Kelly Government Solutions is a strategic supplier and business partner to the federal government and its key suppliers. Through our partnership with the National Institutes of Health, Kelly Government Solutions offers administrative, IT, engineering, scientific, and healthcare professionals the opportunity to work with the leading medical research center in the world. We are seeking a Research Nurse to support the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Rockville, MD. This is an on-site position.
This is a Full-Time long term contract position which offers:
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit package
- Optional health, vision, and dental plans
- Vacation leave as well as 10 paid federal holidays and 401K plan.
- Access to NIH’s unparalleled resources and niche scientific initiatives
TASKS/SERVICES
Under this task order the contractor will independently provide support services to satisfy the overall operational objectives of the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics. T
- Independently provides patient-focused nursing care within the interprofessional team and collaborates with team members to create and communicate a plan of care that balances clinical care needs with research needs and allows for safe and effective collection of clinical research data.
- Performs assessments and physicals, and collects medical histories.
- Coordinates patient schedules for visits to the NIH Clinical Center and provides information for a successful visit to meet the required protocol procedures, data collection time points and nursing care.
- Participates in an interprofessional team environment supporting clinical evaluation and follow up of study participants.
- Develops patient rapport and assists in explaining the protocol and tests/procedures to the patients.
- Distributes test kits, coordinates outside specimens for testing and diagnostic purposes (including referring MDs, NIH labs and repositories) and log received samples in appropriate database Administers protocol consents and documentation and monitors compliance.
- Collects epidemiologic, genetic, and clinical data according to protocol specifications 4 Performs data input and management.
- Accurately documents observations, identifies trends and important findings, and effectively communicates this information to the interprofessional research team.
- Assists in the management of study participant files, collating, and organizing research data and performing basic analysis of trends.
- Uses established resources and tools to track and perform study activities Performs clinical data interpretation and evaluates and interprets protocol and clinical trial findings.
- New skills and knowledge are acquired based on self-assessment, feedback from peers and supervisors, and changing clinical practice requirements or new protocols
- Identifies and communicates the impact of the research process on patient care ,
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
- Documentation (licensure) of current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a nurse in the state of Maryland.
- Minimum two (2) years of oncology and/or genetics nursing experience