Data Specialist
Location: Danbury, CT, United States
Salary Range: 24.92 - 46.28
Work Type: Part-Time
Standard Hours: 20
FTE: Non-Exempt
Work Schedule: DAY 4
Work Shift: 9:00-1:00
Date Posted:
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Nuvance Health extends from New York’s Hudson Valley to western Connecticut. Our team of more than 15,000 caregivers delivers compassionate care through seven community hospitals, primary care and specialty practice locations, outpatient settings, home care services and telehealth visits. With strong hearts and open minds, we’re pushing past boundaries and challenging the expected, all in the name of possibility. As we journey forward, we are guided by our values: personal, imaginative, agile and connected. Our curiosity is opening new pathways and creating new advancements in healthcare for all.
Description
Summary:
Responsible for designing and managing a data infrastructure that ensures compliance with data-related grant requirements. Supports data collection, tracking, analysis and reporting for the implementation and evaluation of Housing First across Nuvance Health and community project sites. Works closely with the Project Director and Project Evaluator to meet grant obligations and support submission of required progress reports.
Responsibilities:
- Identify relevant data required for Housing First implementation at Nuvance Health.
- Oversee the design for collection of required data fields and information.
- Automate retrieval of needed data from EMRs and other ambulatory care service sites.
- Maintain system-wide data for use in the development of quality measures and decision support.
- Generate reports using relevant database and analytic software such as MS Excel, MS Access, or other database and reporting/analysis tools such as SAS and/or SPSS.
- Ensure the validity of all data used in program evaluation efforts.
- Participate in the writing and submission of progress reports to funding agencies.
- Generate and disseminate confidential data as needed in accordance with confidentiality policies.
- Fulfill all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
- Maintain and Model Nuvance Health Values
- Demonstrates regular, reliable, and predictable attendance
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree and a minimum of one year job-related experience required.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, database management, data collection platforms, and health information technology.
- Strong skills in program evaluation and data analysis. Experience with MS Excel or SAS and/or SPSS.
Other Information:
- Experience working in Cerner (the current Electronic Health Record) preferred but not required.
Working Conditions:
Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity
Occupational: Little or no potential for occupational risk
Physical Effort: Sedentary/light effort. May exert up to 10 lbs. force
Physical Environment: Generally pleasant working conditions
Company: Western CT Health Network Inc
Org Unit: 681
Department: Community Health
Exempt: No
Salary Range: $24.92 - $46.28 Hourly
We are an equal opportunity employer
Qualified applicants are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other classification protected under applicable Federal, State or Local law.
We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation or our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact Human Resources at 203-739-7330 (for reasonable accommodation requests only). Please provide all information requested to ensure that you are considered for current or future opportunities.
