Job Description

Job Number:

J1223-0587

Department:

Ambreen Sayani

Job Type:

Casual

Number of Positions:

1

Closing Date:

January 12, 2024

Salary:

$24.96 - $30.69/Hour

Employee Group:

Research

Hours of Work:

Varying hours

Women\'s College Hospital is the first and only independent, academic, ambulatory care hospital in Ontario with a primary focus on the health of women. If you\'re ready to be part of the future of healthcare, then you will want to join an institution in which the possibilities for creative innovation, breakthroughs in new thinking and groundbreaking work in academic ambulatory medicine are limitless. Women\'s College Hospital is committed to patient safety as a key professional value and an essential component of daily practice.

The Women\'s College Research Institute is seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic individual to join a research program that seeks to improve health equity in patient engagement. We are looking for a Research Assistant who will join community-engaged and patient-partnered projects that are being led by Dr. Ambreen Sayani. The successful candidate will be involved in codesigning a toolkit to promote equitable patient engagement practices in Canada.

Summary of Duties, but not limited to:

• Some understanding of research design and research ethics
• Responsible for conducting telephone, online, or in-person recruitment interviews to collect study participant data including obtaining informed consent
• Prepares detailed notes of all interactions with participants
• Completes data entry and quality control ensuring the accuracy and integrity of data collection; may investigate missing or invalid data and prepare data sets
• Help maintain research files to store, access, and retrieve study data as specified at one or more sites
• Communicates with Principal Investigator to provide updates
• Schedules and attends research meetings, including preparing agendas and meeting minutes
• May prepare and mail out follow-up questionnaires to research participants or collaborators
• Prioritizes and monitors various study deadlines for their own work
• Provides other administrative support as required, including filing, photocopying, acquiring signatures and CV maintenance
• May assist team members with preparing materials for proposals, progress reports, presentations, and publications
• May assist in the analysis of qualitative and quantitative data and the interpretation of results
• Assist with submission of manuscripts to scientific journals - may involve creating tables, figures, proof reading, preparation of cover letter, coordinating documents to sign, electronic submission.
• Assist with submission of grants - may involve coordinating meetings across partners, coordinating documents and assisting with submission.
• As a role model and champion, you will work to identify and integrate safe, best practices into daily activities to foster the delivery of safe and exemplary care.

The responsibilities described above are representative and are not to be construed as all-inclusive.

Qualifications/Skills:

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in a related field or one year of equivalent experience
• Some experience in a health research setting preferred
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Work efficiently under pressure with strong judgement and decision-making skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Well-developed interpersonal and customer service skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Mastery of MS Office applications including Excel, Outlook, Access and Word an asset
• Demonstrated record of good performance and acceptable attendance will be considered as part of the selection criteria
• Professional behaviour and communication that meets the standards of the professional regulatory college or association, as applicable, and the standards of Women\'s College Hospital
• This position plays a critical role in acting as an advocate for safety and will demonstrate principles, practices and processes that will optimize a safe environment for all

Women\'s College Hospital is a fully affiliated teaching hospital of the University of Toronto and is committed to fairness and equity in employment and our recruitment and selection practices. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, people with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, members of racialized groups, women and any others who may contribute to the further diversification of our Hospital community. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under our Access for People with Disabilities policy. Applicants need to make their requirements known in advance.

Women\'s College Hospital