Research Nurse at Medical Unit Cardiology

REGION STOCKHOLM · Vollzeit

Box 22550, Stockholm, Schweden

Are you looking for an exciting and meaningful career in highly specialized healthcare? Then this could be your opportunity to join our dedicated team in cardiology! We conduct groundbreaking research in areas such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, and arrhythmias. We are now recruiting a research nurse for our growing research unit in Solna. Welcome to apply and contribute to clinical research together with us! You are offered a position primarily based during daytime hours, Monday–Friday continuous professional development through courses and mentoring varying tasks within highly specialized healthcare with the patient in constant focus; you will be an important part of the care team surrounding the patient individual onboarding and continuous support from competent colleagues varied and developmental work with exciting content. Of course, you will also benefit from our general benefits offered by Karolinska University Hospital. About the position At Medical Unit (ME) Cardiology, within Theme Heart Vessels Neuro at Karolinska University Hospital, we conduct and develop highly specialized cardiac care. We who work here care about each other and prioritize a safe and secure work environment. We treat patients and each other with great respect and human compassion. Here you will work on a unit with constant focus on development that values your curiosity. As a research nurse, you work in parallel with various research studies but in close collaboration with physicians and other research nurses. The work requires you to develop and maintain an extensive network of contacts between different collaborators, study participants, and principal investigators. You will be responsible for coordinating multiple research studies simultaneously and have primary responsibility for participant contact. The work involves planning and conducting studies from start to finish according to study protocols. Study-related visits include clinical tasks such as examinations, blood draws, laboratory work, and health assessments. You will plan the visit together with the team, receive participants, and coordinate the different clinical and research-related components (ultrasound, MRI, etc.) so that the visit runs as smoothly as possible for study participants. After the visit, data collection in electronic case report forms and compilation of examination and test results are included. Your role also includes: Contributing to expanding the research unit based on growing demand Screening for patients, which can be done with hospitalized patients, through the cardiac clinic, lists or registers, and/or through advertising in various media Informing and enrolling patients in studies Maintaining contact with sponsors, pharmaceutical companies, and monitors Administrative tasks include medical record keeping, database entry, and handling of various study documents. Managing study medications Training research personnel to self-administer medications such as subcutaneous injections, inhalations, etc. Planning and performing patient visits and telephone contact according to study protocols Taking research samples and handling them according to study protocols Taking ECGs, vital parameters, and other routine examinations according to the study protocol. You also coordinate examinations included in the study such as cardiac MRI or ultrasound Coordinating multiple parallel research projects within the patient population. We seek you as someone who is confident in your role as a nurse and has an interest in research and wants to develop within cardiology has well-founded and clear values and the ability to think conceptually about issues from an ethical perspective. Guided by ethics and values in critical situations at work takes responsibility for your task. Plans, organizes, and prioritizes work in an efficient manner is accustomed to leading yourself and at the same time taking responsibility for the overall workplace is calm, stable, and composed in stressful or pressured situations. Maintains a realistic perspective on situations and focuses on the right things. Qualifications Requirements: Licensed nurse At least 5 years of professional experience as a nurse Good knowledge of Swedish and English Meritorious: Experience and interest in research activities Experience in cardiac healthcare. About the recruitment process Selection and interviews may take place continuously during the application period. With your application, you need to attach a CV. Instead of a cover letter, we ask you to answer selection questions and briefly explain why you are suitable for the role. Answering the questions is a prerequisite for your application to be considered complete. Warm welcome with your application – Together we are Karolinska! Before filling a position that involves caring for children and young people, the person offered the position is checked against the suspicion and liability register. Here you can read more about the recruitment process and what checks are performed at Karolinska. As an employee at Karolinska University Hospital, you may be placed in war service. Read more about what that means here. If you are or have been previously employed in Region Stockholm, we will take internal references from your current or former manager if you become a candidate for employment. For permanent positions, probationary employment may be applied.