Nurse Practitioner, Research

GENERAL SUMMARY/ OVERVIEW STATEMENT:

The Center for Aging and Serious Illness (CASI), a research unit within the Mass General Mongan Institute and Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine, is seeking a master's or doctoral prepared Nurse Practitioner to serve in the role of research program director with training and experience in multi-site clinical trials to oversee a large comparative effectiveness study focused on older adults with complex care needs and a program of studies and activities related to improving care for homebound older adults. The Research Nurse Practitioner will work with a multidisciplinary team from Massachusetts General Hospital and close collaborators from several other institutions across the nation. The team's research is focused on the improvement of patient and caregiver outcomes for high-risk older adults (ages 65 ) with chronic and serious health conditions. The Research Nurse Practitioner will lead research study administration and operations, including supervision of research activities, staff training, and directing study recruitment staff at other sites.

A successful Research Nurse Practitioner will be dedicated to improving care delivery for older adults, who has excellent organizational and communication skills, and who has prior experience in planning, overseeing, and effectively implementing large-scale projects in the healthcare sector. The incumbent must be able to lead teams across multiple settings and the demonstrated ability to address complex challenges in environments with diverse stakeholder groups. They must have knowledge of health systems with a focus on outpatient and community settings. They will have exemplary organizational and project management skills, verbal and written communication skills, knowledge of multi-site clinical trials organizational and regulatory requirements, experience developing and communicating study protocols within a multi-team operation, and the ability to direct and oversee the creation of study protocols and adherence to all regulatory requirements.

The Mass General Hospital Division of Palliative Care & Geriatric Medicine is committed to providing the highest quality care to our patients and their families in a respectful, efficient, and safe environment; to communicate openly and directly; and to recognize and value the contributions of every individual. We are dedicated to advancing the diagnosis and treatment of disease through research and education. We strive for innovation, work as a team, and lead by example.

Interested candidates should apply via www.massgeneral.org/careers. Please submit a resume and a cover letter describing your training and experience in clinical research and/or clinical research education program support.

For more information regarding our research center, please visit https://www.mghagingandseriousillness.org/

For more information regarding our PCORI-funded study please visit: https://www.pcori.org/research-results/2023/annual-wellness-visits-versus-grace-augmented-annual-wellness-visits-older-adults-high-needs

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Patient Care Responsibilities:

* Performs duties and responsibilities of a Geriatric Medicine Advanced Practice Nurse and/or Palliative Care Advanced Practice Nurse.
* Maintains direct patient care weekly accounting for approximately 20% of a Full Time Equivalency.

Research Program Management:

* Work with clinical trial leadership and research assistants alike to manage two large study programs, orchestrating competing priorities, deadlines, and workload in a group with 20 investigators and stakeholders.
* Supervise, coach, and develop research assistants, including:

o Provide daily oversight and direction.

o Meet weekly with the research team.

o Facilitate career development opportunities.

o Lead annual performance review processes.

* Work with the research team to recruit new team members as needed and facilitate recruitment efforts at collaborating sites including job description development, posting employment opening advertisements in setting-appropriate channels, screening applicants, and interviewing selected candidates.
* Meet regularly with programmatic leadership to discuss strategic planning, opportunities to enhance operations, and management approaches.
* Ensure research integrity, including data documentation and data management, by developing best practices, provide ongoing training, and monitoring for adherence.
* Monitor personnel resource allocations and advise research leadership on factors affecting delivery of milestones.

Research Project Management:

* Coordinate all administrative aspects of multiple data, programmatic, and clinical sites.
* At project outset, clarify project goals, deliverables, tasks, timeline, and research team.
* Throughout project duration, plan, track, and report on project tasks, responsible parties, timelines, etc.
* Delegate project tasks among project team
* Proactively take steps to help others move forward, whether it is planning project-specific meetings, getting people to make decisions, bringing in additional resources, etc.
* Ensure research quality by closely monitoring adherence to research protocols.
* Serve as a liaison between team members at various US collaborative research sites.
* In conjunction with a Program Manager and other relevant staff, coordinate and monitor Institutional Review Board applications and reporting for sites, including all applicable review dates and deadlines to prevent lapses in approval.
* Serve as the liaison between the MGB Human Subjects Research Committee and the SIRB and ethics boards to ensure complete, accurate, and consistent regulatory submissions.
* Create and maintain Redcap and Airtable databases including the design of data collection forms, extraction and uploading of datasets, and creation of reports.

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES REQUIRED: .

Planning, Organizing and Coordinating

* Skilled in identifying opportunities to improve efficiency of research operations and subsequently execute improvements.
* Time management skills with the capability to prioritize among multiple requests from multiple individuals and the ability to change direction in response to a fluctuating work environment.

Team Management

* Ability to work successfully in a collaborative environment.
* Ability to manage diverse teams with different skillsets, work styles, and professional roles.

Gets Results/Takes Initiative

* High personal work standards and sense of urgency about results
* Ability to anticipate the needs of the group in a fast-paced environment.
* Problem-solving ability, including the ability to gather information, identify resources, and imagine alternatives.
* Demonstrates initiative and identifies key priorities, even in ambiguous situations with limited direction.
* Ability to work effectively under pressure and within short time constraints.
* Consistently demonstrates a positive, "can-do" attitude.

Communication Skills

* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Ability to clarify and distill complex issues to a variety of stakeholders with varying expertise.
* Cognizant and respectful of cultural differences in communication approach
* An ability to build strong relationships, read a room, and influence people at all levels.
* Ability to represent the CASI with the utmost professionalism and ability to build strong relationships inside and outside the team.

Analytical Skills

* Intellectual curiosity and willingness to learn.
* Rigorous academic and/or professional background including clinical or research work.
* Basic familiarity with health outcomes/epidemiology research and/or clinical trials

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

* The candidate will be responsible for providing daily supervision, guidance, and expertise for Program Managers and Research Assistants.

FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY:

* Develop and implement complex multi-site, multi-year budgets with Center Director and Co-Investigators.
* Maintains eligible enrollment with contracted health insurance providers.
* Completes documentation and submits charges for reimbursement in a timely manner.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

* Research duties will be carried out in a typical office environment.
* Clinical duties are carried out in an ambulatory medical clinic and acute care hospital setting, including emergency department & inpatient care units.
* Occasional weekday, weekend, and holiday coverage may be required.
* Occasional travel to offsite locations and domestic research sites may be required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

* Master's degree in nursing, required.
* Doctoral degree highly desirable
* Current Massachusetts licensure as an Advanced Practice Nurse
* Current Federal & Massachusetts licensures to dispense Controlled Substances
* Certification in advanced practice nursing
* Fellowship or other advanced training in Geriatric Care or Palliative Care highly desirable