Clinical Nurse Scientist

American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
Durham, NC
Description

The Clinical Nurse Scientist is dual-role position bridges clinical and academic domains. Responsibilities include coordinating EBP programs and fellowships, mentoring staff and students, teaching classes at DUSON, facilitating IRB processes, and promoting research dissemination. The role also supports strategic planning, interdepartmental collaboration, scholarly publications, and grant development.

Plans, implements, and evaluates nursing research and evidence-based practice activities, to promote the delivery of quality patient care and improved patient outcomes. The role facilitates nursing services strategic research priorities.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Promotes, supports, and facilitates individuals engaging in research activities to advance research in practice: evidence-based practice, the conduct of research, research utilization, and dissemination of research results.
  • Serves as co-chair for the Nursing Clinical Research Council, coordinates, guides, leads and provides support for council activities and serves as the liaison to the nursing shared governance structure.
  • Conducts annual clinical research needs assessment and uses results to construct a strategic plan to develop clinical research for nursing.
  • Collaborates and develops innovative programs to educate, mentor, and enhance the knowledge of nursing staff and nursing students at DUSON.
  • Serves in a leadership role to coordinate the annual research symposium.
  • Seeks research funding through grant applications, assists departments and individual health care professionals to apply and obtain such funding for research projects and activities.
  • Serves as liaison between DUHS Nursing and the Center for Nursing Research of the Duke University School of Nursing, and other academic programs on research related activities including linking student projects of all levels of instruction to hospital research needs/ activities.
  • Conduct research connected to the National Patient Safety Standards. Participates in department-based activities and initiatives to improve and ensure a safe environment.
  • Participates in performance improvement activities; quality improvement and patient safety activities; assists in maintaining compliance with JCAHO accreditation and other internal and external regulatory standards.

Required Education

  • Ph.D. in Nursing or DNS or DNP required

Required Experience

  • Requires five years as a clinical nurse in a leadership role.
  • Two years’ experience facilitating research activities preferred.
  • Health system experience highly preferred

Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification

  • Current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina or participating compact state required
  • BLS

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If you have any questions please contact Jacqueline Huff, Talent Acquisition Consultant at [email protected]

Posted On 2/16/2026 Job Type Nurse Researcher School/Institution Duke University School of Nursing Job Location Durham, NC
Posted 2026-02-16

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