Research Assistant - Emergency Medicine

The University of Alberta; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Alberta is seeking a patient-oriented research assistant for an in-person role at North Campus, Edmonton. The position supports para-medical procedures, data collection, consent processes, and coordination with the research and clinical teams.

The role is full-time for one year, with evening shifts from 2pm to 10pm Tuesday to Saturday, located at University of Alberta Hospital. The successful candidate will manage preparatory work, follow-ups, and administrative tasks while

Qualifications

• Clinical research administration experience (if present in ad).
• Ability to interact with patients and coordinate with clinical teams.

Responsibilities

• Perform patient-oriented research, para-medical procedures, and preparatory work.
• Provide administrative support to research studies.
• Interact with patients to obtain informed consent, detailed histories, and arrange follow-ups.
• Act as a liaison between the research team, clinical team, and stakeholders.

Job description

This competition is open to all applicants however; internal applicants will be given priority consideration based on minimum qualifications, or a combination of experience, skills, and abilities before external applicants are considered.

Location

This role is in-person. Work primarily takes place at North Campus, Edmonton.

This position has a term length of1 year and 1 day.

This competition will be used to fill one full-time position for evening shifts (2pm to 10pm Tuesday to Saturday).

This position is located at the University of Alberta Hospital.

The successful incumbent will perform patient-oriented research, para-medical procedures, preparatory work and provide administrative support to various research studies. Interaction with patients on obtaining informed consent, obtaining detailed histories/physicals and arranging follow-ups is an integral part of the activities of this position. The successful candidate will promote the importance of clinical research and act as a liaison between the research team, interdisciplinary clinical team (including Emergency physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, and laboratory technologists), other research groups (mainly University and Alberta Health Services), industry representatives, and key stakeholders.