Health Information Analyst

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

Duties

The successful candidate will work within the Public Health Unit’s Health Surveillance Unit and carry out the following duties:
• Extract, clean, validate, and conduct statistical analysis of health data under supervision of a senior epidemiologist
• Present data in table or graph format, ensuring the data product meets privacy requirements and is consistent with the requestor’s needs.
• Summarize conclusions and limitations in draft reports or presentations for review of a more senior epidemiologist or for internal use
• Participate on project teams and working groups
• Provide assistance and guidance to new employees as required

Work environment

Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) has an interesting and unique mandate by playing a role in supporting services and programs in communities such as health, education, economic development, housing, community infrastructure and social support. In the context of reconciliation, ISC supports Aboriginal peoples (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) in their efforts to improve social well-being and economic prosperity to the benefit of all Canadians.

In the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) of Indigenous Services Canada, we strive to provide access to quality health services, improve health outcomes, and support greater control of the health system by First Nations and Inuit.

By joining our team, you will have opportunity to provide direct support to health services and community based programming. You will build and support strong working relationships with First Nations and Inuit communities, families, and individuals, with a focus on improving health outcomes and reducing health risks.

In addition to your Indigenous Services Canada colleagues, your diverse team will consist of other federal departments, provincial partners, and members of the First Nations and Inuit communities FNIHB supports.

Intent of the process

Please be advised this process will be used to staff positions in the new department of Indigenous Services Canada. The creation of the department of Indigenous Services Canada is an important development in our renewed relationship with Indigenous peoples. These structural changes will allow our government to work more effectively with Indigenous partners to provide services that improve people’s day-to-day quality of life.

A pool of qualified candidates will be established and may be used to staff similar term and/or permanent positions, actings, assignments/secondments, or deployments in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in economics, sociology or statistics.
Candidates must always have a degree. The courses for the specialization must be acceptable and may have been taken at a recognized post-secondary institution, but not necessarily within a degree program in the required specialization. The specialization may also be obtained through an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

· Experience using email, word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software (such as the Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
· Experience in collecting, cleaning, and validating health data from multiple sources.
· Experience in extracting, manipulating, organizing and analyzing data electronically.
· Experience preparing presentations and report materials using appropriate computer software, including graphical and tabular representations of data.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

· Knowledge of data security, data integrity, and data quality.
· Knowledge in conducting basic statistical analysis.

· Initiative
· Attention to detail
· Judgement
· Effective Interpersonal skills
· Communication

· Ability to integrate, validate, analyze, and interpret data from multiple sources.
· Ability to use data sets to create quality tables and presentation graphics and draw conclusions.

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

· Experience using statistical analysis software (SPSS, SAS, EpiInfo, or EpiData).
· Experience in public health surveillance data collection and analysis (communicable disease, immunization, vital statistics).
· Experience using Microsoft Access.
· Experience in entering data.
· Experience with GIS and mapping software.
· Experience in working with First Nations communities and organizations.

Operational Requirements
· Willingness and ability to work overtime if required
· Willingness and ability to travel if required

In alignment with the APEP in support of strategically increasing Aboriginal representation in areas having the most impact on program delivery and health outcomes of FNIHB’s target population, selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to Aboriginal peoples. Aboriginal candidates must use the Affirmation of Aboriginal Affiliation Form (AAAF).

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - Security Level: Various: Reliability/Secret Status.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

All communication throughout the entire staffing process, including email correspondence may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

We will communicate with applicants by e-mail. It is your responsibility to verify your e-mails regularly to ensure that you do not miss out on any opportunities. Failure to respond in the prescribed timeframe will result in your application not being referred to the hiring manager. The applicant shall ensure that the e-mail address provided is
valid and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

We may assess the essential and asset qualifications using interviews, written tests, reference or a combination of these methods.

Candidates from outside the public service may be required to pay for travel and relocation costs associated with this selection process.

Other sources of information (such as performance agreements, work samples, board member knowledge, etc.) may be used to assess the criteria identified on the Statement of Merit Criteria.

Proof of education will be required. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca.

If you do not respond to our communications we will interpret this as your withdrawal from the process.

A top down approach may be used to assess candidates.

Candidates will be asked to provide proof of Canadian citizenship.

Only online applications are accepted. All job applications MUST therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. To submit an application on-line, please select the button "Apply Online" below.

Persons with a disability preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.