Surveillance Clerk

**Surveillance Clerk**:
CL3 Clerk 3

Regular/full-time; TerM/Full-time

Health, Seniors and Long Term Care

Information Management and Analytics, Performance and Oversight

Winnipeg MB

Advertisement Number: 42076

Salary(s): CL3 $43,557.00 - $49,968.00 per year

Closing Date: December 10, 2023

The Manitoba government recognizes the importance of building an exemplary public service reflective of the citizens it serves, where diverse abilities, backgrounds, cultures, identities, languages and perspectives drives a high standard of service and innovation. The Manitoba government supports equitable employment practices and promotes representation of designated groups (women, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, visible minorities).

Employment Equity is a factor in selection for this competition. Consideration will be given to Indigenous people and persons with disabilities.

An eligibility list may be created for similar positions and will remain in effect for 12 months.

Epidemiology and Surveillance is one of four Units of the Provincial Information Management & Analytics (PIMA) Branch, Performance and Oversight Division, Department of Health and Long-Term Care. This unit consists of two distinct sections: the Surveillance Unit and the Epidemiology Team. Together, Epidemiology and Surveillance supports Public Health programs, policies, and decision making by monitoring, analyzing and reporting on the occurrence, spread, severity, and burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases and conditions in Manitoba.

Conditions of Employment:

- Must be legally entitled to work in Canada
- A satisfactory Criminal Record Check with a Vulnerable Sector Search

Qualifications:
**Essential**:

- Certificate or diploma in health information management, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
- Demonstrated experience entering high volumes of data into several databases with accuracy.
- Effective verbal communication skills to interact with colleagues, multiple levels of health care professionals, and the general public.
- Strong written communication skills.
- Experience with highly sensitive and confidential information.
- Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.

**Desired**:

- Experience using an Electronic Medical Health Record (EMR).
- Experience providing training, mentorship, and day-to-day operational oversight.
- Excellent time management and organizational skills including the ability to prioritize competing workload demands to meet deadlines.

**Duties**:
The Department of Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care is required under The Public Health Act to oversee the management of and referral of clinical information for all provincially notifiable diseases requiring public health intervention and investigation by Public Health teams across the Service Delivery Organizations (SDO) and First Nations Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB). Working in a complex and time-sensitive environment, the Surveillance Clerk provides multi-faceted health information management services to support front-line Public Health service delivery across the province. Within a team environment, the Surveillance Clerk completes tasks such as; entering complex clinical data relating to diseases reportable under The Public Health Act, ensuring accuracy and completeness of personal health information recorded and communicating with health care practitioners throughout the province and across Canada.
- Advertisement # 42076
- Talent Acquisition
- Human Resource Services
- 600-259 Portage Avenue
- Winnipeg, MB, R3B 2A9
- Phone: 204-945-7518
- Fax: 204-945-0601

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