Clinical Research Nurse - Bone Marrow Transplant

The research nurse provides Family-Centered Care as demonstrated by recognizing the patient, family and/or designee as a full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient's preferences, values, and needs. Minimizes risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance; and uses information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making. Serves as an agent of change within the organization, as demonstrated by; involvement in unit and/or organizational activities, professional development activities, maintaining a Magnet recognized certification, active member of a professional organization and/ or active participant in community advocacy or volunteer activities.

We are looking for a motivated, highly organized, team-oriented person to join our Bone Marrow Transplant(BMT) Research Team here at Children's Hospital Colorado! The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children's Hospital Colorado has one of the best pediatric hematology, oncology (cancer care) and bone marrow transplant programs in the country.

Additional Information: Shift: M-F 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., dependent on patient needs. Occasional hybrid, work from home.

Duties & Responsibilities

Family-Centered Care: Recognize the patient or designee as the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient's preferences, values, and needs.

• Assesses and evaluates unit delivery of patient and family centered care incorporating the nursing process while providing developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive, evidence-based care. Role models and coaches patient and family care needs through assessing changes in patient outcomes/ unit needs in the provision of care. Care is guided by the Professional Practice Model throughout the continuum of care.
• Identifies and works to removes barriers in order to promote communication and advocacy of patient values, preferences and expressed needs as part of implementation of care plan, evaluation of care and assessment of patient/family learning needs to the interdisciplinary team.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team to coordinate individualized care and education for patients/families across the continuum.

Teamwork & Collaboration: Function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care.

• Participates in designing departmental or organizational systems that support effective teamwork.
• Participates in or leads projects on the impact of team functioning on safety and quality of care.
• Solicits input from other team members to improve individual and team performance.

Evidence Based Practice: Integrate best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health care.

• Designs Quality Improvement/ Evidence based practice activities at the unit/departmental level.
• Role models integration of evidence into practice.
• Identifies need for and/or participates in the development or revision of organizational or departmental policies, procedures or practice guidelines in comparison with evidence based clinical practice.
• Communicates the standard of care practices from applicable professional organization and/or association.

Quality Improvement: Use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and use improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care systems.

• Identifies gaps in best practice and participates in the implementation of unit, division or organizational quality improvement.
• Coaches others on quality outcomes and initiatives.
• Participates with the interdisciplinary team to improve quality outcomes.

Safety: Minimize risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance.

• Participates in measurement of clinical practice.
• Partners with interdisciplinary teams to improve safety outcomes.

Informatics: Use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.

• Analyzes information and technology of patient, unit or organization outcomes to partner and foster communication, clinical decision making, error prevention, and care coordination.
• Discusses/participates in developing improved strategies for documentation.

Leadership: Nurses support organizational goals, advance the nursing profession, and enhance professional development by extending their influence to professional and community groups.

• Role models and coaches within the scope of practice and delegates according to Nurse Practice Act.
• Functions autonomously in professional governance activities.
• Member of a nursing or professional healthcare organization. Maintain Magnet recognized certification. Participates in community service and/or grass roots advocacy.
• Participates in education by precepting and the education of orientees, peers and students and acting as a clinical resource and/or presenting clinical programs.
  

Minimum Qualifications

EDUCATION - Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

EXPERIENCE - Two (2) years of nursing experience.

EQUIVALENCY - Master's Entry to Practice Nursing (MEPN) may substitute for a BSN.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION(S) - Current Colorado Registered Nurse (RN) license or RN license from multistate compact; Magnet recognized certification; BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association with at least six (6) months left before expiration is required upon hire.

Salary Information
Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Hourly Range: $38.34 to $57.52

Benefits Information
Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement
It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.