Patient Safety Data Analyst

About

Reporting to the provincial Director of Patient Experience and Service Excellence, this temporary position will support the activities of patient safety and experience, quality, risk management, and accreditation and in relation to data collection, management, and analysis, in support of evidenced based decision making and program development. The incumbent will play a key role in assisting Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services in the achievement of continuous quality and performance improvement through ongoing evaluation and data analysis.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Business, Statistics, Social Science, or a health-related field from a recognized university is required.
• Minimum of 2 to 3 years’ experience in applied health research.
• Demonstrated knowledge of applied health research and evaluation methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to be self¬-motivated, have superior oral and written communication skills (presentations, writing proposals and reports), as well as can work effectively in teams.
• Demonstrated experience and ability in word processing and other Microsoft software, including Excel, Power-point, Flow Charts, etc.
• Knowledge of data collection methods, data base design, analysis, report design, and information systems.
• Experience in statistical analysis.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Satisfactory Code of Conduct.
• Proven time management skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Demonstrated knowledge of a variety of statistical software with a good understanding of statistical, research and/or quality improvement methods.
• A combination of education and experience may be considered.

Duties

• Apply research and quality improvement methodologies and tools for data compilation, statistical analysis, auditing, quality assurance and planning, preparing, and disseminating reports.
• Assist in the development of data collection tools and ensures data quality.
• Participate in data collection for risk analysis, quality assurance, patient experience.
• Support the management and utilization of an electronic occurrence reporting system and the patient feedback management system.
• Translate internal data, such as occurrence and patient experience patterns and trends, into usable information.
• Compile data for presentation of performance indicators for Board of Trustee reports/ organizational scorecard.
• Assist with the design of questionnaires/surveys to ensure that the required information will be obtained in optimal format: assists with the interpretation and compilation of results.
• Plan, coordinate and direct the collection, editing, coding, and processing of data into optimum form for analysis, presentation, and publication.
• Provide decision support services within NLHS from a data management perspective.
• Plan and prepare reports; participates in project planning.
• Conduct literature searches and prepare literature reviews.
• Perform other related duties as required.