promise of unprecedented child health. To learn more, visit archildrens.org.
