Job Description

About SickKids

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Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world. As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education. Our reputation would not have been built - nor could it be maintained - without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day. SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.


When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of Healthier Children. A Better World.


Don't miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world's best in paediatric healthcare.

Position Description

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To support the launch of this new and exciting educational and quality improvement initiative - S.C.O.P.E. (SickKids Curriculum Optimizing Point-of-Care Ultrasound Education) - by ensuring accurate data collection, survey tracking, and documentation across all participants. This pilot year will include 6 participants (4 residents and 2 hospitalists), with plans to expand in subsequent years as the program scales.

Here's what you'll get to do

Data Management:

+ Track and verify completion of REDCap surveys for all 6 participants at baseline, immediate post-training, and 3- and 6-month follow-ups.
+ Monitor QPath data logs to confirm that each participant's educational scans, QA feedback, and credentialing milestones are correctly documented.
+ Maintain a concise tracking spreadsheet summarizing scan counts, OSAT completion, and QA review activity per participant.

Quality Improvement (QI) Support:

+ Assist with data entry and preparation of run charts to display scan volume and confidence trends over time.
+ Help compile quarterly reports summarizing QI indicators (e.g., scan uptake, QA participation, workload balance) to inform ongoing PDSA cycles.

Administrative Coordination:

+ Schedule QA review sessions, OSAT assessments, and brief progress meetings with faculty mentors.
+ Send reminders to ensure timely completion of REDCap forms and QPath uploads.
+ Maintain accurate records of faculty and trainee participation hours to demonstrate project workload for future sustainability reporting.

Deliverables and Opportunities for Growth:

+ Completion of REDCap and QPath compliance datasets for all participants.
+ Quarterly data summaries and updated run charts visualizing scan and confidence trends.
+ Organized documentation suitable for annual progress and grant reports.

Manuscript Preparation:

The assistant may contribute to manuscript development and, if interested, be included as a contributing author on resulting publications.

Future Expansion:

With anticipated program growth and future grant funding, this role offers opportunities to expand into grant preparation, research coordination, and data analysis across multiple S.C.O.P.E. - related projects.

Here's what you'll need

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Health Sciences, Life Sciences, Psychology, Public Health, Education, or a related discipline). Strong time-management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet project deadlines in a dynamic clinical research environment. Demonstrated capacity for independent work, initiative, and accountability. Experience with REDCap for data entry, quality checks, project setup, or survey design. Proficiency in conducting literature reviews, including systematic searching, data extraction, and synthesis. Demonstrated commitment and concrete actions toward advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion goals within research or academic settings.

Assets

Prior experience working in pediatric, emergency medicine, or POCUS-related research. Skills in data management or basic statistical analysis (e.g., Excel, SPSS, R). Experience preparing research posters, abstracts, or manuscripts. Familiarity with health-system workflows or quality-improvement methodology (e.g., PDSA cycles, run charts). Comfort collaborating with multidisciplinary teams (clinicians, radiology, nursing, research operations).

Here's what you'll love

A focus on employee wellness with our new Staff Health and Well-being Strategy. Self-care helps us support others. A hospital that welcomes and focuses on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. The opportunity to make an impact. Regardless of your role or professional interest, you will be making a difference at SickKids and contributing to our vision of Healthier Children. A Better World. For more on why you'll love working at SickKids, visit our careers site.

Employment type

0.12 FTE (approximately day per week for 12 months; work may be flexibly organized by the assistant to optimize efficiency) Work Model: Hybrid ' primarily remote with onsite at SickKids for team meetings, data collection activities, or project-specific needs.

Our Commitment to Diversity

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SickKids is committed to championing equity, diversity and inclusion in all that we do, fostering an intentionally inclusive and culturally safe environment that reflects the diversity of the patients, families and communities we serve. Learn more about workplace inclusion.

Accessibility & Accommodation

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If you require accommodation during the application process, please reach out to our aSKHR team. SickKids can provide access and inclusion supports to eligible candidates to support their full engagement during the interview and selection process as well as to ensure candidates are able to perform their duties once successfully hired. If you are invited for an interview and require accommodation, please let us know at the time of your invitation to interview. Information received related to access, inclusion or accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

How To Apply

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