Research Assistant - Winnipeg, Canada - Health Sciences Centre

Health Sciences Centre

Verified Company

Winnipeg, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Requisition ID:357355

Position Number:

Posting End Date:
April 19, 2024

City:
Winnipeg

Employer:
Shared Health

Site:
Health Sciences Centre Elgin Clinic

Department / Unit:
Internal Medicine

Job Stream:
Clinical

Union:

CUPE

Anticipated Start Date - End Date:05/06/2024**:

**02/11/2025

Reason for Term:
Other Leave

FTE: 1.00

Anticipated Shift:
Days

Work Arrangement:
In Person

Daily Hours Worked:7.75

Annual Base Hours:2015

Salary:
$25.919, $26.907, $27.758, $28.858, $29.865, $30.921, $32.082, $33.241

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

Position Overview:

Reporting to the Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Clinic the incumbent:

Educates patients and families regarding the MS Monitoring System Initiative.
Educates new Neurology Unit Clerks regarding the initiative and related processes.
Ensures that appropriate data collection forms and devices are distributed to patients.
Responds to questions from patients as they complete forms and assists patients in completing these forms as needed due to physical or cognitive impairments.
Ensures that physician reported information is complete and up to date. Followsup with physicians to obtain and enter missing information as needed.
Acts as communication link for the MS Clinic and Manitoba Health.
Responds to queries from regarding data collection including error checking.
Maintains supplies for the initiative, compiles statistical information and performs other miscellaneous duties as required.

Experience:

Experience working with patients in clinical or research setting required.
Experience educating or consenting patients required.
Experience working with hospital/clinical patient information system, electronic medical records required.
Experience working with Accuro preferred.
Experience with clinical research preferred.
Experienced with medical records review preferred.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate):

Bachelor's Degree required.

Qualifications and Skills:

Medical Terminology (75% pass mark) preferred.
Typing/keyboarding skills wpm) preferred.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office required.
Strong oral and written communication skills required.
Demonstrated ability to function independently required.
Must be able to work collaboratively with others as needed.
Knowledge of neurology, particularly MS, an asset.
Familiarity with programming and statistical analysis an asset.
Familiarity with quality assurance initiatives and process improvement preferred.

Physical Requirements:

Must be able to function effectively in a stressful environment with frequent interruptions.

This term position may end earlier as outlined in your collective agreement.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.