Position Summary

Interior Health is hiring a permanent full-time Analyst, Medical Affairs who is passionate about making a difference in healthcare.

Location: This position is flexible within the Interior Health Region.

What we offer:
• An attractive remuneration package
• Excellent career prospects
• Employer paid training/education
• Employer paid vacation
• Employer paid insurance premiums
• Extended Health & Dental coverage
• Work-life balance
• May be eligible to contribute to MPP

Salary range for the position is $74,618 to $107,264. Interior Health establishes salaries within the minimum and maximum of the salary range based on consideration of the qualifications, experience of the applicant, and an internal equity review of the salaries of other employees.

Come join our team and see why we’re one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers! Explore our extensive benefits, career growth opportunities, and lifestyle in one of the most beautiful and diverse regions of Canada. Ready to love where you live and work? Join our team today!

How will you create an impact:
The Analyst, Medical Affairs is responsible for supporting the planning, analysis, evaluation, decision support, data quality and integrity of medical staff resource planning processes and systems within Medical Affairs. This is a core function within Medical Affairs in support of the departmental resource planning required in the Interior Health Medical Staff Rules and Bylaws. The processes and systems that the Analyst will be responsible for will include the Medical Staff Resource Plan (MSRP), Medical Staff Impact Analysis (MSIA), Medical Staff Position Control Number (PCN) and the Cactus privileging and credentialing systems.

The Analyst will lead data integration of the above processes and systems, ensure data quality and integrity is monitored and managed routinely, and identify opportunities for improved linkages and decision support tools. The Analyst will also provide user support and training as required for MSRP, MSIA, PCN and Cactus systems.

In alignment with IH’s Occupational Health & Safety Program, employees shall adhere to all Occupational Health and Safety policies and procedures at all times and attend all required training. Employees are responsible to report any identified hazards, unsafe conditions or incidents to your manager or supervisor immediately.

What will you work on:
• Provides timely, relevant, reliable, and clear information with appropriate supporting data analyses and review of alternatives to inform planning and decision-making by the Manager, Medical Administration, Credentialing & Privileging; Corporate Director, Medical Affairs; Executive Medical Director, Physician Engagement and Resource Planning, Executive Medical Directors and Directors within the Medicine & Quality Portfolio; as well as Leadership Teams.

• Provides data analysis using key data sources (MSRP, MSIA, PCN, Cactus, physician compensation financial, population, clinical, organizational, and administrative) in response to Medical Affairs and Senior Executive level requests for information and analysis. This work may include human resource planning analysis, patient population, quality measures, data linkage, descriptive information, statistical analyses, and statistical tests of significance.

• Leads implementation of medical staff resource planning and reporting processes to ensure reporting processes include appropriate and adequate data quality and integrity controls. This requires working collaboratively with physicians, Medical Leaders, Medical Affairs leaders and staff, and provincial partners including BC Medical Quality Initiative (BCMQI) and the Ministry of Health to ensure all interested parties’ needs are met.

• In a timely manner, prepares evaluations of physician services and resource planning as identified by the Executive Medical Director, Physician Engagement and Resource Planning, the MSRP sub-committee of the Health Authority Medical Advisory Committee (HAMAC).

• Completes evaluations, analyses, and projects, and participates in meetings and committees as requested by the EMD, Physician Engagement and Resource Planning, the MSRP sub-committee of HAMAC, Manager, Medical Administration, Credentialing & Privileging, and the Corporate Director, Medical Affairs.

• Works closely with BCMQI to analyze, implement, and support provincial Cactus credentialing and privileging initiatives impacting the Medical Affairs portfolio.

• Develops a strong working relationship with IH Medical Leaders, Directors, Business Support, and others who require information for planning, managing, and evaluating physician human resources and services. Project support may include planning project deliverables, identifying data sources and appropriate methods to support planning, data analyses, funding options, writing summary reports, and preparing presentations.

• Provides input and identifies opportunities for physician human resource data analysis to the Manager, Medical Administration, Credentialing & Privileging and the Corporate Director, Medical Affairs. This includes providing recommendations and advice on important data development, process improvements, and future projects/ analyses.

• Works with representatives of other Health Authorities and other data custodians to support physician resource planning, privileging and credentialing analysis and reporting initiatives.

• Works with Information Management/Information Technology and other IH staff to support timely, reliable, and consistent data reporting and analysis.

• Other related duties as may be assigned.

Interior Health strives to create an environment where you enjoy the work you do, the place where you work, and the people around you. Together, we create great workplaces. Apply today!

Honouring Interior Health’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), and Pursuant to Section 42 of the BC Human Rights Code, preferential consideration and/or hiring will be given to qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit).

Qualifications

Education, Training and Experience
• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, in a discipline such as Health Informatics, Statistics or Business Administration.
• One to three years of experience relevant to the duties of the position.
• An equivalent combination of related education and experience may be considered.

Skills and Abilities
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Customer service orientation with the ability to be innovative and participate with others to reach organizational objectives.
• Experience working in an organization of similar size and complexity to Interior Health in a role that required awareness of the structure and how to navigate through it to ensure internal clients were provided efficient and effective service.
• Ability to participate on a multi-disciplinary team and ensure deadlines and milestones are met.
• Ability to adapt and produce high quality results in a constantly changing and developing environment.
• Ability to multi-task and perform numerous tasks within acceptable time frames.
• Excellent computer skills in order to access and manipulate data from various systems to produce reliable analysis and reports.
• Strong analytical ability to meaningfully interpret and present data.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

Comments

Interior Health now offers assistance from an Indigenous Employment Advisor. If you self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) and if you would like assistance with the application process and/or career exploration, send your question(s) via email to IndigenousEmployment@interiorhealth.ca to be redirected to the Employment Advisor. We invite applicants to self-identify as First Nations, Métis, or Inuit within cover letters and/or resumes.