Analytics Consultant - Business Intelligence, FT (J1024-0201)

Company Bio

IMAGINE a hospital where everyone is committed to excellence. We did. We are. From boardroom to bedside, we go above and beyond to offer the best and safest patient care. At North York General Hospital (NYGH), we put our patients first in everything we do. We are achieving a new standard of excellence in integrated patient-centered care and as one of Canada's leading community academic hospitals, we are building on our academic foundation through enhanced education, research and innovation. North York General Hospital is part of North York Toronto Health Partners, a collaborative partnership with patients, primary care, and community partners, a first- generation Ontario Health Team, driving the development of a locally integrated health system to serve the community. As part of our dynamic team, you too can stand out and be amazing! At North York General, our team is making a world of difference.

Position Summary

Analytics Consultant, Decision Support Your goal in this position is to work with health system administrators and professionals to facilitate evidence-based decision making that is aligned with North York General Hospital’s strategic directions. You will support the organization regarding information needs and analysis for decision making, quality improvement, internal/external reporting requirements and gaining insights into its business. You will provide support and assistance to various stakeholders on patient activities, resource utilization, evaluation of quality of care, benchmarking and validation and research. You have a solid understanding of population funding methodology including HBAM/HBAM Inpatient Group methodology and Quality Based Procedures. You have a good understanding of clinical and corporate data needs in a hospital setting. You have excellent oral and written communication skills. You have strong problem solving, data management and analytical skills. You are able to communicate effectively with non-technical stakeholders and work with all levels of management. You can multi-task and manage multiple projects concurrently and meet deadlines. You have strong organizational and time management skills. This position contributes to the shared responsibility of ensuring health and safety policies are followed to provide for a healthy environment for patients, staff, physicians, volunteers and families.

On a practical level, you will

• Integrate and analyze clinical and utilization/administrative data to produce reports to support decision making
• Provide centralized consulting services through education, communication and presentations to all levels of management (Directors, Managers, etc.)
• Take a lead role in providing advice and recommendations on analytical approaches/methodologies to drive stakeholders toward making data-driven/evidence informed decisions
• Extract data, develop and generate standard reports, and respond to ad-hoc requests using Business Intelligence (BI) tools (e.g., Cognos, PowerBI, Tableau), SQL, R, Python, Excel or other analytic tools
• Assist with benchmarking activities related to clinical and corporate performance data
• Provide critical analysis of data to assist clinical teams with optimizing the use of clinical practice guidelines
• Prepare custom reports for day-to-day business use, and data quality and validation purposes
• Perform quality control reviews including data processing flow analysis to ensure reliability and accuracy of collected data
• Coordinate and implement Decision Support related projects through the phases of project management
• Track and analyze key corporate performance indicators
• Provide guidance and expertise with respect to indicator and metric development for performance monitoring
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to support reporting and evaluation projects
• Support and help advance the Data & Analytics Governance program (e.g., data quality, metadata)
• Coach and explain technical matters to other staff and assist BI Report writers and other staff in the hospital.
  
  

Qualifications

• Degree in Health Information or a related field (Business Administration, Computer Science, Statistics, Health Sciences or Health Information Management, mathematics or data science), or equivalent education/experience. A Master’s degree is an asset.
• Three to five years of experience working with databases and various health information systems
• Experience with data science solutions, including data analysis and linkage, data modelling, and advanced analytics is an asset
• In-depth knowledge of databases used to capture information in various health sectors including: Hospital databases (e.g., NACRS, DAD, OMHRS), data tools (e.,g., intelliHealth, CIHI Your Health System Insights)provincial/regional data repositories (e.g., Wait Times Information System) and Hospital standards including ICD-10CA
• Expert knowledge of SQL and advanced Excel skills
• Knowledge of statistical tools, such as R, Python, etc
• Experience with BI tools, such as Cognos, PowerBI and Tableau
• Proficient in the use of Windows Operating System and Microsoft Office suite (PowerPoint, Word)
• Strong data management and statistical analysis skills required
• Experience with information systems used for managing and reporting clinical and corporate data
  
  

What We Offer

Working at NYGH means working with a dynamic team of fellow healthcare providers, staff, and volunteers in one of Canada’s leading hospitals. This is a Full-time Regular Position with 8 hour shifts, days shifts in the Decision Support department . We offer a highly competitive total compensation package that includes benefits, pension, and vacation. If you were searching for more reasons to consider joining the wonderful team at NYGH, check out some features of our Total Rewards package by visiting nygh.on.ca

How To Apply

Think you're the right person for the job? Here's your first chance to show us why:

• Ensure to meet the deadline - only applications received by the closing date will be considered.
• We will review all applications and will contact those selected for an interview.
  
  

Closing Statement

At North York General, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible environment. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live, including those with disabilities. North York General is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the hiring process. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.