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Senior Research Nurse - Center for Translational Injury Research
Senior Research Nurse - Center for Translational Injury Research-March 2024
Texas Medical Center-Houston
Mar 14, 2025
About Senior Research Nurse - Center for Translational Injury Research

Senior Research Nurse - Center for Translational Injury Research

Location: Texas Medical Center-Houston, Texas

Category: Nursing

McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston

Requisition #: 240002BW

The Center for Translational Injury Research is a large center performing research in injured patients in a fast-paced environment with a priority on teamwork . Clinical studies are often federally funded and each team member will be assigned multiple protocols to oversee.

Schedule: M-F, flexible start times. Weekend call required 2 days/ month.

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees

Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)

The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!

Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)

Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

Free financial and legal counseling

Free mental health counseling services

Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs

Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.

Resources for child and elder care

Plus many more!

Position Summary:

Coordinates, directs, and implements the nursing care functions within a research project. Provides direction to assure optimal compliance with research protocols.

Position Key Accountabilities:

Coordinates and administers the nursing care functions within a research project in accordance with research protocols and the daily administration and staff supervision of the project.

Conducts physical assessment and educates research participants regarding the overall research objectives and potential benefits and/or risks for participants.

Coordinates and maintains contacts with patients, physicians, pharmaceutical companies, and/or other related parties to recruit participants and gain continuing support for the studies.

Assists in developing and implementing research protocols.

Collects, logs, and verifies research data; interprets results; produces interim reports, presentations and publications; participates in the writing of scientific papers, reports, manuscripts, and/or grant proposals.

Keeps the principle investigator and administrator informed of research and administrative progress through progress reports and other communications on a regular basis.

Maintains inventories of investigational drugs and other supplies.

Identifies problems and trends, recommending procedural changes to the principle administrator and administrator.

Directs the work activities of support staff, laboratory technicians, and assistants assigned to research projects to ensure efficient, timely, and high quality results and adherence to research protocols.

May manage Human Resources activities of department in regards to: recruiting and selection, hiring and termination, training, professional development, mentoring, counseling, performance evaluations, and salary planning.

Other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills:

Registered Nurse (State of Texas)

Minimum Education:

Bachelors degree in nursing from an accredited nursing school with three (3) years related expereince.

Or

Associates degree in nursing from an accredited nursing school with five (5) years of related experience.

Minimum Experience:

Years of experience varies based on education level.

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215

Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.

If you are looking for a great healthcare career in Houston, visithttp://go.uth.edu/careers!

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)

Established in 1972 by The University of Texas System Board of Regents, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is Houston’s Health University and Texas’ resource for health care education, innovation, scientific discovery and excellence in patient care. The most comprehensive academic health center in the UT System and the U.S. Gulf Coast region, UTHealth Houston is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical sciences, dentistry, nursing and public health and the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School. UTHealth Houston includes The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center, as well as the growing clinical practices UT Physicians, UT Dentists and UT Health Services. The university’s primary teaching hospitals are Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital.

UTHealth Benefits

UTHealth Houston offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. For more information on our benefits programs please refer to the UTHealth Houston Office of Benefits Website.

https://www.uth.edu/benefits/

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

UTHealth Houston is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law or university policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability or religious observances, will be considered in accordance with applicable law and UTHealth Houston policy. The University maintains affirmative action programs with respect to women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and eligible veterans in accordance with applicable law.

UTHealthHoustonhas adopted a policy consistent with CMS regulations to protect our patients and university community from exposure to COVID-19. This policy affects all employees, residents, fellows, students, contractors, new hires, visiting scholars program participants, adjunct faculty, and volunteers who work, train, or collaborate at the John S. Dunn Behavioral Science Center.

In addition, all UTHealthHouston​​​​​​​employees who are assigned to work at a location that is subject to the affiliated partner’s hospital, clinical offices, or agency are required to abide by UTHealth’sHoustonrules and regulations, as well as the affiliate’s rules and regulations, including COVID-19 vaccination and safety requirements.

Work location is based on the needs of the department and may be adjusted.

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