Research Coordinator

**Req ID: 149634**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location: Central** **Zone, Dickson Building - QEII**
**Department**:PAC Lab Research**
**Type of Employment: Casual** **Hourly FT long-assignment** (100%** **FTE) x 1** **position(s)**
**Status: Management/Non Union Position**
**Posting Closing Date: 15-Feb-23**

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’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 Health Innovation, Research and Discovery Hub, their creative solutions are improving health and health care while also contribute directly to Nova Scotia’s economy.

**About the Opportunity**:
**Specific Accountabilities include**:
Clinical Exercise Physiologist/Registered Kinesiologist/American College of Sports Medicine or Equivalent Duties
- Screen, triage, and refer participants to appropriate studies/exercise sites.
- Assess participant medical history and functional status to develop an individualized exercise plan for each participant.
- Collaborate with members of the health care team to design and implement individualized exercise programs for individuals with chronic disease; experience working with individuals with cancer is considered an asset. Cancer and exercise training will be provided.
- Assess participant’s response to exercise and modify exercise prescription as needed.
- Supervising exercise professionals and/or kinesiology trainees in the delivery of exercise programming.
- Supporting outreach activities to medical and allied health care professionals.
- Understanding of lifestyle and behaviour modification techniques.
- Operate and clean equipment as needed; schedules repairs/maintenance as needed.
- Current level “C” CPR certification or equivalent.
- Minimum of 2 years’ of related experience preferred

Study Subject Care
- Obtains and/or verifies medical and family history
- Arranges for diagnostic and clinical tests and procedures as per the study protocol
- Reviews lab test results and reports abnormal findings (as identified by lab) to investigators, sponsor, and other physicians as required
- Administers questionnaires and educates patients as per study protocol and procedures

**About the Opportunity Cont'd**:
Study/Clinical Trial Coordination
- Works with the PI and/or Research Manager to identify human and material resources required to fulfil protocols
- Coordinates one or more studies/clinical trials
- Obtains informed consent with support from the PI
- Updates hospital staff on study protocols
- Attends relevant team rounds and participates in research team meetings
- Prepares for and assists monitors/sponsor representatives during visits by ensuring all required test results and documentation are available
- Works with manager for orders and ensures receipt of study supplies
- Confers with the PI and sponsor representatives on study progress including compliance and interpretation of protocol
- Coordinates and monitors study timelines
- Assists to develop educational/promotional material for the study/department

Data Management
- Compiles and summarizes study data using database and/or spreadsheets
- Reviews health records
- Maintains, archives, and retrieves study data and documentation
- Where appropriate, is responsible for managing Case Report Forms, in conjunction with the PI, and ensuring their accuracy prior to forwarding to the sponsor for verification of protocol compliance
- Creates source documents in consultation with the PI where appropriate

**About You**:
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

- Completion of a relevant Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Masters of Science preferred.
- Medical Terminology course preferred
- Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP) or Certified Clinical Research Associate (CCRA) designation considered an asset or Society of Clinical Research Associates( SOCRA) designation is also c