Data Analyst

Data Analyst – Jamaica Hospital - $75-90k

Overview/Position Summary

The Data Analyst fulfills an essential function and is dedicated to the implementation of Jamaica Hospital Medical Center’s Anesthesia department quality improvement programs. These programs are framed according to the standards of American Society of Anesthesiologists’ Anesthesia Quality Institute (AQI) and other ASA quality standards. This individual works in close collaboration with the Anesthesia leadership team, and under the direction of the Chairperson. They will be responsible for managing, analyzing, and interpreting large datasets within the department to help improve patient care, optimize anesthesia services, and support improvement initiatives. The position requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to efficiently collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.

The key components/processes of the programs to be managed by the Data Analyst are:

• Analyze large datasets to identify trends, patterns, and areas for improvement in anesthesia practices, adhering to AQI data standards.
• Extract clinical data from existing information systems (e.g. Epic), while ensuring data integrity, accuracy, and completeness across multiple datasets.
• Identification of patients who meet pre-defined criteria for further review by the Anesthesia leadership
• Develop new methodologies to track new relevant clinical data (e.g. matching cases with outcomes data in order to support continuous improvement of care delivered)
• Develop clinical performance reports and reporting platforms to increase transparency and information flow among providers.
• Have high analytical ability to solve complex problems and be a self-starter, able to work independently with staff
• Generate routine and ad hoc reports, visualizations, and dashboards to present data findings to department leadership, physicians, and other stakeholders.

Essential Functions of the Position/Responsibilities:

• Creates and maintains project management tools to ensure timeliness and maintains database.
• Coordinates program activities to ensure smooth operations of the AQI program, including maintaining AQI data portal.
• Works closely with team members to keep AQI projects on schedule.
• Maintains a library of clinical guidelines/protocols, as well as records of quality improvement activities
• Participates in strategic planning to support overall goals.
• Assists with the preparation of reports and data for Anesthesia -related meeting and reporting as directed by the Chairperson and/or department leadership.