Research Nurse - Heart and Vascular

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Research Nurse - Heart and Vascular

Location: Weston

Facility: Krupa Center Weston

Department: Research-Weston Hospital

Shift: Days

Schedule: 8:00am-5:00am

Join Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital's team of caregivers that remain on the leading edge of technology and education all while consistently providing patient-centered healthcare. As part of Cleveland Clinic's Florida region, Weston Hospital is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metro area and Florida. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Our work has a real-world impact. Each of our discoveries directly and indirectly informs how our hospitals deliver medical care, improving patients' lives and promoting healthier communities. Exciting investigations and groundbreaking discoveries happen every day at Cleveland Clinic, and we are dedicated to making a regional impact in the communities we serve by hiring local talent and educating the healthcare workforce of the future.

A caregiver in this position works 8:00am 5:00pm.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Coordinate the compliant implementation and conduct of human subject research projects, utilizing the nursing process.
• Assist with coordinating the implementation and conduct of research projects ensuring adherence to research protocol requirements.
• Serve as a liaison between investigators, research personnel, outside study personnel and central research administration offices.
• Utilize the nursing process as a basis for patient care.
• Assess research subjects, complete nursing assessment, document findings in research subject records and notify physicians of abnormal findings.
• Establish a care plan in collaboration with the research subject, family and research team.
• Coordinate ongoing care, identify discharge needs and facilitate discharge planning as appropriate.
• Perform telephone triage, procedures and treatments.
• Administers medications and treatments.
• Evaluate, initiate and maintain standards of care consistent with CCHS policies & procedures.
• Assist with specialized patient care equipment as required by the clinical research protocol.
• Direct, coordinate and participate in the evaluation & supervision of nursing care provided to research subjects.
• Maintain knowledge of research protocol to coordinate the comprehensive and compliant execution of assigned protocols.
• Assist with preparing for and responding to audits.
• Assist in educating the patient/family and team on the research protocol.
• Conduct and document the informed consent process.
• Successfully complete certification in Human Subjects Research as required by the Responsible Conduct of Research guidelines adopted by Cleveland Clinic.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing.
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).
• Two years of clinical experience.
• Meet clinical competency requirements.

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor of science in nursing (BSN).
• Research experience strongly preferred.
• Organized and flexible.
• Strong communication skills.

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
• Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.
• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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