Privacy Analyst - Toronto, Canada - University Health Network

University Health Network

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Toronto, Canada

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Description

Privacy Analyst

Job Posting #:926943

Site:
Toronto General Hospital

Department:
Privacy Office

Reports to:
Manager, Privacy Operations

Hours:37.5 hours a week

Salary:
$69,974 - $81,218 annually

Status:
Permanent Full-Time

Posted Date:
November 30, 2023

Closing Date:
December 29, 2023

The University Health Network, where "above all else the needs of patients come first", encompasses Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and the Michener Institute of Education.

The breadth of research, the complexity of the cases treated, and the magnitude of its educational enterprise has made UHN a national and international resource for patient care, research and education.

With a long tradition of ground breaking firsts and a purpose of "Transforming lives and communities through excellence in care, discovery and learning", the University Health Network (UHN), Canada's largest research teaching hospital, brings together over 16,000 employees, more than 1,200 physicians, 8,000+ students, and many volunteers.

UHN is a caring, creative place where amazing people are amazing the world.

Position Summary

The Privacy Office is committed to protecting the privacy of patients' personal health information and promoting a culture of privacy.

As a member of the privacy team, the Analyst supports the Privacy Office in ensuring organizational compliance with relevant privacy legislation, specifically the Health Information Custodian and Health Information Network Provider requirements of the Personal Health Information Protection Act.

The Analyst enhances UHN's credibility and engenders trust in UHN's services from a privacy perspective.

Duties

Identify, develop, recommend and/or implements business processes that maintain or improve organizational privacy compliance, while meeting functional requirements and maintaining business continuity
Works closely with Health Records, Data Security, Legal Affairs, UHN Digital, Patient Relations and clinical/business teams to ensure that policies and practices remain compliant and to address emerging issues
Identifies projects requiring greater technical expertise for informal or formal
Supports the communication of significant findings to management
Identifies areas where modified policies or procedures are required to maintain compliance, would provide significant benefit, or would place the hospital at the forefront of the field
Provides briefing notes for decisionmaking
Supports policy and procedure changes
Supports the Privacy Officer to benchmark, create, implement and evaluate the training plan
Prepares communications & training materials and conducts training sessions

(e.g. new employee orientation, training refresh, in-services)

Maintains intranet/internet pages
Supports the tracking, investigation and resolution of privacy complaints and incidents
Intakes patient privacy inquiries, complaints, requests for corrections, requests for lockboxes, (and some) requests for access in a timely manner and with appropriate sensitivity and good judgment
Provides technical expertise and responds to inquiries and requests for information on privacyrelated organizational practices from internal and external stakeholders
Supports the implementation of major operational changes
Maintains and organizes documentation required for incident management, patient responses, compliance statuses
Compiles annual and ad hoc reports on compliance status and office activities
Reviews new or revised government healthcare laws and regulations pertaining to privacy
Works in compliance of the Occupational Health & Safety Act and its regulations, reporting hazards, deficiencies and contraventions of the Act, in a timely manner

Qualifications
years of experience with business process and systems analysis and problem resolution

Practical working knowledge of privacy and security regulations trends and issues

Why join UHN?

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks.

It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

Competitive offer packages
Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
A flexible work environment
Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, onsite gyms, etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.