Healthcare Data Analyst

Job Summary:

This position will work with other team members to help NCAHD meet its mission, goals and objectives by managing large healthcare workforce datasets and mapping servers to support the data collection and processing activities that are a part of the center.

The healthcare research and data analytics specialist will work along with other members of NCAHD to research and analyze healthcare data. They must have data analysis experience, a desire and ability to learn new platforms, and a teamwork attitude to support our clients, including VCOM, with various data products/services, marketing products, and online portals/social media sites.

Job Duties:

• 1. Provide experienced national healthcare content in the creation of publications, dataset development and national, regional and state analysis
• 2. Incorporate data analytics into current NCAHD products and services
• 3. Responsible for creating/updating NCAHD’s website and portal tutorials and NCAHD’s social media sites with center’s research and other findings
• 4. Assist in the creation and maintenance of spatial data for NCAHD’s portal and client data
• 5. Assist in normalizing and inventorying large datasets of inconsistent data (e.g., normalizing national healthcare workforce data of 14 different providers from all 50 states)
• 6. Maintain general working knowledge of status of data, state boards, etc.
• 7. Generate mapping products to support internal VCOM and external client requests using ESRI software
• 8. Provide statistical analysis on the center’s healthcare workforce research and proposal development
• 9. Perform spatial analysis and other GIS activities
• 10. Create images for use in NCAHD’s marketing campaign, as well as assist in the preparation of text content for marketing publications
• 11. Stay updated with industry trends, new analytics tools, and emerging healthcare regulations to ensure best practices are incorporated into the analytics process.
• 12. Perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Health Geography, Health Analytics, Health Informatics, Geographic Information Systems or similar subject

Licensure or certification: none

Experience: Must have at least, 2-3 years of work experience with and knowledge of:

• Large Database analytics, statistics and database management, preferably in the healthcare field
• National healthcare trends and issues
• Preparing non-clinical healthcare research for publications
• Translating complex data into accessible information

Skills required for this position:

• Expertise with the Microsoft Office suite (beyond basic usage)
• Website management and content creation
• Publications and marketing product creation development
• Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills
• Excellent and proven problem-solving skills

Preferences: Although not essential, preferences may be given to applicants who have the following skills or attributes

• ESRI Mapping
• Microsoft Windows Server and Microsoft SQL Server
• Programming languages (e.g. Python, JavaScript, HTML, SAS, etc.)
• Adobe Creative suite
• Desire and ability to develop new skills as the job requires
• Problem solving skills
• Commitment to VCOM and the center’s values

The successful candidate will be subject to a criminal history background check.

Regular, reliable or predictable attendance is an essential function of the job.

Working Conditions and Efforts: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands and vision for office equipment such as computers; talk or hear; perform moderate telephone and poly-com communication/usage; the employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work environment: Office environment. Outside travel required 5% of time. The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal. The pace of the work requires a rapid pace to synthesize and organize large volumes of material, while prioritizing duties.

This position is classified as a non-exempt position because it does not require that the candidate/employee exercise independent judgment and discretion regarding matters of significance.

Employment with VCOM is “at-will”. This means employment is for an indefinite period of time and it is subject to termination by the employee or by VCOM, with or without cause, with appropriate notice at any time. Nothing in this position description or any other policy of VCOM shall be interpreted to be in conflict with or to eliminate or modify in any way, the “at-will” employment status of VCOM employees.

VCOM core values: The employee is expected to adhere to all VCOM policies. As the environment is a professional college, VCOM faculty / staff are expected to dress and behave in a professional manner at work. VCOM faculty / staff are expected as VCOM employees, to be a person who obeys all laws and professional expectations of an upstanding citizen of the community. VCOM expects all employees to maintain a positive attitude in all working relationships with all VCOM departments, employees, medical students, prospective medical students, interns, and residents and to treat all other engaged in the duties of the employment, with mutual respect.

I am notified that the College is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or disability.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $48,000.00 - $52,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 403(b)
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Salary : $48,000 - $52,000