Remote Patient Safety & Quality Data Analyst

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services; Canada; Remote; CAD 78,523,000 - 88,166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work opportunity

Job summary

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is seeking a Patient Safety Data Analyst for a temporary full-time role with remote work flexibility. The position supports data collection, analysis, reporting, and continuous quality improvement in patient safety, experience, risk management, and accreditation programs.

Reporting to the provincial Director of Patient Experience and Service Excellence, you will help translate data into actionable information, develop data collection tools, and provide

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Business, Statistics, Social Science, or a health-related field.
• Minimum of 2 to 3 years' experience in applied health research.
• Demonstrated knowledge of applied health research and evaluation methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to be self-motivated, have superior oral and written communication skills (presentations, writing proposals and reports).
• Demonstrated experience with word processing and other Microsoft software, including Excel, Power-point, Flow Charts.
• Knowledge of data collection methods, data base design, analysis, report design, and information systems.
• Experience in statistical analysis.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• A Satisfactory Code of Conduct is required.
• Proven time management skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Demonstrated knowledge of a variety of statistical software with a good understanding of statistical, research and/or quality improvement methods.

Responsibilities

• Apply research and quality improvement methodologies and tools for data compilation, statistical analysis, auditing, quality assurance and planning, preparing, and disseminating reports.
• Assist in the development of data collection tools and ensures data quality.
• Participate in data collection for risk analysis, quality assurance, patient experience.
• Support the management and utilization of an electronic occurrence reporting system and the patient feedback management system.
• Translate internal data, such as occurrence and patient experience patterns and trends, into usable information.
• Compile data for presentation of performance indicators for Board of Trustee reports/ organizational scorecard.
• Assist with the design of questionnaires/surveys to ensure that the required information will be obtained in optimal format: assists with the interpretation and compilation of results.
• Plan, coordinate and direct the collection, editing, coding, and processing of data into optimum form for analysis, presentation, and publication.
• Provide decision support services within NLHS from a data management perspective.
• Plan and prepare reports; participates in project planning.
• Conduct literature searches and prepare literature reviews.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Skills

Data analysis

Statistical analysis

Excel

Written communication

Teamwork

Data collection

Quality improvement

Problem solving

Education

Undergraduate degree

Tools

Flow Charts

PowerPoint

Microsoft Office

Statistical software

Job description

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is seeking a Patient Safety Data Analyst for a temporary full-time role with remote work flexibility. The position supports data collection, analysis, reporting, and continuous quality improvement in patient safety, experience, risk management, and accreditation programs.

Reporting to the provincial Director of Patient Experience and Service Excellence, you will help translate data into actionable information, develop data collection tools, and provide