Clinical Research Associate Nurse, Children's Oncology Group

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager of the Hematology/Oncology/Nephrology service and the Children’s 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, Children’s 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.

This is a Nursing bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions.

If you are an employee of IWK Health, please apply through the internal careers page: https://map.nshealth.ca/