Data Specialist

• Coordinates data processing activities to ensure timely, complete and accurate transmission of data.
• Coordinates documentation of all data entry procedures to support consistency in data collection.
• Assesses and verifies data quality and coordinates changes/corrections to data.
• Accurately performs data analyses to generate reports.
• Performs data validation and storage of various project documents.
• Maintains data records, data analyses and report generation to meet departmental requirements.
• Develops new procedures to process, analyze, validate, and store data.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES:

DATA ENTRY (NOVICE): - The ability to transcribe information from the original source into an electronic system according to written and verbal instructions efficiently and accurately.

DOCUMENTATION (NOVICE): - Ensures that all documentation is complete, accurate, thorough, and compliant.

AD HOC REPORTING (NOVICE): - The ability to access information from databases and prepare reports.

DATA VERIFICATION (NOVICE): - The ability to verify data in an accurate manner.

DATA ANALYSIS (NOVICE): - The ability to analyze data in an accurate manner.

• Organizational Impact: Performs tasks that are typically routine that may impact team's performance with occasional guidance.
• Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Utilizes some discretion and research to solve routine problems.
• Breadth of Knowledge: Applies knowledge of standards, established processes and procedure that apply to your own job.
• Team Interaction: Provides guidance to entry level co-workers.

CORE CAPABILITIES:

SUPPORTING COLLEAGUES (S2):

• - Develops Self and Others: Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.
• - Builds and Maintains Relationships : Seeks to understand colleagues priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas.
• - Communicates Effectively: Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner.

DELIVERING EXCELLENT SERVICES (S2):

• - Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.
• - Solves Complex Problems: Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns tosupervisors in a timely manner.
• - Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.

ENSURING HIGH QUALITY (S2):

• - Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.
• - Ensures Continuous Improvement: Shows eagerness to learn new knowledge, technologies, tools or systems and displays willingness to go above and beyond.
• - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.

MANAGING RESOURCES EFFECTIVELY (S2):

• - Demonstrates Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service.
• - Stewards Organizational Resources: Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.
• - Makes Data Driven Decisions: Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.

FOSTERING INNOVATION (S2):

• - Generates New Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.
• - Applies Technology: Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action.
• - Adapts to Change: Embraces change by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.

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• The Leapfrog Group:   grade "A" in Hospital Safety Score
• National Institutes of Health:   among the top 10 grant awardees for medical research in the US
• Magnet Recognition Program:   Vanderbilt nurses are the only group honored in Tennessee
• Nashville Business Journal:   Middle Tennessee's healthiest employer
• American Hospital Association:   among the 100 "Most Wired" medical systems in the US