POSITION TITLE: DECISION SUPPORT ANALYST – CANCER CENTRE
DEPARTMENT: DECISION SUPPORT
LOCATION: OWEN SOUND
UNION: NON-UNION
STATUS: FULL-TIME, TEMPORARY (APPROX. END DATE JULY 2025)
This position is responsible for all data flow and reporting to Ontario Health – Cancer Care Ontario for activity related to cancer services. This position will utilize data expertise in the areas of cancer surveillance, information/data dissemination, evaluation, quality improvement and education to contribute to the objectives of the portfolio. This position consists of collecting, consolidating, analyzing, auditing, disseminating, and reporting patient care volumes, wait times, and other relevant performance data related to cancer activity. This position also provides oversight to data quality processes for information collected within the organization. Also included is the responsibility for integrating and auditing various clinical information data sets for both internal and external reporting purposes.
Qualifications/Skills/Abilities
Required:
- Ability to synthesize innovative approaches to data analysis, interpretation and communication
- Expert level knowledge of relational databases
- Demonstrated ability to define information and analysis needs of healthcare leaders, physicians, and government officials
- Advanced knowledge of Ministry and Ontario Health reporting requirements and standards
- Knowledge of International Classification of Diseases ICD-10 and the Canadian Classification of Interventions Knowledge of Case Mix Methodology, ALR, QBP Funding methodology
- Expert knowledge of data reporting and business intelligence tools
- Expert knowledge in the use Microsoft Office
- Working knowledge of health sector data holdings and informational databases
- Demonstrated understanding and compliance with confidentiality requirements
- Demonstrated ability to self-manage and work independently and collaboratively as part of a team
- Recent satisfactory performance and attendance record
- Adherence to Brightshores ‘CARE’ Behaviours (Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, Excellence) and ‘LEAD’ Competencies (Lead by example, Empower, Achieve results, Develop others) and a commitment to a safe workplace free of violence and harassment
- Advocates and supports a culture of patient safety and demonstrates an understanding of how the department service and assigned responsibilities contribute to overall patient safety at Brightshores through patient safety knowledge, skills and attitudes
Preferred
- Knowledge and understanding of quality improvement concepts with emphasis on systems improvement
- Knowledge of clinical processes within an oncology setting; experience with a clinical performance measurement system
- Advanced verbal and written communication skills