Clinical Research Associate Nurse, Children's Oncology Group
Clinical Research Associate Nurse, Children's Oncology Group
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Job Description
Company :IWK Health
Req ID: 208781
Department/Program: Childrens Oncology Group Childrens Medical Care
Location:Halifax
Type of Employment: PermanentHourly PT (50%FTE) x 1position(s)
Start Date: ASAP
Union Status:NSNU Nursing Nursing Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $40.5534 - $51.7412/hour
Closing Date: August 31 2025 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)
IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax Nova Scotia providing tertiary and primary care for two million children youth adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees physicians volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each others talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home align our work to our values and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.
Promoting an anti-racist environment and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care is important to us. We are located in Mikmaki the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mikmaq people. Working in Mikmaki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long deep and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination but have more work to do to build that trust acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous Black/African Nova Scotians Persons of Colour Immigrants/Newcomers Persons with Disabilities 2SLGBTQIA to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients families and communities that we care for at all job levels.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the Manager of the Hematology/Oncology/Nephrology service and the Childrens Oncology Group (COG) Principal Investigator the Clinical Research Associate (CRA) Nurse is responsible for facilitating and coordinating COG clinical trial activities to ensure local/national/international human research requirements are fully met.
The CRA Nurse works within an interdisciplinary team to ensure the integration of research into clinical practice. The CRA works in collaboration with the Principal Investigator (PI) other research associates the manager and the clinical care team to ensure clinical research opportunities are made available whenever possible; and that data collection is managed and submitted as per regulatory requirements. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: data management confirmation of eligibility criteria for all patient registrants verification of informed consent prior to patient enrollment communication and facilitation of pretreatment requirements to clinical staff registration of all newly diagnosed malignancies creating and maintenance of a research chart extraction and review of study data for completeness accuracy and compliance performing quality checks and regular audits resolving queries and data discrepancies and the submission of required documents to the study directed location. Cross-training in regulatory compliance for intermittent CRA coverage is an expectation of the position.
The CRA Nurse practices according to the Canadian Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses the College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia Standards of Nursing Practice specialty standards as applicable and the policies and procedures of the IWK. Practice will also be in accordance with a multitude of regulatory bodies such as Good Clinical Practice requirements Health Canada Food and Drug Act USA Childrens Oncology Group drug industry requirements C17 and IWK Research Ethics Board (REB) and the NSHA REB. Appropriate certification will be required.
Hours of Work
Monday-Friday 8-hour shifts; 0800-1600 and 0900-1700.
Your Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing Program
- Licensed or eligible for licensure by the Nova Scotia College of Nursing (NSCN)
- Pediatric experience required
- Five (5) years Experience in Hematology/Oncology required
- Experience in clinical research preferred
- Familiarity with data extraction and database entry preferred
- Hematology/Oncology certification or enrollment in the certification process preferred
- COG member preferred
- Current successful completion of CPR Level C Health Care Provider within the last 12 months required
- Completion of Good Clinical Practice Guideline Health Canada Division 5 Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS2) and NIH Protection of Human Research training preferred
- Proven ability to work as a member of an interdisciplinary team
- Demonstrates strong organizational communication and interpersonal skills with patients families and colleagues
- Demonstrates ability to be organized and proactive with high attention to detail
- Proven ability to navigate complex information and multi-task
- Proven ability to be flexible and responsive to changing priorities
- Experience creating Word documents such as policies Standard Operating Procedures and research regulatory forms an asset
- Competencies in other languages an asset
Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.
Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.
This is a Nursing bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Successful applicants changing unions bargaining units or employment status are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority benefits and vacation entitlement and/or usage prior to accepting the position.
An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.
If you are an employee ofIWK Health please apply through the internal careers page to ensure you are flagged as an internal applicant.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
