Research Nurse (Research Administration)

We are seeking a  Research Nurse  who will support two studies related to cardiology, geriatrics, and caregiving.

Study 1 - Johns Hopkins Healthy Heart Aging Program (~25%)

- This position is funded through the Johns Hopkins Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center Pilot/Exploratory Studies Core Award. The Research Nurse will serve as a key member of the Johns Hopkins Healthy Heart Aging Program (HHAP), a multidisciplinary geriatric cardiology clinic, supporting implementation and evaluation of a frailty-integrated model of cardiovascular care for older adults. Responsibilities include supporting the HHAP registry, implementation study and focus groups, and coordination of advanced biomarker and technological assessments, in collaboration with cardiology, geriatrics, palliative care, and other specialties.

Study 2 - Testing Heart Failure Resilience Intervention for Caregivers (HEROIC) in Advanced Heart Failure (~75%)

- HEROIC is a 5-year research study funded by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, an Institute of the NIH. The research nurse responsibilities will include: promoting strong connections with clinics involved in the study and engaging providers, screening and enrollment of participants (patients and caregivers), delivering the HEROIC program to caregivers who are randomized to receive the intervention, community engagement and dissemination activities. Responsibilities will include in-person and remote work. Flexible schedule to accommodate weekly Tuesday or Thursday PM clinic sessions.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

In-Person HHAP Clinical Research Support (1 afternoon per week)

- Be present for all HHAP clinic sessions, held weekly on Tuesday or Thursday afternoons.
- Obtain informed consent from patients joining the HHAP research registry.
- Assist participants with completion of research surveys and pre-visit questionnaires.
- Coordinate participant referrals and transportation for biomarker collection and digital biomarker assessments.

Research and Data Management

- Perform data entry from Epic into REDCap, abstracting relevant data points from clinical notes.
- Conduct phone-based follow-up with participants to administer select questionnaires and assessments.
- Support mixed methods implementation research, including surveys, focus groups, and qualitative data abstraction.
- Maintain accurate, timely documentation per research protocols and IRB requirements.
- Track participant recruitment, enrollment, and completion of study procedures.

Research Team Meetings and Training

- Engages in training related to electronic health record screening, recruitment, intervention and documentation.
- Attends weekly meetings with study team.
- Communicate with clinicians and research team members about participant progress and study operation
- Proactively reaches out to study team to meet additional training needs.

Outreach & Community Engagement

- Promotes strong connections with clinics involved in the study and engages providers.
- Attends monthly Patient and Family Advisory Council Meetings as needed (may be an evening).

Recruitment

- Collaborates in the development of recruitment strategies to ensure patient accrual within protocol timeframes.
- Uses in-person, telephone and text-based messaging strategies with professionalism and respect.

Minimum Qualifications

- Individual must be a registered nurse, licensed in the State of Maryland or state where practicing.

- Current CPR certification required.

- Must maintain current licensure and certification during duration of employment.
- Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or related discipline.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish.
- Experience in cardiovascular nursing (inpatient or outpatient cardiology or cardiac surgery); knowledge of and comfort with cardiovascular disease and geriatric conditions
- Proficiency with Epic electronic health record system.
- Experience in home or community settings preferred.
- Ability to work from a collaborative, participant-directed model.
- Clinical background in cardiology, critical care or palliative care.
- Clinical research experience in behavioral interventions or longitudinal studies.
- ELNEC palliative care training.
- Two years of related nursing experience, with additional experience.

Classified Title : Research Nurse   
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/03/ME  
Starting Salary Range : $66,215 - $116,130 Annually ($90,000 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule : Monday - Friday 8:30 - 5:00 
FLSA Status: Exempt 
Location : Hybrid/School of Nursing  
Department name: Research Administration   
Personnel area: School of Nursing