Job Description

Job Posting# 909659

Position: Clinical Research Coordinator I
Site: Toronto Western Hospital
Department: Neurosurgery
Reports to: Physician
Pay Range: $66,573 - $83,207 per annum (Commensurate with experience and consistent with UHN Compensation Policy)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Status: Permanent Full-time

At University Health Network, the breadth of skills, proud histories and stellar reputations of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital and Princess Margaret Hospital come together to achieve a common purpose and vision. UHN is among the ranks of the world's leading providers of exemplary patient care and innovative research and teaching. Our hospitals share a tradition of great outcomes and medical firsts. These traditions will be built upon as we follow our vision of achieving global impact.

Located at the heart of downtown Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital has provided community care and specialized services for more than 100 years. Our hospital provides world-class care in Neural and Sensory Science, Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis, and Community and Population Health programs. Complementing these programs are outstanding facilities, including the Krembil Neuroscience Centre.

Based at Toronto Western Hospital, the Division of Neurosurgery, Functional Neurosurgery team links with the surrounding community to provide primary care to families and community members, with special attention to the needs of Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders and psychiatric disorder patients using deep brain stimulation and focused ultrasound.

The CRCI position provides support for research and clinical care for several related neurosurgical trials including Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for psychiatric or neurologic conditions such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease and Focused Ultrasound (FUS) for movement disorders. Experience with psychiatric and neurologic patients is an asset. The position entails managing current ongoing clinical trials of DBS and FUS; participating in the pre-operative, peri-operative and post-operative course of patients enrolled in these trials; and ensuring procedure and reporting compliance of these trials with the institutional research ethics board.

Responsibilities include attending patients needs and scheduling patient appointments and surgeries; providing limited word processing/typing services for assigned staff; organizing internal and/or external meetings, events, conferences, etc; maintaining written and/or electronic appointment schedules; performing other patient specific movement/scheduling activities; organizing and maintaining electronic/ paper files to facilitate ease of information retrieval by users; performing routine budgetary support functions and financial activities; providing functional supervision to lower classified clerical position(s), ensuring efficient operation of the office, within the scope of authority; providing support with the department/unit fellowship/internship program; performing cross-functional duties, as assigned and/or required; performing other duties consistent with the job classification, as assigned and/or required.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Collaborates with PI/MD and multidisciplinary health care team in recruitment of study participants (e.g., identifies and screens potential subjects; obtains informed consent; administers questionnaires or other data collection tools)
• Plans, implements, reviews and coordinates all aspects of data collection and source documentation, as per UHN policy and ICH/GCP guidelines
• Reports any study related abnormalities as per defined parameters (e.g., approved protocol or documented investigator instructions ) to MD or health care team member
• Coordinates patient visits and schedule as per study protocol
• Executes all aspects of study visit (e.g., documentation of adverse events & treatment administration management; questionnaires and sample collection processing and shipment of samples) according to approved protocol
• Reviews and assesses study-related literature
• Liaises with sponsor for monitoring/audits
• Facilitates hosting of regulatory inspections
• Interacts with both internal and external contacts primarily for the purposes of exchanging and/or clarifying of information, and resolving problems within scope of authority
• Applies knowledge of IATA shipping regulations and laboratory procedures, as required
• Leads self and peers by conduct and example.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree, or recognized equivalent, in a health or science-related discipline
• 3 years clinical and/or professional experience
• Up to 1 year clinical research experience, preferred
• Familiarity with Alzheimer's disease clinical research is an asset
• Familiarity with focused ultrasound clinical research is an asset
• Surgical/neurosciences clinical or research experience is an asset
• Experience with psychiatric assessment skills is preferred and considered a strong asset
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, excellent organization, prioritization skills, good computer skills, ability to learn quickly and work independently
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under pressure and attention to detail
• Client service oriented, with the ability to effectively work with diversity and appreciate that people with different opinions, backgrounds and characteristics bring richness to the challenge or situation at hand
• Certification as a Clinical Research Professional is an asset

• Familiarity with Parkinson's disease, movement disorders and Alzheimer's disease patients an asset
• Excellent word processing skills (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Ability to comply with confidentiality requirements
• Knowledge of general office practices, procedures and standards
• Knowledge of medical terminology preferred

Vaccines (COVID-19 and others) are a requirement of the job unless you have an exemption on a medical ground pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

POSTED DATE: November 10, 2022 CLOSING DATE: November 30, 2022

For current UHN employees, only those who have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, and possess all the required experience and qualifications should apply.

University Health Network thanks all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

UHN is a respectful, caring, and inclusive workplace. We are committed to championing accessibility, diversity and equal opportunity and welcomes all applicants including but not limited to: all religions and ethnicities, LGBTQ2s+, BIPOC, persons with disabilities and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process providing the applicant has met the Bona-fide requirements for the open position. Applicants need to make their requirements known when contacted