Niagara Health Knowledge Institute Research - St. Catharines, Canada - Niagara Health System

Niagara Health System

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St. Catharines, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

The Niagara Health Knowledge Institute (NHKI) was established in May 2023 as a one-of-a-kind Knowledge Institute affiliated with Niagara Health, a community hospital in Canada, integrating a strong applied health research and education hub with impactful clinical programs.

The NHKI is led by Dr. Jennifer Tsang, the Executive Director and Chief Scientist.

The research, quality improvement, and education projects are conducted in close collaboration and partnership with McMaster University, Brock University, and Niagara College.

The vision of the NHKI is to transform healthcare in Niagara through knowledge generation, knowledge mobilization and capacity building.

The mission of the NHKI is to lead community hospital-based research in Canada and to advance health care and health service delivery through research, quality improvement, and education.

To this end, we are seeking to fill the position of a Research Coordinator.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's or master's degree in a related field: applied health sciences or health systems research.
High proficiency in qualitative (e.g., Dedoose, NVivo) and quantitative (e.g., SPSS, SAS, R) research software.
Experience with a broad range of research methodologies including quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods.
Experience with quality improvement and knowledge mobilization methodologies
Experience with grant and manuscript writing.
Experience with community hospital research environments
Ability to work independently as well as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Strong communication skills (oral and written) technical and laylanguage communications.
Excellent organizational, critical thinking, and problemsolving skills.
Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks, and work accurately and effectively with deadlines (sometimes tight deadlines).
Ability to work flexible hours including after hours, weekends and holidays to meet tight deadlines.
Highly motivated and willing to selflearn new methods.
Experience working with and knowledge of local health system partners.
Experience working with integrated knowledge mobilization research.
Vaccines (COVID19 and others) are a new hire requirement of the job unless you have an exemption based on medical or on a ground pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

Based on performance metrics, this position has the opportunity to be extended.

Recruitment Specialist:
Bree Hibbs

We are especially interested in connecting if you..._
Value diversity, equity and inclusion;_
Are excited about being part of a respectful and hardworking team in the beautiful Region of Niagara;_
Identify as a member of one or more of the following equitydeserving groups: Indigenous persons, racialized, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas._
Have background or expertise in the healthcare environment, supporting patient care and providing extraordinary customerservice_
In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Niagara Health will provide accommodations through the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation._