Job Description

Traveling Registered Nurses are responsible for:

• Supporting MEC staff to ensure smooth data collection activities for the day’s scheduled study participants.
• Serving as MEC safety officer and lead emergency response activities.
• Conducting quality assurance for MEC exams.
• Obtaining informed consent, collect body and oscillometric measurements, biospecimens (including phlebotomy), spirometry, questionnaire data and other data as assigned.
• Providing participant counseling and referrals based on preliminary results.
• Maintaining equipment and supplies, submitting requests for restocking.
• Setting up/packing up examination rooms, including packing, unpacking, and storing equipment and supplies per study protocols.
• Assisting in setting up and shutting down the MEC including handling stair components, floor covers and expansion sides of vehicles.
• Completing data entry using project software.
• Ensuring compliance with study protocols and infection control guidelines.
• Attending and completing all required project training.

Qualifications

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree in Nursing.
• At least 5 years of nursing experience in both direct patient care and supervisory roles.
• Current RN license in at least one U.S. jurisdiction (one of the 50 states or District of Columbia).
• Successful completion of the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).
• Proficient in phlebotomy for all age groups, including infants.
• CPR certification (or willingness to obtain within 3 months).
• Strong communication skills, especially with children and parents.
• Flexibility in assigned work schedules and tasks is essential.
• Basic computer proficiency and clerical skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work well independently and in a team environment.
• Must possess valid US driver’s license.
• In order to travel by air, federal law requires individuals to have a REAL ID or an acceptable alternative. This position may require the successful candidate to travel by air for business reasons. Accordingly, successful candidates must have, or be willing to obtain, a REAL ID, or TSA approved alternative.