Assistant Researcher I (Nurse)
Position: Assistant Researcher I (Nurse)
Job Description:
- The Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI) was founded in 1970 through the initiative of the Norwegian and Swedish Save the Children organizations seconded by the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia. The Institute got its name from the Norwegian physician, Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen, who first described the leprosy bacillus (Mycobacterium leprae). AHRI is a biomedical research institute that works in developing tools for prevention, control and treatment of mycobacterium and other diseases of public healthy importance through applied and basic biomedical research and training.
Job Title……………………………….. Assistant Researcher I (Nurse)
Employment Type…………………. Government (permanent) employment basis
Required No…………………………. 1 (one)
Job Grade…………………………….. XII
Directorate……………………………. Clinical Trial Directorate
Salary…………………………………… Birr 7,071 (ETB seven thousand seventy one)
House Allowance…………………… Birr 2,500 (two thousand five hundred)
Mobile Allowance………………….. Birr 250 (two hundred fifty)
Internet Allowance………………… Birr 250 (two hundred fifty)
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Together with the study physician conduct and lead recruitment of study Participants.
- Assist the study physician in the screening of study participants and obtain participants’ informed consents.
- Conduct and coordinate clinical procedures required in a study protocol.
- Together with the study physician, collect, compile, verify and review clinical data and ensures proper data transfer to DMU.
- Assist the study physicians and investigators with any clinical procedures as necessary.
- Perform any nursing activities and clinical study procedures as necessary.
- Provide counseling services to study participants.
- Protect and care the study participants and ensures their retention in the study.
- Perform supervision to study treatment centers and patients’ house as required.
- Cooperate in ensuring quality control activities in the conduct of clinical studies.
- Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned by the principal investigator and/or the director.
Job Requirements:
- – BSc in Clinical Nursing
– Minimum four /4/ years’ work experience in clinical nursing practice
– Demonstrated experience in clinical research and clinical data collection as research nurse is an advantage.
Certificate trainings:
– Registered professional nurse
– Training in GCP and/or research ethics is an advantage
– Training in programmatic and clinical managements such as for HIV, TB/MDRTB is an advantage.
Other Competencies
– Knowledge of medical and scientific terminologies and strong interpersonal communication skills.
– ECG, phlebotomy and any other clinical/technical skills are advantages
– Computer Competency including proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
– High personal motivation and willingness to work occasional night and weekend schedules.
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How To Apply:
- Interested applicants who fulfilled the above requirements should send the following through ethiojobs.net on or before October 30, 2022.
- A CV/resume (not more than 3 pages)
- A cover letter (not more than one page)
- A one page table summarizing your educational background, technical skills and competencies to facilitate the screening process
