OPS Research Interventionist College of Nursing

Health professional, such as LPN or RN; or an equivalent combination of medical education and research experience.

The successful applicant for the Research Interventionist will serve as a primary interventionist for a large behavioral clinical trial for the management of chronic pain. This includes working directly with older adult participants to screen, schedule, deliver an IRB-approved pain self-management intervention, and accurately collect and enter data into data management systems.

The interventionist will also serve as a liaison for participants and community stakeholders, engage in community outreach activities for recruitment, enrollment and retention of eligible adults, follow IRB approved protocols to train new research staff and students, and contribute to the promotion of human participant protections.

The interventionist will work with the Clinical Research Coordinator to prepare documents to the IRB and Safety Officer. Utilize essential regulatory documents for the research studies including federal, state, sponsor, UF policies, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) and training guidelines.

The interventionist will participate in research team meetings and assist with publications and presentations.

Deliver and monitor weekly interventions to participants in-person; Monitor ecological momentary assessments and ecological momentary interventions’ function and data transmission; Collect and enter information into data management systems; maintain participant blinding

Assist with overseeing workflow of intervention operations at GNV and JAX sites— prepare study materials, participant screening, consent, scheduling, communication/follow-up, and compensation, IRB protocol compliance, monitoring supplies inventory, resolve technical issues, participate in weekly lab meetings.

Support community outreach and activities, participant recruitment and retention, serve as a liaison to community-based organization stakeholders. Participate in problem-solving activities to adjust recruitment and retention strategies.

Follow an IRB approved protocol and train new research assistants. Contributes to the promotion of human participant protections at all points in the conduct of research, including preparing documents to the IRB and Safety Officer and helping managing essential regulatory documents such as standard operating procedures (SOPs) and training guidelines.

Further, the research specialist will help with activities related to publication of our findings and preparation of presentations.

$40.70 per hour

Health professional, such as LPN or RN; or an equivalent combination of medical education and research experience.

EDUCATION & TRAINING: Diploma in nursing (LPN) or an Associate, Bachelor’s, or Master’s degree in nursing. Active and unencumbered LPN or RN license in FL.
*Specialty as Faith Community Nurse or Community Health Nurse preferred
EXPERIENCE: Experience as a nurse in research, clinical trials, and/or academic medical settings.
- A customer-service orientation and/or experience working with older adults and health disparities populations
- Clinical trials management

KNOWLEDGE: Familiar with regulations surrounding research participant recruitment, including human participants protection, health studies and Institutional Review Board

SKILLS: Demonstrated expertise in clinical trials management systems, survey tools such as REDCap, and computer systems applications, including Word for Windows, TEAMS, Excel, SPSS, Endnote, Zoom.

ABILITIES: Excellent organization, timeliness to meet deadlines, strong communications skills, attention to detail, outcomes driven, committed to learning, respectful and professional, and tolerant. Ability to plan, execute and complete work assignments independently, efficiently and accurately while working as part of a team in a multidisciplinary work environment.
PHYSICAL QUALIFICATIONS: Able to carry small boxes and transport study supplies between locations.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS: Culturally sensitive skills working with Black/African American communities

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Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.