RESEARCH NURSE SPECIALIST Sickle Cell Disease

About the Position:

The Division of Intramural Research conducts over 180 clinical trials spanning clinical areas such as hematology, cardiology, and cardiac imaging, pulmonary, sickle cell disease, and vascular medicine. We are seeking an exceptionally talented, knowledgeable, and motivated individual for a Research Nurse Specialist position to work on the sickle cell disease research team. In this position, you will have a critical role in the various protocol development, implementation, and evaluation activities. You will also serve as a crucial part of a dynamic clinical team for several simultaneous research studies.

Primary Duties:

Educate and counsel patients participating in clinical trials, including, following up with patients in long-term studies and providing Q&A time via phone to patients.

Work with a diverse team of health care providers, such as, physicians, advanced practitioners, patient care coordinators, and data managers to service patients and conduct clinical research.

Facilitate patient recruitment and enrollment into ongoing clinical trials.

Ensure compliance with protocol and regulatory requirements.

Support ongoing research and clinical programs at NHLBI and NIH Clinical Center.

Manage clinical research data and providing data quality assurance.

Requires Skills/Background:

Degree from a professional nursing program approved by the legally designated State accrediting agency at the time you completed the program.

Active, current license as a registered nurse in the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

OR

Recently graduated from an approved nursing educational program within the past 12 months and your registration is pending.

Experience:

o Required: at least 2 years in a research setting

o Preferred: experience in hematology

o Preferred: experience with sickle cell disease or knowledge of sickle cell disease

Details:

The role is located on the main NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland and is bus/bicycle/metro accessible. Some additional details are:

Employment type: contract, full-time (can be renewed indefinitely)

Salary: commensurate with education and experience

Benefits: competitive benefits available!

Mandatory training needed to be successful in this position is offered and supported!

We strongly encourage applications from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), people who identify as LGBTQIA+ and non-binary, people living with disabilities, and people from marginalized communities. We are happy to talk further about steps we ve taken to integrate Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion values into our workplace.