Req ID: 160417
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone, Centre for Clinical Research - QEII
Department: Research, Innovation & Discovery
Type of Employment: Permanent Full-Time
Status: Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: Open Until Filled
*This is a reposted position. Current applicants are not required to re-apply
Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.
Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
Nova Scotia Health’s Research, Innovation and Discovery portfolio is transforming health care delivery and improving the health of all Nova Scotians by leading initiatives that deliver high-impact health care solutions and developing strategic partnerships with clinical champions, industry, healthcare foundations, governments and academic partners. By pairing leading researchers, innovators, and clinicians with entrepreneurs through our newly formed Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub, their creative solutions are improving health and health care while also contributing directly to Nova Scotia’s economy.
The RI&D Operations team is recruiting for the following positions:
The Mobile Research Coordinators works across clinical divisions and studies at given clinical sites across central zone, as needed, to facilitate the clinical trials conducted by Nova Scotia Health. This role is expected to be active throughout the clinical life cycle, from study start-up through trial maintenance to study closure with responsibilities that vary according to needs of individual study teams. Responsibilities may include recruiting/screening study participants, managing biological specimens, procurement, equipment management, monitoring visit coordination, clinical documentation management and storage, mentorship, arranging diagnostic/clinical tests, and other activities needed to support short-handed study teams. As a Research Coordinator, your day-to-day responsibilities will differ according to the specific classification you hold and the group you are assigned to work with.
The Mobile Research Coordinator provides services to participants from a wide range of cultures, making it imperative for them to have the ability to provide culturally competent care. They continuously make every effort to deliver research procedures effectively within the participant's cultural context. They recognize that cultural differences exist and therefore explore these issues with participants to create a safe space so that participants feel comfortable to express their cultural beliefs and needs.
The Mobile Research Coordinator is responsible for the coordination of research projects conducted within Nova Scotia Health. This coordination includes the administration of the study/clinical trial, caring for the subjects participating in the study and the management of documents and data collected throughout the study period.
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
Primary responsibilities of these roles include, but are not limited to:
**Requirements and competencies for Licensed and Non-Licensed Research Coordinator are described below:
* Successful Applicants are required to provide a Criminal Record Check to Human Resources before starting employment and assume any associated costs as a condition of employment.
PLEASE NOTE: Applicants will be screened on the above qualifications. Applicants must clearly demonstrate how they meet the knowledge and competencies in their cover letter and resume. Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application. Applicants will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or missing information.
Hours of Work
Permanent Full-Time
Locations: Central Zone, Centre for Clinical Research - QEII
Mobile Research Coordinator, Registered Nurse
$36.33 hourly - $45.42 hourly
$70,848 annually - $88,560 annually
Mobile Research Coordinator, Licensed Practical Nurse
$34.07 hourly - $42.59 hourly
$66,445 annually - $83,056 annually
Mobile Research Coordinator Non-Licensed
$26.00 hourly - $32.51 hourly
$50,710 annually - $63,388 annually
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Some opportunities may be eligible for our Employee Referral Program. If a Nova Scotia Health employee refers a candidate who is not working for the organization and the candidate is hired, the employee who made the referral may be eligible to earn up to $1000. For more details and instructions, please visit
This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
Preferred candidates must be able to demonstrate proof of primary series of COVID -19 vaccine at time of hire.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.
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