Informaticist III

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Job Description:

This position will utilize data from several data sources, including medical claims, electronic health records, care management systems, and many other data sources, to provide healthcare data expertise to business users.  Performs ad-hoc and routine analyses and develops static and dynamic reports. Identifies opportunities for data-driven solutions, health care utilization trends and evaluates programs to guide clinical teams in population and disease management.  Able to translate business needs into information requirements, perform appropriate analytics and create user-friendly reports and dashboards.

Advanced familiarity with the relational database structures, writing and tuning T-SQL queries, SQL stored procedures, and report development in Power BI and Report Builder.  Extensive experience with statistical programming and program evaluation.  Capable of working with a high degree of autonomy and is expected to exhibit excellent creative problem-solving abilities; taking on challenging projects, mentoring Level I/II informaticist, undertaking quarterly training, and gaining the experience required to grow into more demanding roles within the team. Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

COMPETENCIES/Role-Specific Functions: 

COMMUNICATION

Communicates well both verbally and in writing, creates accurate and punctual reports, delivers presentations, shares information and ideas with others has good listening skills.

• Effectively communicates methodologic approaches and reviews analytic results with a diverse sets of individuals with varying levels of data aptitude
• Critically analyzes health care trends, evaluates programs, and advises PHP staff on the significance of the data.
• Critically analyzes trends, evaluates programs, uses statistical methods  such as linear regression, multiple variable regression, and non-parametric measures of association, correlations and other association tests, and advises PHP staff on the significance of the data.

PROBLEM-SOLVING

Breaks down problems into smaller components, understands underlying issues, simplifies and processes complex issues, understands the difference between critical details and unimportant facts.

• Understands underlying issues and uses sound analytical reasoning to solve difficult problems that address complex issues

PRODUCTIVITY

Manages a fair workload, volunteers for additional work, prioritizes tasks, develops good work procedures, manages time well, handles information flow.

• Able to organize projects and tasks, effectively monitor deliverables and due dates, and reach out for assistance as needed.
• Automate and document processes and procedures to standardize work and provide efficiencies.
• Able to troubleshoot challenges independently and share solutions with the team.
• Makes a substantial contribution to the continued operation and growth of the organization

SELF DEVELOPMENT

Seeks out and accepts feedback, is a proactive learner, takes on tough assignments to improve skills, keeps knowledge and skills up-to-date, turns mistakes into learning opportunities.

• Utilizes new systems, software, processes, data sources, and analytical approaches to improve skills and knowledge and make recommendations to help business efficiencies.
• Develop and complete quarterly development plans alongside the management team to grow, and learn new skills.

CUSTOMER FOCUS

Builds customer confidence, is committed to increasing customer satisfaction, sets achievable customer expectations, assumes responsibility for solving customer problems, ensures commitments to customers are met, solicits opinions and ideas from customers, responds to customers.

• Ensures assignment has gone through the appropriate quality check process to provide end-users results, lists, and current and accurate dashboards.
• Adapting to changing priorities and requirements for daily duties.

• The ability to work closely with the end-users through the entire cycle of the project independently through requirements gathering, conceptualization, development, analyses, and reporting to assure that the final product satisfies the business need.
• Supporting Informaticist I/II role as needed.

JOB KNOWLEDGE

Understands duties and responsibilities, has necessary job knowledge, has necessary technical skills, understands company mission/values, keeps job knowledge current, is in command of critical issues.

• Utilizes evidence-based research and references national guidelines when developing clinical interventions and measures.
• Understands clinical settings and can create appropriate processes and outcome measures that will improve clinical outcomes
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications (Education/Experience/Knowledge/Skills/Abilities): 

• Bachelor’s degree in Health Administration, Applied Statistics or related - Mathematics.  Masters’ in healthcare, epidemiology, business or analytics preferred.
• At least 5-7 years working with the following concepts and technologies:
  • Relational databases and database theory and concepts.
  • Writing and tuning T-SQL queries, SQL stored procedures and report development in Power BI and Report Builder
  • Statistical programming (SAS, Python, R)
  • Working in the healthcare industry, focusing on medical claims and clinical data; knowledge of medical terminology, acronyms, and coding.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and analytical skills; the ability to accurately scope a complex problem, break it down into subsequent components, then define a system solution.
• Experience with geospatial analysis (QGIS)
• Extensive experience with statistical programming (SAS, Python, R)
• In-depth knowledge of designing, building, and maintaining relational databases.
• In-depth knowledge of database systems, tables, and queries.
• In-depth knowledge of developing quality measures and clinical guidelines utilizing HEDIS and National Quality Forum data sets
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize workload and meet deadlines.
• Home office that is HIPAA compliant for all remote or telecommuting positions as outlined by the company policies and procedures.

Salary Range:

$73,000-$110,000