Decision Support Analyst

**Req ID**:153374**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Provincial** Zone, **Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII**
**Department**:PPA Clinical Analytics CNS**
**Type of Employment**:Permanent** **Hourly FT** (**100%** FTE) x **1** position(s)**
**Status: MGMT/NON-Union** **Management/Non Union** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:11-Apr-23**

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

**About the Opportunity**:
Reporting to the Manager, Clinical Analytics and through the Manager to the Director, Analytics, the Decision Support Analyst has the primary responsibility to Nova Scotia Health of supporting the mission, vision and strategic directions of the organization by assisting in the establishment and implementation of performance measurement tools that can be used throughout the organization.

The Decision Support Analyst position supports and enhances the use of evidence-based decision making through the provision of information and analytics in tailored reports. The Analyst liaises with key stakeholders to clarify data requests, performs extraction, management, synthesis, analysis of the data, and reporting of the data drawn from clinical information systems, administrative databases, and also other internal and external sources of data and information.

**About You**:
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

- Baccalaureate degree in health related field, informatics, mathematics / statistics, or business required (An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered)
- 3 years relevant experience required
- Experience and demonstrated expertise in data extraction, data management, descriptive statistics and data analysis
- Comprehensive knowledge of information management principles including information dissemination and exchange, data collection methodologies and data quality
- Experience and demonstrated expertise with information systems, such as CIHI, Meditech, STAR, EDIS, etc.
- Experience working with and synthesizing large, complex datasets and high volumes of information
- Broad knowledge of the Health Care system and the continuum of care, current health system issues, trends, policy and legislation
- Ability to produce professional reports and presentation materials
- Capable of identifying different ways of presenting data and selecting the method most appropriate based on the goals of the analysis
- Possess critical thinking and problem solving abilities
- Demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to develop and foster relationships with all levels of administrative and clinical management
- Ability to communicate with leaders, managers and teams regarding sensitive and confidential matters
- Capable of working independently
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

**Hours**:

- Permanent, Full-time position, 75 hrs bi-weekly

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$29.44 - $36.80 Hourly

**Once You've Applied**

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

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