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RESEARCH NURSE SCIENTIST
Job Title: RESEARCH NURSE SCIENTIST
Job Code: 5517
FLSA: E
Job Level: I1
Revised Date: 07/01/2014
Supervisory Responsibility: No
General Description of the Job Class
Plans, implements, and evaluates nursing research and evidence-based practice activities, to promote the delivery of quality patient care and improved patient outcomes. The role facilitates nursing services strategic research priorities.
Duties and Responsibilities of this Level
Promotes, supports, and facilitates individuals engaging in research activities to advance research in practice: evidence-based practice, the conduct of research, research utilization, and dissemination of research results.
Serves as co-chair for the Nursing Clinical Research Council, coordinates, guides, leads and provides support for council activities and serves as the liaison to the nursing shared governance structure.
Conducts an annual clinical research needs assessment and uses results to construct a strategic plan to develop clinical research for nursing.
Collaborates and develops innovative programs to educate, mentor, and enhance the knowledge of nursing staff.
Serves in a leadership role to coordinate the annual research symposium.
Seeks research funding through grant applications, assists departments and individual health care professionals to apply and obtain such funding for research projects and activities.
Fosters the development of an environment conducive to the conduct of inquiry; research and practice.
Promotes collaborative multidisciplinary research.
Serves as liaison between DUHS Nursing and the Office of Research Affairs of the Duke University School of Nursing, DTNI and other academic programs on research related activities including linking student projects of all levels of instruction to hospital research needs/ activities.
Develops and maintains a database of Duke Nursing clinical research projects.
Facilitates and directs the development of interdepartmental and interdisciplinary research activities, including generating research interest groups.
Conducts independent research in areas of interest.
Serves on departmental and external committees.
Supports institution???s efforts to improve quality care, linking research to improved patient outcomes.
Conducts research connected to the National Patient Safety Standards. Participates in department-based activities and initiatives to improve and ensure a safe environment.
Participates in performance improvement activities; quality improvement and patient safety activities; assists in maintaining compliance with JCAHO accreditation and other internal and external regulatory standards including the code of conduct.
Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education
Ph.D. in Nursing or DNS or DNP required
Experience
Requires five years as a clinical nurse in a leadership role. Two years experience facilitating research activities preferred.
Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification
Current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina required. BLS required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Distinguishing Characteristics of this Level
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
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