Nurse Practitioner - Research
Confluence Health · Wenatchee, WA
Posted September 30, 2026
Research Building · 804 North Emerson Avenue, Wenatchee, WA, US, 98801
**Salary Range
$65.87 - $79.81
Overview**
Located in the heart of Washington, we enjoy open skies, snow-capped mountains, and the lakes and rivers of the high desert. We are the proud home of orchards, farms, and small communities. Confluence Health actively supports the communities we serve and their quality of life through our community support program and through our individual efforts as involved community members.
Full Time Employees of Confluence Health receive a wide range of benefits in addition to compensation.
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts & Health Saving Accounts
- Paid Time Off
- Generous Retirement Plans
- Life Insurance
- Long-Term Disability
- Gym Membership Discount
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program
- Adoption Assistance
- Shift Differential
For more information on our Benefits & Perks, click here!
Summary
This position is responsible for enhancing the viability of clinical research within Confluence Health and the community, as well as guiding the department toward excellence in clinical research. The Research APP maintains relationship with the Clinical Research Manager and the Clinical Research Medical Director and provides direction and oversight to peers during their involvement as investigators for any given clinical research trial. The Clinical Research APP will work in close liaison with and under the supervision of the Clinical Research Medical Director.
Essential Functions
- Coordinate and evaluate the quality of care provided in the Research Department.
- Evaluating and treating of research patients. Performing histories and physicals on potential and current research participants, medical decision making in regard to safety of study entry, evaluating and monitoring of potential adverse events, assigning and dispensing research medications, administration of intravenous or injectable medications.
- Participate as an investigator (primary and sub) in Clinical Research conducted at Confluence Health.
- Participate in the acceptance or rejection of research opportunities.
- Work with department leadership to complete study feasibility applications.
- Participate in clinical audit activities, including utilization review and quality assurance programs as required by governmental agencies and the Medical Staff Bylaws.
- Complete good clinical practice (GCP) credentials and maintain certification every three years.
- Provide internal marketing of the Clinical Research Department to the providers within Confluence Health to enhance enrollment in research trials.
- Attend meetings with sponsoring companies and/or their representatives as required.
- Prepare written reports and documentation required in the provision of Department’s service.
- Required to maintain active Basic Life Support (CPR) certification.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Demonstrate standards of behavior and adhere to the Code of Conduct in all aspects of job performance at all times.
Qualifications
Required:
- Active Registered Nurse and ARNP licensure with prescriptive authority in the state of Washington, required by start date.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and outstanding customer service skills.
Desired:
- A working knowledge of the clinical trial process across diagnostic, therapeutic, and device trials.
- Bilingual with the ability to pass a fluency evaluation with a CH chosen vendor.
- Willingness to reduce clinical practice hours.
Physical/Sensory Demands
O = Occasional, represents 1 to 25% or up to 30 minutes in a 2 hour workday.
F = Frequent, represents 26 to 50% or up to 1 hour of a 2 hour workday.
C = Continuous, represents 51% to 100% or up to 2 hours of a 2 hour workday.
Physical/Sensory Demands For This Position:
- Walking - F
- Sitting/Standing - F
- Reaching: Shoulder Height - F
- Reaching: Above shoulder height - O
- Reaching: Below shoulder height - O
- Climbing - O
- Pulling/Pushing: 25 pounds or less - O
- Pulling/Pushing: 25 pounds to 50 pounds - O
- Pulling/Pushing: Over 50 pounds - O
- Lifting: 25 pounds or less - F
- Lifting: 25 pounds to 50 pounds - O
- Lifting: Over 50 pounds - O
- Carrying: 25 pounds or less - O
- Carrying: 25 pounds to 50 pounds - O
- Carrying: Over 50 pounds - O
- Crawling/Kneeling - O
- Bending/Stooping/Crouching - O
- Twisting/Turning - O
- Repetitive Movement - O
Working Conditions:
- Normal office environment which consists of sitting at a desk for long periods of time, talking on the telephone, and working on computers and paperwork. This environment also consists of working in close proximity to co-workers.
Job Classification:
- FLSA: Exempt
- Hourly/Salary: Salary
Physical Exposures:
- Unprotected Heights - No
- Heat - No
- Cold - No
- Mechanical Hazards - No
- Hazardous Substances - Yes
- Blood Borne Pathogens Exposure Potential - Yes
- Lighting - No
- Noise - No
- Ionizing/Non-Ionizing Radiation - No
- Infectious Diseases - Yes
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and evaluate the quality of care provided in the Research Department.
- Evaluating and treating of research patients. Performing histories and physicals on potential and current research participants, medical decision making in regard to safety of study entry, evaluating and monitoring of potential adverse events, assigning and dispensing research medications, administration of intravenous or injectable medications.
- Participate as an investigator (primary and sub) in Clinical Research conducted at Confluence Health.
- Participate in the acceptance or rejection of research opportunities.
- Work with department leadership to complete study feasibility applications.
- Participate in clinical audit activities, including utilization review and quality assurance programs as required by governmental agencies and the Medical Staff Bylaws.
- Complete good clinical practice (GCP) credentials and maintain certification every three years.
- Provide internal marketing of the Clinical Research Department to the providers within Confluence Health to enhance enrollment in research trials.
- Attend meetings with sponsoring companies and/or their representatives as required.
- Prepare written reports and documentation required in the provision of Department’s service.
- Required to maintain active Basic Life Support (CPR) certification.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Demonstrate standards of behavior and adhere to the Code of Conduct in all aspects of job performance at all times.
Qualifications
Required:
- Active Registered Nurse and ARNP licensure with prescriptive authority in the state of Washington, required by start date.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and outstanding customer service skills.
Desired:
- A working knowledge of the clinical trial process across diagnostic, therapeutic, and device trials.
- Bilingual with the ability to pass a fluency evaluation with a CH chosen vendor.
- Willingness to reduce clinical practice hours.
Employer
Confluence Health
Our Mission and Vision
At Confluence Health, our mission is to provide local care by and for our community. In support of this mission, we have established a vision of serving our community with compassionate care through our dedication to enabling joy and pride in our work, focusing on local sustainability, ensuring access for all, and committing to excellent care and service. To learn more about our mission, vision, values and medical decision-making policy, please click here.
Who We Are
Confluence Health is an integrated healthcare delivery system that serves as the major medical provider in North Central Washington between Seattle and Spokane. With approximately 300 physicians, 170 advanced practice providers, 30 medical specialties, two hospitals and primary care services, Confluence Health provides high-quality, compassionate, cost-effective care close to home. Staying on the leading edge of healthcare innovation is important, so we invest in technology and resources to provide better care for our patients and to allow our providers to operate at the highest level.
Located in the heart of Washington, we enjoy open skies, snow-capped mountains and the lakes and rivers of the high desert. We are the proud home of orchards, farms and small communities. Confluence Health actively supports the communities we serve through our community support program and through our individual efforts as involved community members.
Affiliations*
Confluence Health values the partnerships we build with other organizations and programs. We have the honor of affiliating with the University of Washington.
WWAMI is a partnership between the University of Washington School of Medicine and the states of Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho (the first letter of each state forms the acronym "WWAMI"). This partnership provides publicly supported medical education to students from this five-state region.
Confluence Health has an affiliation with University of Washington / Harborview Medical Center to provide for expert stroke consultation services and neurosurgical coverage. This partnership allows for the rapid diagnosis and treatment of all types of strokes, and it also provides immediate transport to a level-1 comprehensive stroke center while allowing the majority of North Central Washington patients to remain at our local, level-2 primary stroke center.
The WRITE Program is a clinical medical education program developed by the University of Washington School of Medicine to help meet the need for rural primary care physicians in the WWAMI region (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho). The Moses Lake Campus of Confluence Health is one of the training campuses for the WRITE Program. This opportunity provides selected third-year medical students an appropriate mix of ambulatory and hospital experience during a 20-week clinical education experience at a rural primary care teaching site.