Data Management Assistant

Unit Summary

The Data Management Team supports the McMaster Children’s Hospital (MCH) most particularly the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, the Special Care Nursery, the Pediatric Critical Care Unit and newborns who received care at HHS. The Data Management Team is a small team of professionals that support MCH needs for collecting, storing, reporting, and benchmarking locally, provincially, nationally and internationally.

Position Summary

The Critical Care Data Assistant is responsible for maintaining the accuracy, integrity and security of many databases, including a series of large, complex, computerized records systems. These databases include: the Canadian Neonatal Network, the Niday Database, the Canadian Perinatal Surgery Network, the Pediatric Intensive Care Evaluations Project, the Vermont Oxford Network and other local databases including local monitoring of Newborn Screening. These databases are fundamental to monitoring patient outcomes and provide a foundation for research initiatives to further the science of neonatal medicine and improve patient care. Responsibilities include: applying knowledge of regulations, policies, protocols and/or procedures to control and maintain accurate records, managing large volumes of information, collecting specialized research data, solving operational/data problems in consultation with other offices and/or supervisors, participating in regular audits of data integrity, participating in ongoing job training, maintaining confidentiality of data, preparing a variety of basic status reports, and general clerical/secretarial duties as required.

Schedule Work Hours

Monday to Friday; days

Qualifications

1. Grade 12 or equivalent
2. College level Medical Transcription Diploma
3. Previous data entry experience
4. Advanced level skills in using the following computer programs: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, Meditech, and Sovera
5. Demonstrated good communication skills with all members of the critical care team
6. Demonstrated organizational skills
7. Demonstrated ability to maintain high accuracy
Guidelines

Hamilton Health Sciences fosters a culture of patient and staff safety, whereby all employees are guided by our Mission, Vision, Values, and Values Based Code of Conduct. Hamilton Health Sciences is a teaching hospital and all staff and physicians are expected to support students and other learners.

To be considered for this opportunity applicants must apply during the posting period. All internal and external applicants may ONLY apply via the Careers website. This job posting is for an existing vacancy.

Hamilton Health Sciences is an equal opportunity employer and we will accommodate any needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Hiring processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities, if requested. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application processes, please contact Human Resources at 905-521-2100, Ext. 46947 for assistance. If the applicant requires a specific accommodation because of a disability during an interview, the applicant will need to advise the hiring manager when scheduling the interview and the appropriate accommodations can be made.

This competition is open to all qualified applicants, however, qualified internal applicants will be considered first. Past performance will be considered as part of the selection process. If you are a previous employee of Hamilton Health Sciences, please note: the circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment. Proficiency in both Official Languages, French and English, is considered an asset.