Junior Analyst - Information Management & Technology
Req ID: 202255
Location: Provincial Zone, All Locations
Department: IMIT Clinical Specialty Systems
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT short-assignment (100%) x 1
Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 12-May-25
Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.
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About the Opportunity
The IMIT/OPOR Junior Analyst works closely with the Business Analyst/Systems Analyst and Senior Systems Analyst. Reporting to an IMIT/OPOR Manager to contribute to providing IT application support services throughout NSH. The Junior Analyst assists with supporting the operations and project tasks within the team. The Jr Analyst works with the Analyst, Senior Analyst, Manager, and the Director, (as needed) to conduct value-added application support in all operational areas of NSH. The ability to meet project deadlines is essential. The Junior Analyst also assists in conducting investigations and follow up engagements, and providing advisory services as requested, with appropriate supervision.
The Junior Analyst will work collaboratively with stakeholders, technical experts and/or vendors as required. The Junior Analyst is detail oriented with the ability to perform tasks as documented or directed. The Junior Analyst works with stakeholders across NSH, IWK, NSDS, DHW and its many external partners.
The Junior Analyst will be committed to a high standard of performance and will provide support across the province for various IT applications.
Specific Responsibilities Include:
Support IT applications by:
- Documenting workflows
- Configuration changes
- Performing unit and integration testing
- Creating documentation
- Providing end user training
- Provide end user support
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Post-secondary education in clinical, health science, information technology and or health informatics. Consideration may be given to those with equivalent training and relevant experience
- Detail oriented and ability to follow direction
- Able to function well within a team setting and independently
- Well-developed organizational and communications skills
- Proven good attendance record with capabilities of maintaining this same standard
- Possess a valid driver’s license and ability for some travel within the province
- Previous experience supporting or using clinical application systems and related services in a complex health care organizational environment considered a strong asset
- Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal skills
- Organizational Skills, high level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Ability and willingness to learn new skills and tasks
- Ability to work successfully within a high change environment with a level of ambiguity with roles and functions
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours
- Short-assignment, Full-time Position; 75 Hours Bi-weekly
- Approximately 10 months (Dates are subject to change)
Compensation and Benefits
$27.46 - $34.32 Hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.
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