Data Analyst (Regional) - Health Transformation
Permanent Full-Time Revised: May 5, 2023
Location: To Be Determined
56170POS
Reporting to the Regional Director of Health Transformation, the primary purpose of this position is to support the Department for Health Transformation in the development and implementation of six (6) Family Care Teams (FCT) in the Labrador-Grenfell Health (LGH) region, in addition to supporting Community Advisory Councils (CACs) in their understanding of current health trends within each of the six (6) primary health care zones in LGH. The incumbent will play a key role in relation to data collection, management, and analysis of population health / social determinants of health metrics, and supporting communities and teams in the development of key performance indicators and outcome measures in the improvement of population health outcomes. The incumbent will play a key role in assisting LGH leadership, staff, communities and teams in understanding current trends and supporting continuous quality and performance improvement
activities through ongoing data analysis and evaluation.
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree in Business, Statistics, Social Science, or a health-related field from a recognized university.
- Minimum of 2 to 3 years' experience in applied health research.
- Demonstrated knowledge of applied health research and evaluation methodologies.
- Demonstrated ability to be self-motivated, have superior oral and written communication skills (presentations, writing proposals and reports), as well as can work effectively in teams.
- Demonstrated experience and ability in word processing and other Microsoft software, including Excel, Power-point, Flow Charts, etc.
- Knowledge of data collection methods, data base design, analysis, report design and information systems.
- Experience in statistical analysis.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Satisfactory Code of Conduct.
- Proven time management skills and exceptional attention to detail.
- Demonstrated knowledge of a variety of statistical software with a good understanding of statistical, research and/or quality improvement methods.
Duties: (Included but not limited to)
- Apply research and quality improvement methodologies and tools for data compilation, statistical analysis, auditing, quality assurance and planning, preparing, and disseminating reports.
- Assist in the development of data collection tools and ensures data quality.
- Participate in data collection for risk analysis and quality improvement and assurance.
- Develop respectful working relationships with partner organizations, including Innu First Nations, Nunatsiavut Government and NunatuKavut Community Council for optimal data sharing and health planning.
- Plan and prepare reports; participates in project planning.
- Compile data for presentation of performance indicators for Board of Directors reports / corporate scorecard.
- Assist with the design of questionnaires/surveys to ensure that the required information will be obtained in optimal format: assists with the interpretation and compilation of results.
- Plan, coordinate and direct the collection, editing, coding, and processing of data into optimum form for analysis, presentation, and publication.
- Provide decision support services within Labrador-Grenfell Health from a data management perspective.
- Develop and maintain knowledge of Labrador-Grenfell Health's data holdings.
- Conduct literature searches and prepare literature reviews.
- Committed to safety and partner with all team members to improve worker and patient safety by integrating safety into work practices, identifying risks, and implementing improvements.
- Perform other related duties as required for a range of projects of the Health Transformation Department, inclusive of (but not limited to): Community Advisory Councils, Family Care Teams development, Special projects (e.g. Health Excellence Canada and Indigenous partnership initiatives), EMR utilization, Clinical Safety Reporting System data specific to team performance and Quality Improvement Initiatives.
Salary:
- This is a non-union/non-management position CG-31, $27.74 to $30.82 per hour, plus the applicable Labrador Allowance
Hours of Work:
- 75 hours Bi-weekly; variable shifts.
Interested applicants please submit resume, stating competition number 2023000154N, to:
Human Resources
Labrador-Grenfell Regional Health Authority
Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL, A0P 1C0
Tel: 709-897-2164 Fax: 709-896-4741
Apply online at https://www.careers.lghealth.ca/
Posting Date: April 3, 2023
Open Until Filled
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