OPS Health Profession Aide - Registered Nurse Psychology

OPS Health Profession Aide – Registered Nurse, Multiple Openings (Psychology)

Job Title: OPS Health Profession Aide – Registered Nurse, Multiple Openings (Psychology)

Location: Tallahassee, FL

Regular/Temporary: Temporary

Department of Psychology

Dr. Richard Macatee, the Director of the Biobehavioral Research on Addiction and Internalizing Syndromes (BRAINS) laboratory at Florida State University, is hiring a part‑time registered nurse to work on a National Institute on Health supported study that aims to evaluate how stress affects brain activity and the body’s physiological responses in cannabis users.

This registered nurse (RN) will be responsible for collecting physiological data at two different types of lab visits:
1) 45‑minute medical screening visits and
2) 5‑hour lab visits.

• Conduct physical exam, collect blood draw, and record vitals/EKG data during medical visits.
• Collect and document participant’s vitals at regular intervals during lab visits.
• Insert an in‑dwelling IV catheter into the research participant’s arm for repeated blood draws and perform blood draws at three separate times during a 5‑hour experiment with minimal hemolysis.
• Administer 0.1 mg clonidine (oral) to research participant if indicated by safety protocol.
• Document participant’s vitals throughout the 5‑hour experiment.

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Licensed Registered Nurse with extensive experience in IV catheter insertion/maintenance for repeated blood draws.

Please contact Dr. Richard Macatee at rjm
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FSU is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

$60 per hour

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This is an OPS/temporary job. Based on the duties, this position may require completion of a criminal history background check.