Financial Analytics and Funding Policy Consultant

at  ONTARIO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

POSITION PROFILE:

The Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) is committed to serving Ontario’s hospitals to build a better health system. Through advocacy, learning and engagement, labour relations and improved access to data and analytics, the OHA is enhancing the direct services it provides to members. The OHA supports its members and partners in many ways, particularly in the areas of funding methodologies, quality, integration of care, and defining value.
The OHA is looking for a proactive long-term thinker to provide timely innovative delivery of accurate, high value, and actionable integrated advanced analytics and insights to drive decision making. The Financial Analytics and Funding Policy Consultant is a great listener, and has a communication style, energy and self-confidence to motivate people. The Consultant will be a leader in OHA’s research, analysis and policy development related to hospital financial matters.

QUALIFICATIONS / ATTRIBUTES:

The ideal candidate possesses an Undergraduate or Post Graduate degree in a health discipline with experience in hospital funding and demonstrates post-qualifying experience in a health care setting. Hospital experience with a professional accounting designation or equivalent is an asset. Additional qualifications include:

• Excellent interpersonal, facilitation, written and verbal communication skills; strong research, analytical and policy skills.
• Proven project management experience.
• Ability to develop robust analytical plans, statistical analysis, key performance indicators, benchmarking, data visualizations, and routine and ad hoc reporting.
• Strong analytical, research skills and experience working with various health care administrative datasets e.g. Ministry - InteliHealth, Ontario Hospital Reporting System (OHRS), Ontario Case Costing (OCC) and the Canadian Institute for Health Administration datasets – DAD, NACRS, CCRS, OMHRS, NRS, IDS, and CIHI Portal for benchmarking purposes.
• Working knowledge of Ministry Reporting and MIS Guidelines.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, SQL, and Power BI.
• Demonstrated effective communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills with all levels of staff including physicians, patient service leaders, Ministry Representatives, and various other internal/external client groups.
• Strong problem solving, analytical and critical thinking skill.
• Demonstrated attention to detail in day-to-day work with a focus on quality of work, accuracy and customer service. Highly motivated, self-started who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment.

DON’T MEET EVERY REQUIREMENT?

If you’re excited about working at the OHA but your past experience doesn’t quite align with every qualification of this posting, we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.

APPLICATION PROCESS AND REQUIREMENTS:

All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. The successful applicant must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (as defined by the Government of Canada) or have a valid vaccination exemption pursuant to the Human Rights Code. Further, they must provide proof of vaccination (or a valid exemption) prior to the start date, provide updated information as necessary, and comply with any ongoing vaccination-related requirements. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

• Analyzing issues affecting the financial health of hospitals and providing policy advice to OHA and hospital leadership.
• Preparing presentations, policy papers and submissions on hospital funding and financial issues.
• Liaising with Ministry of Health and Ontario Health on hospital funding and financial issues.
• Leading and / or representing OHA on various external committees.
• Conducting methodological reviews of the existing funding approaches, including performing relevant data analyses and literature reviews.
• Liaising closely with OHA’s Research and Discovery department to provide evidence-based research and analysis to support OHA’s policy and advocacy efforts.
• Communicating with hospital leadership related to funding and financial matters