Data Analyst

We are searching for an experienced Data Analyst at our Ontario office at Lakelands Public Health.

Position Title: Data Analyst
Position Category: Temporary - Full-Time
Department: Quality Planning & Epidemiology
Reports to: Manager,Quality Planning & Epidemiology
Union: CUPE
Wage: Hourly Wage 47.41 - 52.04
Vacancy Type: Existing
Home Office: Ontario

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Position Summary

As a member of the Quality, Planning & Epidemiology Division, the Data Analyst is accountable to
Foundational Standards Management for supportingthe implementation of selected components of
the Foundational Standard of the Ontario Public Health Standards (OPHS) 2018 and other duties as
assigned by Quality, Planning & Epidemiology Management.
Areas of emphasis include Population HealthAssessment and Surveillance including but not
limited to the implementation of the PopulationHealth Assessment and Surveillance Protocol.
The Contract Data Analyst is expected to workindependently and as part of a multi-disciplinary
team to apply, adapt, choose and/or recommendchanges to established methods or procedures
and/or to develop new procedures to completeassigned work.
Direction is to be sought when solutions toproblems are not apparent and/or are not within the
intent of established practices including scopeof practice.

Duties and Responsibilities will include:

Administrationand Human Resources

• Maintains knowledge of and complies with HealthUnit and Divisional policies and procedures and relevant legislation.
• Advises Director of issues, needs andaccomplishments.
• Generates regular, timely, complete andaccurate records and reports to adequately reflect the implementation ofassigned duties and responsibilities.
• Consults with the Chief Nursing Officer onmatters related to professional practice.
• Works in accordance with the National Standardof Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace.

Professional

• Participatesin planning, implementation and learning from educational programs, butalso assumes responsibility for continued personal development outside thesphere of employment.
• Maintainseffective working relationships with Health Unit staff.
• Documentsin accordance with organizational policies and procedures.
• Informs Director of the adequacy of equipmentand supplies required in carrying out work assignment.

Program

• Supportsthe Epidemiology team in completing population health assessment andsurveillance activities by collecting, managing, analyzing anddisseminating data from a variety of databases to support public healthprogram decisions, surveillance, communication, and provide healthinformation to the community.
• Completesquantitative and/or qualitative data analysis using relevant software(e.g. STATA/NVivo) and data management tools (e.g. MS Excel).
• Identifiesimplications, uses, gaps and limitations of information collected.
• Identifiesrelevant connections, patterns or trends in the information/dataavailable.
• Identifiesgaps in information and makes assumptions in order to continue theanalysis and/or take action.
• Assistsin local research of public health issues.
• Synthesizescomplex information into a wide range of written and visual communicationproducts such as reports, papers, posters, briefing documents, reviews ofresearch evidence, etc. for dissemination to internal and externalstakeholders.
• Designsand implements knowledge translation activities related to researchevidence, population health assessment and surveillance data andevaluation as assigned.
• Participatesin continuous quality improvement initiatives as assigned.
• Assistswith staff training and education.
• Performsrelated duties as assigned.

Physical

• Theposition may involve variations of the working day.
• Works ina safe manner as required by Occupational Health and Safety legislation.
• Performswork in an environment (primarily indoors) with little to no exposure todisagreeable conditions or hazards.
• Doeslight physical activity of long duration and medium physical activity ofintermediate duration.
• Performswork involving almost continuous periods of mental, visual and/or auditoryconcentration of intermediate duration and/or frequent periods of longduration.
• Detectsand works toward eliminating health hazards in all assigned areas.

We are searching for an experienced Data Analyst at our Ontario office at Lakelands Public Health.

Position Title: Data Analyst
Position Category: Temporary - Full-Time
Department: Quality Planning & Epidemiology
Reports to: Manager,Quality Planning & Epidemiology
Union: CUPE
Wage: Hourly Wage 47.41 - 52.04
Vacancy Type: Existing
Home Office: Ontario

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Position Summary

As a member of the Quality, Planning & Epidemiology Division, the Data Analyst is accountable to
Foundational Standards Management for supportingthe implementation of selected components of
the Foundational Standard of the Ontario Public Health Standards (OPHS) 2018 and other duties as
assigned by Quality, Planning & Epidemiology Management.
Areas of emphasis include Population HealthAssessment and Surveillance including but not
limited to the implementation of the PopulationHealth Assessment and Surveillance Protocol.
The Contract Data Analyst is expected to workindependently and as part of a multi-disciplinary
team to apply, adapt, choose and/or recommendchanges to established methods or procedures
and/or to develop new procedures to completeassigned work.
Direction is to be sought when solutions toproblems are not apparent and/or are not within the
intent of established practices including scopeof practice.

Duties and Responsibilities will include:

Administrationand Human Resources

• Maintains knowledge of and complies with HealthUnit and Divisional policies and procedures and relevant legislation.
• Advises Director of issues, needs andaccomplishments.
• Generates regular, timely, complete andaccurate records and reports to adequately reflect the implementation ofassigned duties and responsibilities.
• Consults with the Chief Nursing Officer onmatters related to professional practice.
• Works in accordance with the National Standardof Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace.

Professional

• Participatesin planning, implementation and learning from educational programs, butalso assumes responsibility for continued personal development outside thesphere of employment.
• Maintainseffective working relationships with Health Unit staff.
• Documentsin accordance with organizational policies and procedures.
• Informs Director of the adequacy of equipmentand supplies required in carrying out work assignment.

Financial

• Informs Director of the adequacy of equipmentand supplies required in carrying out work assignment.

Program

• Supportsthe Epidemiology team in completing population health assessment andsurveillance activities by collecting, managing, analyzing anddisseminating data from a variety of databases to support public healthprogram decisions, surveillance, communication, and provide healthinformation to the community.
• Completesquantitative and/or qualitative data analysis using relevant software(e.g