Data Specialist

**Data Specialist**:
Competition #

7800

Job Title

Data Specialist

Department

Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehab, Chronic Disease, HAVEN, OBIRS, Outpatient Neuro Rehab

Status

Permanent

Work Type

Full-time

Affiliation

Non Union

Shift Assignment

Days

Bilingualism Required

N/A

Police Check Requirement

N/A

Site

Sudbury Outpatient Centre
- Non Union Non Management

Salary Information

$32.58-$38.34/hour

Application Closing Date

April 16, 2025

**KEY FUNCTION**:
Develop, monitor, and manage quality assurance processes in various datasets to ensure data integrity. Provide analytical and consultative support through the provision of integrated statistical, financial, and clinical information to facilitate evidence-based decision-making and research activities.

**REPORTING**:
Under the general direction of the Clinical Manager, Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Integrated Chronic Pain, Chronic Disease Self-Management, HAVEN/Hemophilia/Hemoglobinopathy, Outpatient Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program and Outpatient Neurological Rehabilitation Program.

**DUTIES**:

- Lead program required reporting, data registry requirements, patient tracker, and monthly and quarterly statistics preparation and submissions.
- Develop, monitor, and manage quality assurance processes on various datasets to ensure data integrity.
- Utilize relational database functions and features to extract, manipulate, interpret, analyze, and present data from internal and external sources (e.g. Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Meditech) through ad hoc and regular reporting to meet the needs of stakeholders.
- Work collaboratively with data producers/owners and Information Technology (IT) to develop methodologies for streamlining and automating the manual collection of statistics to improve data integrity.
- Monitor and report key performance indicators.
- Collaborate with end-users to develop customized data formats that provide information to address specific clinical, financial, and research questions.
- Recognize datasets from different sources, and create ways to integrate information to find underlying trends and opportunities.
- Act as a primary resource for external data requests and work collaboratively with the appropriate internal operational departments.
- Provide expertise and support to meet data queries and information validation requirements of external stakeholders (e.g. CorHealth, HSN, Ontario Health North, and the Ministry of Health).
- Provide leadership regarding data requirements across multiple platforms and databases.
- Act as a training resource and super-user for multiple database management and reporting software.
- Educate clinical leaders and medical staff in clinical data sets, Management Information Systems (MIS) reporting requirements, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) Methodologies, Meditech and related systems.
- Collect and report on all statistical information.
- Act as a data lead for new and existing initiatives.
- Determine and align improvement projects with HSN’s Strategic Plan; monitor and adjust to achieve goal outcomes.
- Participate in education and training specific to current, relevant federal and provincial health and safety legislation, standards and guidelines.
- Educate and promote health, safety and wellness in the work place.
- Represent the department or program on various committees and in meetings as required.
- Perform other duties as required.

**QUALIFICATIONS**

**EDUCATION AND TRAINING**:

- Minimum of a two (2) year Diploma in Computer Information Systems or a recognized Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA) program from an accredited college.
- Ministry of Labour “Worker Health and Safety Awareness in 4 Steps” training certificate is required.

**EXPERIENCE**:

- Minimum of two (2) years’ experience working in a health care environment.

**KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES**:

- Demonstrated knowledge of the CorHealth data requirements, criteria and data collection standards.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the Ontario Hospital Reporting System (OHRS) and intelliHEALTH Ontario.
- Demonstrated excellent judgment and proven analytical skills.
- Demonstrated training, experience or utilization of quality improvement methodology for process improvement.
- Demonstrated ability to independently identify issues, plan improvements, measure success and continue improvement.
- Demonstrated excellent computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office software (e.g. Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook) and patient information systems.
- Demonstrated superior interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Demonstrated ability to manage routine correspondence, multiple tasks/projects, diversified workload and rapidly changing priorities and challenging deadlines.
- Demonstrated discretion and maturity when handling confidential information.
- Demonstrated commitment to the safety of co-workers and patients.

**PERSONAL SU