Research Assistant I Pediatric Research Urban Child - Toronto, Canada - Unity Health Toronto

Unity Health Toronto

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Toronto, Canada

4 days ago

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Research Assistant I Pediatric Research Urban Child Health (Job ID: 1164)**:
Women and Children's Health Program at St. Michael's Hospital is committed to innovative clinical research and educational projects which focus on urban neonatal and children's health.

Using a developmental lens, our research spans the continuum of child health and development from the neonatal period, through childhood and youth development.

The Women and Children's Health program is currently looking for a
Research Assistant I to assist with a study looking at primary care access among newborns.

The primary role of the Research Assistant I includes providing essential assistance, organizational and administrative support to research projects at a basic level.

Tasks may include collecting and recording data through surveys, processing of data, following research procedures, screening of study participants including obtaining consent and maintaining study records.

In general, the role provides project support for the Research team and Principal Investigators.

Research will take in a clinical space.

This is an entry level role with potential for progression to level II and potentially Research Coordination.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Due to variable nature of position, this list is to be used as a guide only.

Administrative Duties (20% of work time)

General office (incld. virtual) duties, e.g., filing, mailings, courier services, photocopying, printing, scanning, distributing information etc.
Organizes office/lab space.
Develops correspondence and other relevant documentation, including letters, memos, reports, invoices, abstracts, forms etc. to support the activities of the research team and Principal Investigator.
Reviews slides for webinars, written study reports, scientific meetings, and conferences.
Organizes video/teleconference meetings for research studies, including contacting attendees, and preparing meeting materials.
Participates in database processing and management.
Coordinates communication between team, and external partners.
Prepares REB/CTO submissions relative to the initiation and conduct of individual studies.
Collects conflict of interest forms.
Helps maintain CVs of the PIs, and external partners.

Research Duties (80% of work time)
The Research Assistant I assist with the research activities needed for each project.

Non-Laboratory Research Tasks

Collects, transcribes, organizes, quality controls, and enters study related data.
Collects, compiles, updates, and provides basic statistical information, and other data to generate and prepare reports and other documentation to support study related data.
Interacts with various departments such as language line, research ethics, medical records, etc., and with internal and external stakeholders in order to provide administrative support.
Performs literature searches/data mining on requested topics through databases and provide relevant articles to PI or research team.

Recruitment and Coordination of Study Participants

Screens participants and obtains required documentation including obtaining consent.
Collects data via surveys in person
Recruits study participants
Follows strict protocols for participant interactions.
Acts as the onsite point of contact for clinical care team
Administers quantitative surveys to study participants using Qualtrics and paper surveys.
Enters date into an electronic database
Enters data into an excel sheet.

Performs cross functional and other duties as assigned and/or requested.

All staff are expected to carry out their assigned duties and responsibilities in a manner which prioritizes patient and employee safety and confidentiality.

Key accountabilities in this regard include:

Strict compliance with patient/employee confidentiality practices and policies.
Strict compliance with patient/employee safety practices and standards.
Appropriate identification, reporting, and response to patient/employee confidentiality breaches in accordance with established policies and procedures.
Appropriate identification, reporting, and response to patient/employee safety risks and incidents/events in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Qualifications:

Undergraduate Degree or 1 year of relevant experience OR demonstrable equivalent combination of specialized education and experience.

TCPS CORE 2 is preferred (Completed within first 2 weeks of hire)
Good clinical practice certificate is an asset (Completed within first 2 weeks of hire)
Basic computer skills, particularly database, spreadsheet and word processing.
Experience with a reference manager (i.e. EndNote, Mendeley, etc.) is an asset.
Intermediate Organizational and time management skills, including multitasking and flexibility to adapt to changing workload.
Previous experience consenting and recruiting patients preferred
Previous experience administering surveys, and ent