Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) Specialist – Senior

Job title:

Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) Specialist – Senior

Company

emergiTEL

Job description

Job Description:Must haves:· Minimum of 5 years’ health privacy experience conducting privacy impact assessments on medium to high complexity projects· Minimum 5 years’ direct operational level privacy experience preferably in a health sector and/or IT environment· Minimum 5 years’ experience developing privacy policies and procedures, requirements or controls· Holds an undergraduate or graduate degree in health, policy, IT, security, law or a related discipline· Familiarity with the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA), and its related requirements for Health Information Network Providers (HINP) and Electronic Service Providers (ESP)· Familiarity with OntarioMD EMR certification· Familiarity with Electronic Medical Record (EMR) or Hospital Information System (HIS) infrastructure, design, and data flows· Familiarity with Application Programming Interface (API) functionality and management· Familiarity with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)Responsibilities:The Senior Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) Specialist will lead and support various Electronic Health Record (EHR) Modernization initiatives, including:· Develop privacy policies and procedures· Conduct privacy impact assessments for medium to high complex initiatives· May be required to support investigating privacy incidents, patient inquiries, and privacy requests of any kind· Identify and assess privacy risks· Provide privacy advisory and support to business teams· Lead and participate on Ontario Health, regional or provincial committees or project teams as the privacy Subject Matter Expert· Identify privacy requirements· Develop strong relationships with various internal and external stakeholders to foster a culture of privacy· Respond and provide advice and legislative interpretation for information and access requests, consent management requests, complaints or inquiries, appeals and privacy issues under the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act· Support privacy program projects and activities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Privacy Office· Develop and deliver privacy training for Ontario Health· Other duties as requiredDesired Skills:· Completion of a university undergraduate or master’s degree in health, policy, IT, security, law or a related discipline· Demonstrated knowledge and experience of access and privacy requirements and practices, preferably related to the health and public sectors· Recognized security certification or designation is an asset· Excellent knowledge of privacy and security concepts, trends, and issues. This will include an understanding of their impact on business processes, as well as skill with interpretation and communication of principles and compliance requirements· Knowledge and ability to interpret of Ontario’s Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA)· Knowledge and ability to interpret Ontario’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA)· Analytical skills to understand the current and future access and privacy implications of policies, decisions and business initiatives· Thorough understanding of “privacy-by-design” and best practices· Experience with conducting and providing oversight for Privacy Impact Assessments and Privacy Threshold Assessments, including developing privacy requirements, risk mitigation plans, corporate policies and developing and/or delivering training content· Knowledge of technology architecture and infrastructure, digital health solutions and services, enterprise and corporate IT including information and cyber security preferred· Working knowledge of digital health technologies and information security industry standards· Excel in a fast-paced and project focused environment· Exceptional analytic and creative problem-solving abilities· Good understanding of related disciplines, such as IT system design, policy development (privacy or security), business architecture, legal processes, Freedom of Information administration, business analysis, risk management, project management· Knowledge of Information Technology concepts and processes that impact the protection of personal information, including (but not limited to) Internet tools, system interfaces, information security, information architecture and data flows· Excellent Communication skills both verbal and written, and strong stakeholder engagement skills· Time Management, with the ability to manage tight deadlines and prioritize multiple projects

Expected salary

Location

Toronto, ON

Job date

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 01:43:55 GMT

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