Research Associate Iii - Mississauga, Canada - Trillium Health Partners

Trillium Health Partners

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Mississauga, Canada

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Description

Job Description:

Position:
Research Associate III - Patient Experience

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Unionized:
Non-Union

Role Level:
Professional Group (PG09) $35.62 to $44.55

Status:
Temporary Full-Time (12 months with possibility of renewal)

Dept/Program:
Institute for Better Health

Site:
Mississauga Hospital

Hours of Work:37.5 hours/week

Posting date:
August 2, 2023

Posting deadline:
September 2, 2023

Trillium Health Partners and the Institute for Better Health
Trillium Health Partners (THP) is the largest community-based hospital system in Canada.

Comprised of Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga Hospital and Queensway Health Centre, Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities.

Our Commitment to and Progress Towards Anti-Black Racism

THP and IBH have made a commitment to becoming a safer and more inclusive environment with a dedicated focus on dismantling anti-Black racism and white supremacy at THP.

This commitment is in response to the recognition that Black people systemically experience the organization differently than their white and non-Black colleagues.

Similarly, Black scientists and research staff experience the research ecosystem differently.

Anti-Black racism is the starting point as Black individuals and communities are disproportionately impacted by the harms of systemic racism and white supremacy culture.

In this work, we are committed to disrupting and reconstructing the processes, practices, and systems that contribute to anti-Black racism.

THP established its Equity Secretariat Office in 2020, providing education and training on anti-Black racism, and establishing a THP Circle on Anti-Racism and Inclusion.

Today, the Equity Secretariat has become the Equity, Anti-Racism and Inclusion Office, with a current staff of four whose specific focus is on dismantling anti-Black racism and white supremacy and advancing other dimensions of inequity within THP.

This office supported the completion of an externally-led Anti-Black Racism Climate Review and resulting report, which includes recommendations and actions that are being integrated into THP's operating plan.

At IBH, the Anti-Black Racism Allyship Initiative (ABRAI) was established in 2020 to understand the experiences of Black staff within IBH and develop an action plan in partnership with Black staff to address anti-Black racism.

The action plan has been translated into operational objectives that support the recruitment, retention, and career development of Black staff.

As part of this plan, IBH has established an optional, monthly Black Excellence meeting for Black staff at IBH where the purpose is to provide a safe space where all hold power and attendees can connect, network, and support each other.

The Role
The Research Associate III will work closely with the Dr. Kerry Kuluski (Dr. Mathias Gysler Research Chair in Patient and Family-Centered Care) as a member of the Patient Experience Research Team at the Institute for Better Health.

Key focus areas will include:

supporting a number of qualitative and mixed methods studies focused on older adults, aging at home and transitions in care as well as activities related to community, patient and caregiver engagement.

Key Responsibilities

Conduct 11 interviews and focus groups with patients, family caregivers and care providers
Analyze interview and focus group data with other members of the team
Prepare and submit research ethics protocols for multiple institutions
Plan and execute studies at different stages of a research project with mínimal supervision, including creating and modifying study documents (e.g. recruitment material, consent forms, data collection forms, protocols)
Engage with and support a patient and caregiver advisory council
Prepare technical reports, summaries, presentations
Responsible for the quality and the relevance of your own and others work (those under your supervision)
Conceptualize, develop and prepare requests for grants, technical reports, and other communications and publications related to the research activities
Design and execute literature searches and prepare synthesis of the evidence
Ensure data integrity
Support other research related projects as assigned
Other responsibilities as may be assigned

Qualifications

Core Qualifications:

Masters degree in field relevant to health (e.g., public health, health research methodology, health services research, social sciences) with a minimum of four (4) years of experience in research; OR Bachelors degree in a field relevant to health and six (6) years of experience in research.
Proficient with qualitative data collection and analysis (i.e., conducting interviews and leading focus groups) and with use of qualitative data coding software (e.g., NVivo).
Proficient academic writing skills (protocol development, grant writing, manuscript deve