Research Assistant - Anesthesia

Women's College Hospital (WCH) is an academic, ambulatory care hospital in Ontario with a focus on health for women, health equity and health system solutions. If you're ready to be part of a team that is revolutionizing the future of healthcare, then you will want to join an institution where the possibilities for innovation, new discovery and system thinking are limitless. Women's College Hospital is committed to equity, quality and patient safety as key professional values and essential components of daily practice.

Healthcare Revolutionized 2030 is our roadmap to the future. Our strategy is built on the pledge that the founders of our hospital made 140 years ago and reaffirms our commitment to providing equitable, accessible, best-in-class healthcare for everyone – meeting people where they are on their healthcare journey and partnering with them to reach their goals of living their healthiest lives possible. The stage has been set for Women’s to accelerate our priorities and capture the momentum to catapult our system forward to revolutionize healthcare for everyone.

Applicants must reside and be legally eligible to work in Ontario.

Type

• New An exciting Temporary Full-Time (one year with possibility of extension) opportunity as a Research Assistant I exists in the Anesthesia/Pain Research Unit reporting to the Research Managers. The WCH Department of Anesthesia is conducting research that aims to improve the quality of patient care. The primary focus of research includes patients undergoing day surgery. The anesthesia research program, studies in perioperative medicine, sleep medicine and acute and chronic pain management. Our research program is driven by the strength of experienced Investigators and qualified research support staff. The department is committed to mentoring students, residents and fellows in research by guiding and supporting trainees in their pursuit to answer innovative research questions.
• Summary of
• Duties, but not limited to: Responsible for conducting telephone, online, or in-person recruitment interviews to collect study participant data including obtaining informed consent Completes review of medical records to collect research data Assists in the analysis of qualitative and quantitative data and the interpretation of results Assists in the preparation of submissions to the Research Ethics Board Assists with submission of manuscripts to scientific journals; may involve creating tables, figures, proof reading, preparation of cover letter, coordinating documents to sign, electronic submission Conducts literature searches using PubMed, MEDLINE, or other health sciences databases Communicates with Research Coordinator, Lead, Manager (as appropriate) and/or Principal Investigator to provide updates Prioritizes and monitors various study deadlines for their own work Assist team members with preparing materials for proposals, progress reports, presentations, and publications Prepare and mail out follow-up questionnaires to research participants or collaborators Schedules and attends research meetings, including preparing agendas and meeting minutes Helps with the modification and maintenance of electronic and paper information, filing/ retrieval methods, systems and/or formats Maintains regulatory documents Assists with grant writing and submissions; prepare forms, appendices and other documents as required Good understanding of research design and research ethics Completes data entry and quality control ensuring the accuracy and integrity of data collection; may investigate missing or invalid data and prepare data sets; may assist in the analysis of qualitative and quantitative data and the interpretation of results Help maintain research files to store, access, and retrieve study data as specified at one or more sites May assist team members with preparing materials for proposals, progress reports, presentations, and publications Plans, designs and organizes scoring procedures and computer databases for ongoing and new research studies Provides assistance with the modification and maintenance of electronic and paper information, filing/ retrieval methods, systems and/or formats May maintain regulatory documents May act as a primary contact person for research participants, conducting telephone, online, or in-person recruitment interviews to collect study participant data including obtaining informed consent May pilot test various web-based research tools May provide functional supervision to Research Trainees. Research Assistant Is or Volunteers Schedules and attends research meetings, including preparing agendas and meeting minutes Provides other administrative support as required, including filing, photocopying, acquiring signatures and CV maintenance 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.