Phs Privacy Officer

3 weeks ago


Hamilton, Canada City of Hamilton Full time

**About the City of Hamilton**

**Contribute to the City of Hamilton, one of Canada’s largest cities - home to a diverse and strong economy, an active and inclusive community, a robust cultural and dining scene, hundreds of kilometres of hiking trails and natural beauty just minutes from the downtown core, and so much more. Join our diverse team of talented and ambitious staff who embody our values of sensational service, courageous change, steadfast integrity, collective ownership and being engaged empowered employees. Help us achieve our vision of being the best place to raise a child and age successfully. #BeTheReason**

**JOB POSTING**

JOB ID #: 20127

PHS Privacy Officer
Healthy & Safe Communities
Medical Officer of Health
100 Main St. W.

NUMBER OF VACANCIES: 1 Full-Time Regular

UNION/NON-UNION: Non Union Mgmt Professional

HOURS Of WORK: 35.00 per week
- GRADE: 5
- SALARY/HOUR: $44.762 - $52.350 per hour- Note: See appropriate Collective Agreement or the Non Union Salary Range for details.

STATUS/LENGTH: Full-Time Regular

Job Description ID #: A9393

**Vaccine Verification - **As a condition of employment you are required to provide proof that you are fully vaccinated or provide proof of valid exemption satisfactory to the employer prior to your start date. You must acknowledge and agree to comply with any future vaccine policy requirements as an ongoing condition of employment at the City of Hamilton.

SUMMARY OF DUTIES

Reporting to the Manager, Health Equity Program, the PHS Privacy Officer is accountable to the Medical Officer of Health as Health Information Custodian and is responsible for supporting activities within Public Health Services (PHS) related to compliance with the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA) and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act RSO 1990 (MFIPPA).

GENERAL DUTIES

**Departmental PHIPA Functions**:
Provides advice and guidance with respect to the protection, collection and authorized disclosure of personal health information, including personal information to support the administration and implementation of PHS programs, services and information systems.

Coordinates the execution of Privacy Assessments (including Privacy Impact Assessments, Privacy Audits and Data De-identification Risk Assessments) for new, existing, or enhanced services, business processes and technologies in collaboration with program managers, Legal Services, IT Security Team, Risk Management, Procurement and IT Contract Management and vendors to support compliance with PHIPA, MFIPPA and the HPPA.

Investigates and leads the response to reported PHIPA breaches and privacy incidents.

Develops and delivers comprehensive training, communication and awareness programs for PHS staff on PHIPA matters, in conjunction with the PHS Education Coordinator and the PHS Learning and Development Plan. Conducts ad hoc training sessions for program areas on demand.

Prepares the statutory annual report on PHIPA activities to the Information and Privacy Commission/Ontario.

Liaises with PHS program areas to implement business process changes as appropriate to improve privacy protection practices.

Liaises with program managers and the City Clerk's Division on joint MFIPPA and PHIPA requests to ensure conformity of PHIPA processes with corporate access and privacy policies and procedures, where applicable.

Calculates fees to be charged in accordance with PHIPA.

Reviews, identifies, and analyzes the impact of developments and amendments to legislation, regulations, and decisions of the Information and Privacy Commissioner/Ontario, for senior management and staff.

Assesses PHS implications, recommends appropriate action and implements change, ensures privacy program is reflective of current requirements.

Recommends modifications to PHIPA access requests or the routine disclosure of information to provide effective customer service, as required.

Consults with the Program Manager, liaises with legal counsel and prepares representations and submissions in response to mediations or appeals under PHIPA.

**Departmental Privacy Program Functions**:
Supports the development and implementation of innovative PHIPA training and its delivery to ensure current and new business processes relating to personal health information are followed, as required.

Provides technical advice and guidance to PHS staff and senior leadership with respect to the protection, collection and authorized use and disclosure of personal health information and coordinates the work of the Information Privacy and Security Committee.

Assists the Program Manager with reported privacy breaches and provides advice to mitigate their impact.

Participates in meetings, talks forces, working groups, and special project, as assigned.

Liaises with the City Clerk's Division on any PHS issues relating to personal information.

Reviews, identifies and analyzes the impact of emerging federal and provincial leg


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