Research Assistant, Critical Care Medicine

Description

The Department of Critical Care Medicine in the Cumming School of Medicine invites applications for a Research Assistant. This Full-time Fixed Term position is for approximately 12 months (based on length of grant funding), with the possibility of extension.

Reporting to the Principal Investigator.

Travel will be required between all four adult hospitals in Calgary.

Summary of Key Responsibilities (job functions include but are not limited to):

• Day-to-day tasks include identifying, recruiting, and consenting participants in studies, collection of completed questionnaires, de-identification of data and data entry into a standardized electronic form, and creation and modification of research ethics documents

• Conduct literature reviews, surveys, and other research for use in scholarly publications when required

• Assist with systematic reviews by running searches, screening abstracts, reviewing full-texts, completing data abstraction, and creating tables and figures

• Responsible for conducting study tasks according to the direction given, the research protocol and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

• Required to maintain active Tri Council Policy training (TCPS2), Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP) and study specific training

• Includes administrative support such as scheduling and phoning patients according to the research protocol, administrative responsibilities and undertaking other tasks required by research protocol

• Screen and recruit patients into critical care research studies

• Data entry

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree, in health profession, epidemiology, public health or health sciences
• Experience recruiting participants for clinical research studies
• Experience following study procedures as laid out in study protocols
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to demonstrate tact and courtesy dealing with patients, staff and physicians
• Ability to communicate well with colleagues from various disciplines and external collaborators within a complex initiative
• Effective oral and written communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
• Previous experience of working in a health institution and working with patients will be considered an asset
• Previous experience with data entry, literature searches and systematic reviews will be an asset Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint), Internet skills
• Interact with other members of the team
• Demonstrated strong communication, team and customer service skills, and an ability to exercise judgment within established guidelines
• Knowledge of University core business systems is desirable
• A valid Class 5 driver's license with proven good driving record (abstract required)

Application Deadline: May 21, 2024

We would like to thank all applicants in advance for submitting their resumes. Please note, only those candidates chosen to continue on through the selection process will be contacted.

This position is part of the AUPE bargaining unit, and falls under the Specialist/Advisor Job Family, Phase 1.

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