Bargaining Unit:

Non Union

Competition #:

NU26-005

Job Type:

Full Time

Department:

Decision Support

Hours of Work:

Variable

Date Posted:

April 22, 2026

Job Number:

J0426-0206

Number of Positions:

1

Length of Position:

Permanent

Closing Date:

May 6, 2026

Hourly Wage:

Salary Range $49.96 - $57.65

At Bluewater Health, we are committed to fostering a Culture of Kindness and promoting health through partnership. With locations in Sarnia and Petrolia, we are proud to serve approximately 131,000 residents of Sarnia-Lambton. Our dedicated team, consisting of nearly 2,500 staff members, professional staff, and volunteers, works tirelessly to provide specialized acute, complex continuing care, allied health, and ambulatory care services.

We believe in fostering a workplace culture where every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Indigeneity (EDII) is integral to our identity and guides our actions every day.

Our purpose statement, "Health through partnership, Caring with kindness," is at the heart of everything we do. We believe in treating each other, our patients and families, and our community with compassion and respect. Our corporate health human resources campaign, Building Blue, emphasizes our commitment to growth, innovation, and creating a supportive work environment where every team member can thrive.

The successful applicant will work in compliance with all relevant and applicable legislation and Hospital Policies and Procedures, will practice the Bluewater Health Standards of Performance Excellence and will fulfill their role within the Attendance Support Program parameters. The successful applicant will also possess effective communication and interpersonal skills, will have the ability to work independently and as part of a team, and will have strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Each member of Bluewater Health is called to embrace patient and family-centred care in its fullest form. This includes using techniques and strategies to communicate “I care and I respect you,” providing information in a way patients and families can understand, listening to patients and families to learn what an exemplary healthcare experience means to them, and seeking their perspective throughout their stay and during improvement initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of a post-secondary Health Information, Data Science, Health Administration, Information Technology program, Epidemiology or equivalent required
• CHIMA certification preferred
• MIS/OHRS Level 1 preferred

Skill, Ability and Experience:

• Intermediate to advanced-level skills in using data management, analysis, and reporting tools (e.g. Crystal Reports, Access, Excel, Power BI, or Tableau) required
• 3-5 years experience working with relational databases/large datasets, including manipulating, maintaining, and preparing data and presenting analyses and reports for different audiences required
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with excellent attention to detail
• Demonstrated experience with cloud-based analytics environments, enterprise business intelligence tools, automation, and emerging AI-enabled technologies relevant to reporting and decision support preferred
• Intermediate level proficiency using the Office 365 Suite of products required
• Knowledge of ICD-10 and CCI, grouping methodologies, and MIS statistics preferred
• Demonstrated proficiency in SQL and Microsoft SQL Server for data extraction, analysis, querying, validation, and analysis required
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Adept team player with strong interpersonal and relationship skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced environment
• Three years recent experience in a healthcare setting with a focus on health information management and/or decision support preferred

Principal Duties:

• Accurate and timely extraction, manipulation, interpretation, analysis, and presentation of data from multiple sources (e.g. CIHI, Oracle-Cerner, MIS/OHRS, Intellihealth, BORN, CCO/Access to Care, etc.) through ad hoc and regular reporting
• Assist with benchmarking activities through the development and reporting of balanced scorecards
• Utilize tools, frameworks and methodologies to ensure data quality
• Work with data producers/owners and Information Technology staff to develop methodologies for streamlining and automating processes and to improve data quality
• Provide expertise and support in meeting data queries and information validation requirements of external stakeholders (e.g. OH, OHA, CCO/Access to Care, Ministry of Health etc.)
• Other related duties as assigned

This job posting is the result of an existing vacancy and was not posted using AI. Bluewater Health is an equal opportunity employer and we will accommodate your needs under the Ontario Human Rights Code. Upon individual request, hiring processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities. If you require any accommodations to fully and fairly participate in the application, interview or selection processes, please contact the Human Resources Department at (519) 464-4400 extension 8391 or humanresources@bluewaterhealth.ca and we will endeavor to provide a suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account your accessibility needs.

We thank you in advance for your interest in Bluewater Health, however, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with Bluewater Health policy, offers of employment to prospective employees are conditional upon the successful completion and disclosure of a Police Records/Vulnerable Sector Check.

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