Senior Business Systems Analyst

Job Description

If you take pride in being compassionate honest professional and safe consider an exciting and rewarding career at Shannex. Our communities offer more than a place to work they welcome and celebrate Great People who inspire meaningful connections while Leading the Way to Better Living.

We are searching for a SeniorBusiness Systems Analyst to join our Project Management and Software Solutions team based in Halifax Nova Scotia.

Meaningful Benefits

You will be surrounded by supportive and talented team members who make our communities great places to live work and visit. As an established and respected organization in the healthcare sector Shannex offers opportunities for growth development and advancement. And at the end of every day you will know youve made a measured difference in the lives of our residents. Additional benefits include:

• Comprehensive health vision and dental benefits plan including an Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Life travel and other insurances
• Access to virtual healthcare 24/7 for FREE through the group health benefit plan
• RRSP program (5% employer matching)
• Vacation accrual (begins immediately) and travel insurance
• Free onsite parking
• Access to thousands of perks vendors and discounts through our WorkPerks program including excellent discounts for apparel restaurants technology fitness travel and tickets to some of your favorite sports and entertainment events
• Access to continuing education and training through Shannexs Centre of Excellence
• Opportunities to be part of sector innovation and continuous improvement initiatives
• Recognition and Rewards for service excellence and safety

About the Opportunity

• The systems administrator of assigned applications which can include Time and Attendance platforms payroll systems EHRx eMARs nurse call marketing asset management and service excellence modules plus point-of-sale solutions and any required integrations.
• Develops and maintains a strategic plan for assigned systems outlining system risks and mitigation strategies i.e. system outage.
• Assist with design testing implementation and communication of the roll out of new platforms and associated project initiatives at other Shannex communities including upgrades and customization.
• Conducts regular audits to monitor compliance with Standard Operating procedures privacy legislation and timelines
• Meets routinely with senior leaders and operational management to understand critical issues and limitations in our systems that directly impact their ability to provide service excellence in the assigned systems.
• Research and introduce new features or new technologies that may solve business leader problems.
• Leads the development of and protection of the assigned systems roadmap in relation to enterprise platforms and provincial requirements a list of defined deliverables with targets over the course of each fiscal year.
• Provides system expertise to the department plus HR Workforce Finance Health Marketing/Sales Asset Management Culinary Service Excellence and Operational Teams identifying risk and benefits of various options with all possible implications outlined.
• Contribute to the design of policies procedures and best practices for the administration of the platforms.
• Support the development and delivery of training by department.
• Works closely with the other Business Systems Analysts and front-end users to govern and oversee the day-to-day operations of the platforms.
• Additional related duties as required.

About You

In addition to placing high value on continuous improvement collaboration and accountability you bring:

• A bachelors degree preferably Computer Science with a major in Information Science.
• Minimum 5 years experience in the technical role of gathering and converting user defined requirements into optimized business processes and best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to work with various disciplines including regulated and non-regulated health professionals physicians and technical staff.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong knowledge of system administration of enterprise-based planning systems project management system performance data analysis data management and presentation skills privacy and security law.
• Working proficiency in French would be considered an asset.

About Us

Shannex is a family-owned organization with a vision of Better Living for every stage of life. Since 1988 Shannex has grown from a single nursing home in Cape Breton to a trusted partner across healthcare hospitality and lifestyle sectors. With locations in Nova Scotia New Brunswick and Ontario Shannex continues to build communities designed for connection wellbeing and longevity. Shannex-owned brands include Allbright Life Parkland Retirement Living & Lifestyle Residences Parkland at Home Faubourg du Mascaret and Shannex Enhanced Care. Shannex also provides Transitional Health Services in partnership with Nova Scotia Health. For more information visit .

If youre ready to join the Shannex team of Great People apply today!

Great People is a core value at Shannex based on the belief that our team members are the spirit and foundation of the organization. Shannex believes equity diversity inclusion and belonging is about creating a culture that embraces the uniqueness of individuals where every person is treated fairly and where racism and discrimination are not tolerated. At Shannex every team member belongs.

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Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.