Clinical Research Coordinator – Respiratory Therapist, CIM Pediatrics/Adults

RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MUHC
The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) is a world-renowned biomedical and hospital research centre. Located in Montreal, Quebec, the Institute is the research arm of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University. The RI-MUHC is supported in part by the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS).

Position summary

Under the supervision of the Supervisor/Manager, Pediatrics/Adult Clinical Research at the Centre for Innovative Medicine (CIM), the Clinical Research Coordinator – Respiratory therapist is responsible for supporting the successful conduct of CIM Pediatrics/Adults clinical research studies. The person will collaborate with Investigators and health care personnel to assume responsibility for the overall patient management and coordination of several clinical studies for the RI-MUHC.

The Centre for Innovative Medicine is located in the new Glen site hospital which is a unique center in Canada of 5000 m2 dedicated exclusively to clinical research.

General Duties
• Recruits research participants, prescreens patients and obtains informed consent, assesses patients for protocol eligibility through personalized interviews and/or medical record review in in-patient and out-patient settings,
• Maintains and completes (either in paper or electronic formats) medication, adverse events and questionnaires logs, forms and protocol specific source documentation, ensures ethical approvals are continued throughout the study
• Monitors patient safety and medication compliance,
• Completes all follow-ups as per special protocol requirements: patient visits/status, disease site active trial lists and completes clinical notes,
• Coordinates orders for protocol related requests and procedures: consultations, requests for pathology, diagnostic and analytical laboratories, etc,
• Coordinates all aspects of data collection and source documentation,
• Completes all research related documents and responds to queries and requests for information,
• Collaborates with the Monitor, the Quality Assurance and any resource assigned to the Ped/Adult department,
• Supports the team with the Research Ethics Board submissions,
• Conduct other related tasks as assigned by the Supervisor/manager.

Education / Experience

• DEC Respiratory and Anesthesia Technology
• Good standing member of the OPIQ
• Previous experience in Clinical Research is required ,
• Minimum of two (2) years of nursing experience in a hospital and research area is preferable
• Good experience with IV medication desired but not required
• Bilingual: French and English spoken and written,
• Comfortable with blood draws is an asset
• Solid written and verbal communication skills,
• Able to work under minimal supervision,
• Self-directed, flexible, organized and sense of ethics and compliance,
• Experience with pediatric population is an asset
• Knowledge of regulations governing clinical research (ICH-GCP), H-C, FDA is an asset.

Additional information

Status : Full-time day (occasionally evening & night shift)
Pay Scale: Commensurate to qualifications and experience
Work Shift: 35 hours/ week
Work Site: Centre for Innovative Medicine, MUHC Glen Site.

This position requires adequate protection against COVID-19 in light of work site and as per the Government of Quebec decree # 1276-2021 dated September 24, 2021

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THIS IS NOT A HOSPITAL POSITION.

NOTE: The masculine gender has been used for brevity and includes the feminine gender.

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