Job Description

Job Category:

Nursing - Registered Nurse

Work Shift/Schedule:

8 Hr Morning - Afternoon

Northeast Georgia Health System is rooted in a foundation of improving the health of our communities.

About the Role:

Trauma Research Coordinator, RN

Advance Trauma Care Through Research

Northeast Georgia Medical Center is seeking a Trauma Research Coordinator, RN to support and advance trauma research across our Trauma Program. This role partners with Trauma Services leadership, Trauma & Acute Care Surgery clinicians, GME residents, and research teams to develop and coordinate research projects from initiation through abstract submission, presentation, and publication.

The Trauma Research Coordinator also plays an important role in maintaining research requirements for American College of Surgeons (ACS) Level I Trauma Center verification.

What You’ll Do

• Coordinate trauma research projects from study initiation through completion
• Support ACS Level I Trauma Center research requirements
• Collaborate with clinicians, investigators, residents, and research partners
• Promote the use of Trauma Registry data for research
• Coordinate IRB submissions, regulatory documentation, study enrollment, and follow-up
• Facilitate Trauma Research meetings and provide research progress reports
• Track project milestones, timelines, data, and regulatory requirements
• Support abstracts, presentations, manuscripts, and publications
• Ensure research activities follow applicable FDA regulations and ICH/GCP guidelines

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing
• Current Georgia Registered Nurse license
• Five years of nursing or clinical research experience
• Knowledge of the clinical research process
• Strong project management, communication, organization, and computer skills

Preferred

• Master’s degree in Nursing or a science-related field
• Two years of project management and/or clinical research experience

Make an Impact

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced RN who wants to combine clinical expertise, research, and project leadership to help advance trauma care and improve outcomes for patients across our region.

Working at NGHS means being part of something special: a team invested in you as a person, an employee, and in helping you reach your goals.

NGHS: Opportunities start here.

Northeast Georgia Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status.