Job Description

Summary

Experienced and competent level nurse who provides professional nursing skills involving patient related research efforts. Duties may include, pre-screening private clinics for potential research patients, screening and enrolling subjects, obtaining blood and urine specimens for research protocols, administering study medications, recording data for research analysis, maintaining research patient charts and maintaining study regulatory documents.

Job Duties

• Coordinates activities for the AHA CKM pilot program between cardiology, nephrology, endocrinology and hepatology 15%
• Data base entry as needed for the AHA CKM program 15%
• Liaison and reports to AHA with regular updates on AHA CKM pipeline. 10%
• Performs procedures in accordance with research protocols 15%
• Performs data entry for research protocols 15%
• Maintains research subject’s data in multiple systems 15%
• Maintains research regulatory binders and portals 15%
• Performs other job related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate's Degree or Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
• Two years of relevant experience as a licensed Registered Nurse (RN).
• Current license as a Registered Nurse (RN) by the State of Texas Board of Nursing.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification from the American Heart Association.

Preferred Qualifications

• Builds a logical approach to address problems or opportunities, manages the situation at hand by drawing on own knowledge and experience, and calls upon other references and resources as needed
• Builds strong relationships, inspires teamwork, and builds confidence of team members
• Exhibits good judgment in sharing information with respect to tone, content and audience; follows department and/ororganizational guidelines
• Excellent communication and interpersponal skills with interactions with multiple physicians, nurses and health care providers in different Sections in the Department of Medicine
• Knowledge of lipids, hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular disease

Work Authorization Requirement:

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout the duration of employment.

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.