Registered Nurse - Apheresis

Akicita Federal is hiring for our nursing and allied health services contract at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland — America’s research hospital (200 inpatient beds, 3 day hospitals, 13 outpatient clinics). Clinical Center clinicians practice clinical research care: complex, comprehensive care for patients participating in NIH research protocols, in a Magnet-recognized organization dedicated to “Ensuring Excellence in Research Care.”

The Apheresis unit collects and processes blood components in direct support of NIH cell-therapy and transfusion-medicine research protocols.

Current NIH openings for this unit have required two (2) years of current hospital apheresis experience and on-call availability including weekends and holidays (minimum one full weekend per month).

What you will do

• Deliver safe, protocol-informed care and maintain the integrity of research procedures and the accuracy of research data collection
• Document assessments, interventions, and outcomes in the electronic health record
• Perform therapeutic and donor apheresis procedures and monitor patients throughout collection
• Manage vascular access and respond to citrate and volume-related reactions
• Collaborate with NIH investigators, fellows, and the interdisciplinary care team
• Support informed consent and educate patients and families participating in research protocols