Research Nurse IV, RN, Clinical Trials - NE - Per Diem
Kaiser Permanente
- Location
- Pasadena, CA, Flexible, Regular, Per Diem, Day shift, 1 hours
- Employment
- Part Time
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Mid
About this role
Job Summary
In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this position is also responsible for leveraging clinical research expertise and leadership in all aspects of nursing practice; participating in the implementation of new protocols; administering research interventions; evaluating the patient-s response to therapy; responding to variances in protocol implementation and reporting variances to the research team; integrating evidence-based practice into nursing practice and evaluating patient outcomes; independently providing nursing care, clinical oversight and judgement of research activities within scope of practice, and delegating activities as appropriate; identifying and communicating the impact of the research process on patient care; adjusting interventions based on findings; collaborating with the interdisciplinary team and institutional leaders on improvement activities related to promoting patient/participant safety, clinical quality and reducing risk; and driving quality improvement activities in the team or program of care level.
Essential Responsibilities
Promotes learning in others by proactively providing and/or developing information, resources, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members; builds relationships with cross-functional/external stakeholders and customers. Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; proactively provides actionable feedback to others and to managers. Pursues self-development; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; leads by influencing others through technical explanations and examples and provides options and recommendations. Adopts new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work; champions change and helps others adapt to new tasks and processes. Facilitates team collaboration to support a business outcome. Completes work assignments autonomously and supports business-specific projects by applying expertise in subject area and business knowledge to generate creative solutions; encourages team members to adapt to and follow all procedures and policies. Collaborates cross-functionally and/or externally to achieve effective business decisions; provides recommendations and solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Supports the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; identifies resources to accomplish priorities and deadlines. Identifies, speaks up, and capitalizes on improvement opportunities across teams; uses influence to guide others and engages stakeholders to achieve appropriate solutions. Works on budgeting and financing by: contributing to drafting proposals for large-scale contracts, including reviewing and summarizing literature; and helping support the development and justification of budgets for internally and externally funded complex projects. Conducts and leads clinical research by: reviewing, designing, and collecting clinical trials data; leveraging an advanced knowledge of source data and the tools leveraged for analyzing, and interpreting clinical data; leveraging advanced knowledge when providing input on the design of clinical trials, studies, and interventions at the site-level; developing innovative clinical research protocols and other processes of large-scale clinical trials; preparing, submitting, and/or collaborating with others to ensure correct compilation of study documentation sent to regulatory bodies (e.g., IRB) for review and approval prior to implementation; may also be responsible for executing clinical trial activities (e.g., informed consent process, lab support and processing, pharmaceutical documentation data, sample processing, adverse event assessment process); and may be involved in various research lab operations (e.g., biological specimen collection, including patient preparation, labeling, handling,