Traveling Registered Nurse

Traveling Registered Nurses are responsible for:

• Supporting MEC staff to ensure smooth data collection activities for the day’s scheduled study participants.
• Serving as MEC safety officer and lead emergency response activities.
• Conducting quality assurance for MEC exams.
• Obtaining informed consent, collect body and oscillometric measurements, biospecimens (including phlebotomy), spirometry, questionnaire data and other data as assigned.
• Providing participant counseling and referrals based on preliminary results.
• Maintaining equipment and supplies, submitting requests for restocking.
• Setting up/packing up examination rooms, including packing, unpacking, and storing equipment and supplies per study protocols.
• Assisting in setting up and shutting down the MEC including handling stair components, floor covers and expansion sides of vehicles.
• Completing data entry using project software.
• Ensuring compliance with study protocols and infection control guidelines.
• Attending and completing all required project training.

Qualifications

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree in Nursing. 
• At least 5 years of nursing experience in both direct patient care and supervisory roles. 
• Current RN license in at least one U.S. jurisdiction (one of the 50 states or District of Columbia). 
• Successful completion of the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). 
• Proficient in phlebotomy for all age groups, including infants. 
• CPR certification (or willingness to obtain within 3 months). 
• Strong communication skills, especially with children and parents. 
• Flexibility in assigned work schedules and tasks is essential. 
• Basic computer proficiency and clerical skills. 
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. 
• Ability to work well independently and in a team environment. 
• Must possess valid US driver’s license.  
• In order to travel by air, federal law requires individuals to have a REAL ID or an acceptable alternative. This position may require the successful candidate to travel by air for business reasons. Accordingly, successful candidates must have, or be willing to obtain, a REAL ID, or TSA approved alternative. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• ​​​Willingness to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) for driving the MEC vehicles (38 feet in length and over 26,000 lbs. in weight) to various study locations.  Not required.​
• Master’s degree in Nursing.
• Fluency in Spanish.