CLINICAL RESEARCH EDUCATION SPECIALIST

Summary

Position Highlights:

The Clinical Research Education Specialist represents and supports the mission, philosophy and goals of Moffitt Cancer Center and seeks innovative ways to integrate research education into daily operations to decrease deviations. This position seeks and integrates current knowledge of research oncology nursing and principles of adult learning into education.

The Clinical Research Education Specialist utilizes systematic educational planning principles, solid instructional design methods, and emerging technologies for the creation of relevant programs, materials, methods, and media to communicate information and implements monitoring and assessment measures to determine effectiveness. This individual designs high quality education programs and materials

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with CRU staff to identify needs, then plan, develop, deliver and evaluate educational offerings to meet those needs as they relate to clinical research trials. Identify strategies to improve quality of patient care, develop and disseminate new knowledge as it relates to clinical research.
• Utilizes a variety of methods, both formal and informal, to assess unique learner needs and competency.
• Establishes mechanisms to identify and prioritize educational needs based on study start up dates, policies, and study requirements. Recommends new educational programs based on assessment of need, availability of new studies and protocol requirements.
• Plans and implements educational programs utilizing principles of adult learning and varied teaching strategies.
• Leads groups to achieve department and Center goals; i.e. improvement initiatives, educational endeavors, decrease deviations, committees and task forces.
• Serves in capacity of expert resource utilizing advanced oncology nursing knowledge and skills
  
  

Credentials And Qualifications

• Associate’s degree with Five (5) years directly relevant experience in Nursing OR BSN with 4 Years directly in Nursing
• FL RN license
• BLS certification
• Well-developed knowledge of education planning processes, various communication methods/new media, program development and evaluation.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Demonstrated organizational and problem-solving capability.
• Commitment to quality customer service
  
  

Preferred

• Oncology Experience
• Bachelor’s Degree with 4 Years of relevant research nursing experience
• National Specialty Certification
  
  

An applicant for this position, who will be or is seeking Florida licensure by endorsement, must not have any National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) reports, unless the applicant has successfully appealed to have their name removed from the NPDB. An applicant is encouraged to conduct a NPDB Self-Query before proceeding with an employment application: https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/pract/howToGetStarted.jsp