Job Description

Job Title: Healthcare Data Scientist

FLSA: Salaried ("Exempt")

Department: Data Analytics

Representation: Represented

Reports to: Director of Data Analytics

At Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, we welcome diversity; we encourage, uplift, and are honored to serve people who have been historically underrepresented and underserved. Our mission is to provide high-quality, culturally appropriate healthcare to low-income residents of Washington and Yamhill Counties, with a special emphasis on seasonal and migrant farm workers and others with barriers to receiving healthcare. We strive to provide an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the diversity of the people we employ and serve.

Job Summary
The Healthcare Data Scientist (HDS) conducts advanced data analytic functions for the health center. This position processes large amounts of data from various data sources to find patterns that will help determine project efficacy and analyze patient health outcomes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

Build complex datasets from multiple data sources using SQL.
Take ownership of analytic projects.
Preprocess structured and unstructured data.
Analyze large amounts of information to uncover insights.
Build, maintain and regularly tune models for improved performance using machine-learning algorithms or advanced statistics.
Summarize and present results to clinical management.
Support internal and external reporting needs of the organization.
Collaborate with Senior Data Analyst to automate data ingestion and support ETL processes.
Enhance and maintain existing reports and systems.
Prepare project documentation.

· Handle protected health information (PHI) in a manner consistent with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).

· Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, safe driving record and insurance coverage required.

· Perform other duties as assigned.

HIPAA Requirements:

The Healthcare Data Scientist has access to PHI in order to analyze patient health outcomes and may also handle PHI for disclosures to outside entities. Applying the minimum necessary standard of HIPAA, the designated record sets to which this employee will have access include: all sections of the medical record, patient demographic information in the practice management system, and incoming records, reports, results, consultations, etc. The HDS is required to read the content of these records only to the extent needed to accomplish the assigned task.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

Strong database development and programming skills with Microsoft SQL Server or other relational database management systems.
Proficiency in Python and/or R.
Highly proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
Demonstrated planning and organizational skills.
Ability to plan and carry out data analysis projects.
Basic skills in healthcare clinic operations and medical terminology preferred.
Ability to use sound judgment in problem solving, data analysis and interpretation, and customer relations.

· Demonstrated adaptability, approachability, and willingness to collaborate.

High degree of confidentiality, integrity, and professionalism.
Ability to travel locally and occasionally out-of-town.

· Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, safe driving record and insurance coverage required.

· Commitment and alignment to Virginia Garcia's mission, vision, and values.

Education and Experience Required

Master's degree in data science, computer science, statistics or similar discipline.
A minimum of one year of work experience in the data analytics space.
Experience in regression, classification, clustering and/or dimensionality reduction highly preferred. Experience with clinical reporting and analysis preferred.

Behavioral Competencies:

Accountability: Role model VG's mission, vision, and shared values

Customer-Focus: Listen to the voice of the customer and strive to delight them by exceeding their expectations

Teamwork: If someone needs help, help them

Initiative: Be innovative, apply fresh ideas, and continuously improve how you do your work

Confidentiality: Maintain strict confidentiality and respect the privacy of others

Ethical: Demonstrate integrity, honesty, and stewardship in all encounters at work

Respect: Demonstrate consideration and appreciation for co-workers and patients

Communication: Demonstrate the ability to convey thoughts and ideas as well as understand perspective of others

Physical Requirements

Driving - intermittent
Sitting · up to 80%
Standing · 10%
Stooping · 5%
Reaching · 5%
Lifting/Carrying · up to 25 lbs.- transporting materials
Use of computer · up to 80%

Immunization:
Staff members must meet immunization requirements as stated in VGMHC's immunization policy and state and federal guidelines.

Job descriptions represent a general outline of the essential and major job duties, functions and qualifications required. They cannot be all-inclusive and comprehensive due to the dynamic nature of work performed to accomplish VGMHC's Mission.

VGMHC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No person is unlawfully excluded from consideration for employment because of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, veteran status, marital status, or physical challenges. The policy applies not only to recruitment and hiring practices, but also includes affirmative action in placement, promotion, transfer, rate of pay, and termination.

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