Job Description

Position: Case Costing Advisor

Status: Permanent Full Time (1)

Role: PG 10 $44.05 - $55.04

Dept: Performance Analytics

Posted

Internal Deadline: Until filled

Trillium Health Partners is one of Canada’s largest community-based teaching hospitals, serving the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto, and surrounding communities through the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, the Reactivation care Centre (Church Site) and the new THP-UHN Reactivation Care Centre. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, and courage, and through our strategic roadmap, Plan to 2030 , we are creating a new kind of health care - defined not by illness, but by the health and well-being of people and communities.

Job Description

A key enabler to THP’s strategic plan is data and analytics. The Performance and Business Intelligence portfolio will design, govern, analyze and deploy health data infrastructure, analytics and performance insights to achieve clinical and operational excellence, support population health research, and drive innovation. Building upon a number of key achievements, this portfolio will continue to advance the development of an enterprise health data strategy and roadmap. The Performance and Business Intelligence is made up of Reporting Performance Analytics and Case Costing, the Business Performance Office and the Business Intelligence Department.

The Case Costing team is seeking an experienced Advisor, reporting to the Manager of Case Costing.

The Advisor position will provide expert analytics, interpretation and recommendations to improve clinical, and financial results to internal and external clinical and non-clinical leaders. A highly skilled, evidence driven individual with exceptional analytical and communication skills and a demonstrated commitment to advancing business intelligence to enhance decision making will excel in this position.

The Case Costing Advisor Is Responsible For The Following

• Manage and maintain the case costing system (ADS) including set up, preserve case costing methodology in compliance with the Ontario Case Costing (OCC) standards.
• Responsible for working with clinical departments to ensure the accurate and timely acquisition, reconciliation and validation of data.
• Develop case costing reports using SAS programing, Power BI, SQL and other reporting solutions.
• Ensure the Ontario Case Costing submission to the Ministry is in accordance with provincial OCC standards.
• Collaborate with team members in Finance, Performance Analytics, and HIM as well as other key stakeholders to ensure data integrity between financial, statistical and clinical data.
• Manage changes to ongoing business process rules and promote continuous process improvement.
• Coordinate, analyze, interpret and present case costing data as required by both internal and external stakeholders.
• Leverage Case Costing and other benchmarking data to inform efficiencies.
• Provide education and training on Case Costing.
• Support other reporting as required

Qualifications And Skills

• University degree in a health-related field or applied health–clinical informatics and or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of 3-5 years related progressive experience with Case Costing and MIS reporting in a healthcare environment is an asset.
• Knowledge and understanding of Ontario Case Costing (OCC) Standards and Ontario Healthcare Reporting Standards (OHRS) are required.
• Strong computer skills including MS office. Advanced proficiency in SQL, Power BI and SAS programing an asset.
• Knowledge of MIS/OHRS guidelines and reporting.
• Experience using Intellihealth and CIHI Portal for benchmarking purposes
• Experience with CIHI grouping methodologies (e.g. CMG’s, HIGs, weighted cases and knowledge of clinical datasets, (i.e. DAD, NACRS, CCRS, NRS, OMHRS). submitted to Canadian Institute for Health Information.
• Knowledge and understanding of workload measurement concepts are preferred.
• Knowledge and understanding of patient-based funding.
• Sound organizational and planning skills with the ability to multitask and adapt to shifting priorities in tight turnaround timelines.
• Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrate commitment to personal growth & development.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational and presentation skills.
• Demonstrate strong written and oral communication skills with internal & external client groups.
• Open minded and eager to learn.
• Detailed oriented an asset.

Internal candidates who believe they possess the necessary qualifications and experience for this position and who have been in their current position for at least four (4) months are encouraged to apply.

To pursue this career opportunity, please visit our website: www.trilliumhealthpartners.ca

Trillium Health Partners is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a healthy and positive work environment.