Senior Analyst, Data Compliance - Toronto, Canada - Ontario Health

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    At Ontario Health, we are committed to developing a strong organizational culture that connects and inspires all team members across the province. Our vision is that together, we will be a leader in health and wellness for all. Our mission is to connect the health system to drive improved and equitable health outcomes, experiences and value. How we work together is reflected through our five values: integrity, inspiration, tenacity, humility and care.

    What Ontario Health offers:

    Achieving your career goals is a priority to us. Benefits of working at Ontario Health may include the following based on employment type:

  • Fully paid medical, dental and vision coverage from your first day
  • Health care spending account
  • Premium defined benefit pension plan
  • 3 personal days and 2 float days annually
  • Individual contributors start at 3 weeks' vacation with 4 weeks at 2 yrs.
  • Career development opportunities
  • A collaborative values-based team culture
  • Wellness programs
  • A hybrid working model
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  • Want to make a difference in your career? Consider this opportunity.

    Within Ontario Health, the Information Management, Data and Analytics Support Portfolio supports the design, implementation, and management of provincial information management/information technology solutions on behalf of the ministry. In collaboration with OH and system partners, IMDA has developed and defined near real time data collection standards, methodology, tools, and business practices imperative to ensure high quality data is readily available to a wide variety of healthcare stakeholders. Our unique approach to data lifecycle management (acquisition, management, and utilization) provides meaningful information to provincial health system stakeholders to improve access, performance, efficiency, and quality of care. Our work guides real-time decision making and planning; informs the evaluation of healthcare system performance; and offers recommendations to ensure a sustainable healthcare future.

    The Senior Analyst provides strategic data analytics to drive good data quality for public and performance reporting. The focus of this position is to work closely with the clinical business units to gain in-depth understanding of their business needs, and the context in which they provide data and information to the Ministry and system partners, so that they can deliver knowledgeable, expert data decisions and products that drive fit-for-use data quality. The Senior Analyst will partner with hospitals to drive continuous quality improvement, provide support and share best practices in data collection and submission, and to empower hospitals to take ownership and accountability for the quality of their reported data. The Senior Analyst will have autonomy for and be required to act as the subject matter expert on their clinical business area, with respect to hospital data quality, internal processes and operational performance.

    Here is what you will need to be successful:

  • Be the subject matter data quality expert on their assigned clinical business area;
  • Manage system indicators and monthly activities required to monitor hospital data quality against requirements.
  • Identify, manage, escalate and support resolution of issues that impact the integrity of the provincial clinical data set
  • Make decisions on the reportability of hospital level data and inform clinical business units when data cannot be reported;
  • Maintain an understanding of the systems and applications and display a commitment to providing excellent service to internal and external customers;
  • Streamline systems and processes that facilitate hospital ownership of data quality;
  • Lead components of and/or support mid to large scale hospital implementations;
  • Review assigned processes and products from end-to-end to identify efficiencies and address data submission, reporting and technical risks;
  • Develop or improve standardized documentation, tools and templates;
  • Plan and manage projects to support change management or process improvement initiatives;
  • Work effectively with IMDA and Ontario Health partners to complete deliverables to the required level of quality, on time and on budget;
  • Contributes to organizational efforts and initiatives, as appropriate, to enhance OH's mission, values and goals;
  • Perform cross-functional and/or other duties consistent with the job classification, as assigned or requested
  • Education and Experience

  • An undergraduate Degree in Information Management, Information Technology, Business Administration, Health Sciences, Health Administration, Health Informatics or related field or recognized equivalent, is required;
  • Three to five recent years specializing in information management, data quality, or healthcare information management activities;
  • Strong MS Excel (data manipulation, advanced formulas and pivot tables) a must have;
  • Knowledge and Skills

  • Superior ability to critically analyze and define problems, evaluate alternatives, find solutions, and understand how and when to make a decision;
  • Hospital experience and knowledge of wait times data, collection practices, or patient flow processes are an asset;
  • Proven ability to establish positive working relationships with a broad variety of clients, staff, and external organizations;
  • Exceptional leadership, facilitation, and team building skills;
  • Ability to consult and provide opinion, facilitate discussion and resolve conflict;
  • Superior verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate with hospitals and present information to relevant stakeholders at all levels of the organization;
  • Exceptional attention to detail required.
  • Commitment, drive, and passion to succeed
  • Employment Type: Permanent Full time

    Salary Band: 5

    Location: Ontario (currently hybrid; subject to change)

    All applicants must be a resident of Ontario to be considered for roles at Ontario Health.

    Internal Application Deadline Date: April 19, 2024

    Ontario Health encourages applications from candidates who are First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and urban Indigenous; Francophone; Black and racialized; members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities; trans and nonbinary; and disabled.

    We encourage applicants with accessibility needs to notify us if they have any accommodation needs in the application and/or interview process.

    Note: As part of the initial recruitment screening process, applicants must confirm that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. If applicants are not fully vaccinated, they will be required to identify any accommodation needs pursuant to a protected ground under the Code. Applicants who identify an accommodation need will be required to provide supporting documentation with respect to their need for accommodation when requested by Ontario Health. If no such accommodation is identified, the applicant will not be eligible to proceed through the recruitment process.

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