Description
University of Pittsburgh Physicians is hiring a full time Clinical Data Analyst, Senior to join their Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine! This position will work Monday through Friday, daylight hours with no evenings, weekends, or holidays. This position will be a hybrid work from home position, with a requirement of at least 2 days per month working in the office.
The Clinical Data Analyst Senior designs, analyzes and presents analytical solutions to multidisciplinary teams including but not limited to physicians, administrators and organizational leaders, summarizing population characteristics and outcomes to support data-based decision making throughout the organization to improve elements such as patient care, clinical outcomes and operational throughput. The Clinical Data Analyst, Senior must be able to work both independently as well as in a team setting.
Responsibilities:
- Stay abreast on new solutions relevant to the department through various webinars and intermittent conferences requiring brief travel
- Develop and maintain working relationships with internal UPMC departments, and external contacts as appropriate.
- Identify trends in outcomes, utilization, medical quality and other areas.
- Maintain high level of accuracy and timeliness.
- Effectively prioritize and complete all assigned tasks.
- Exhibit advanced problem solving using various information sources.
- Identify current /future data challenges, develop meaningful recommendations and provide timely updates on issues encountered.
- Master new computer software programs and upgrades, as applicable.
- Assist in organizing and leading discussions with multi-disciplinary teams, including but not limited to: senior management, department/division chiefs, chairs, physicians, etc.
- Meet deadlines and turnaround times set by department (these deadlines and turnaround times will, at times, require the employee to work until the project is completed, meaning extended daily work hours, extended work weeks, or both).
- Perform clinical analyses in a team oriented atmosphere and review the analytical outcomes to both clinical and non-clinical audiences
- Interact with various clinical and non-clinical teams throughout each project to ensure data definitions and assumptions are accurate
- Maintains patient confidentiality and ensures data accuracy.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Biostatistics, engineering, health care management or a related field and 5 years of experience,
OR Master's degree or successful completion of the Financial Management Rotation program and 3 years of experience
MS Office proficiency required
SQL/Business Intelligence knowledge preferred
Healthcare experience preferred
Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills required
Must work well independently and within a team*
Epic (UPMC's Electronic Medical Record) training is mandatory within the first year of employment, requiring one week of travel to Madison, Wisconsin
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
- Act 34
- UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
UPMC has a Center for Engagement and Inclusions that is charged with executing leading-edge and next- generation diversity strategies to advance the organization’s diversity management capability and its national presence as a diversity leader. This includes having Employee Resources Groups, such as PRIDE Health or UPMC ENABLED (Empowering Abilities and Leveraging Difference) Network, that support the implementation of our diversity strategy.
Individuals hired into this role must comply with UPMC’s COVID vaccination requirements upon beginning employment with UPMC. Refer to the COVID-19 Vaccination Information section at the top of this page to learn more.
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