Clinical Data Analyst - Health Information - Full-Time

Job Description

Job Description

Position : Clinical Data Analyst

Competition : 2025-482 (current opportunity)

Status : Full Time

Department : Health Information Services

Union ASSOCIATION : OPSEU

Salary : $36.11-$41.84 / Hour

Summary of Position :

The Clinical Data Analyst is responsible for timely, accurate, valid and complete extraction, tabulation, analysis, and reporting of health data and statistical information in support of clinical and managerial decision making. The Analyst must transform data into information for clinical and administrative staff to support evidenced based decision making through the organization. The Analyst ensures the integrity, confidentiality and security of the organizations information with a strict adherence to privacy and protection of personal health information in line with provincial and federal legislative guidelines.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Supports data-driven decision-making by clinical and management staff through extracting, analyzing, interpreting, preparing, presenting, and distributing routine and specially requested statistical reports and dashboards using Power BI.
• Assesses and develops strategies to enhance data quality; communicates with Health Records Manager, coding staff, and nursing staff regarding continuous improvement.
• Develops routine and ad hoc reports under direction of SLT, MAC, managers, and various committees to monitor resource utilization, key performance indicators, and identify trends for continuous improvement.
• Promotes benchmarking and adoption of best practices to enhance utilization and quality improvement; supports evidence-based practices in development, implementation, and evaluation of clinical pathways.
• Promotes use of a Balanced Scorecard approach in support of corporate and departmental planning, performance, and quality measurement.
• Responsible for timely collection and submission of data to mandated national, provincial, and regional reporting systems. Liaises with multiple teams and stakeholders to support accurate data collection, compliance, and reporting.
• Collaborates with IT and clinical teams to optimize workflows within Cerner and ensure accurate data capture for reporting and analytics.
• Utilizes Cerner reporting tools (e.g., Discern Analytics) to extract and analyze clinical and operational data for dashboards and reports.

Qualifications and Related Experience :