Hospital Statistics & Data Analytics Specialist

St. Vincent's University Hospital; Dublin; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Vincent’s University Hospital invites applications for the Grade V - Statistics position in the Clinical Administration Department.

This full-time permanent role involves producing activity-related statistical reports for Hospital Management and completing routine reports for HSE and management. The successful candidate will manage data quality, support data collection across the patient pathway, and liaise with ICT to streamline systems.

Responsibilities

• Produce activity related statistical reports on a regular and ad hoc basis for Hospital Management.
• Complete routine weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports as required by the HSE and hospital management.
• Produce SVUH KPI’s and Board Performance Report.
• Compile pre agreed HSE statistical data and produce analysis/commentary on same when requested.
• Implement processes to support efficient collection of data at relevant points throughout the patient pathway
• Ensure and facilitate timely collection (input) and validation of data at inpatient level
• To ensure collection, storage and retrieval of relevant agreed clinical data for hospital management including business managers, directorate managers, consultants, and various nurse and AHP managers in St. Vincent’s University Hospital
• Responsible for data quality and integrity to ensure completeness of data entry for the hospital activity data through Diver as part of hospital validation protocol
• To ensure data checks and controls in place are regularly monitored and any issues are reported and escalated as appropriate
• To ensure data definitions are developed and agreed with relevant personnel as required
• To manage data requests from other external sources (i.e. research purposes, Audit or FOI) in line with department & hospital protocol
• To create new reports when required in accordance with department standards and prior departmental commitments/resources.
• To identify trends in activity and highlight areas of activity where changes may be of interest to Hospital Management.
• Liaise regularly with the ICT Department with regard to discrepancies of data warehouse and integration of systems for streamlining collection of data
• Learn all aspects of the role and work within the department and cover the service where as necessary.
• Organise service provision for the area to ensure the best coverage possible is provided.
• Monitor workload, productivity and quality of service.
• Responsible for data quality and compliance with Data Entry Rules
• Assist in the on-going development and re-organisation of services.
• Maintain a contact point as relevant to the service. This will involve receiving queries/requests from Senior Management, other hospital departments, The HSE and other healthcare facilities and national organisations.
• Attendance of weekly department meetings and minute taking if required.
• Ensure that all the standard administration/secretarial procedures are maintained.
• Ensure all queries in relation to patient care are handled promptly and all parties are informed of status.
• Being a Super user for PAS to set up or manage new consultants, wards and beds for wider hospital systems
• Become actively involved with the planning and on-going development of services in relation to best administration/secretarial practice and quality of same within the areas.
• Have a thorough knowledge of hospital policy and procedures for release of information and patient confidentiality and ensure these are adhered to at all times.
• Be familiar with the Health and Safety requirements of the work area and ensure that these are met at all times.
• Communicate regularly with the Grade VI Officer to keep him/her informed of the service and to support the strategic direction of the department as set out by the head of Statistics.
• Any other duties relevant to this post as required.

Tools

Diver

Job description

St. Vincent’s University Hospital invites applications for the Grade V - Statistics position in the Clinical Administration Department.

This full-time permanent role involves producing activity-related statistical reports for Hospital Management and completing routine reports for HSE and management. The successful candidate will manage data quality, support data collection across the patient pathway, and liaise with ICT to streamline systems.