Background Information:

 

About Ontario Health:

Ontario Health was established pursuant to The Connecting Care Act, 2019 and its objectives include the implementation of the health strategies of the Ministry of Health and the management of health service needs across Ontario consistent with those strategies. For detailed information on Ontario Health, its mandate and its objectives, please go to: https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-health-agency. 

 

Due to the Privacy Office currently being under resourced, and given the increased risks of failing to comply with legislation and data sharing agreements, which can lead to considerable financial and reputational harm, along with privacy breaches that might affect individuals and damage trust with regulatory and data partners, it is crucial to have a dedicated Senior Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) Specialist supporting the initiatives of both the Enterprise Products & Services Division and the Customer Value & Products – Clinical Data Division.

 

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 Electronic Medical Records certification

·       Familiarity with Electronic Medical Record (EMR) or 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 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/or 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 required

 

Desired 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/or 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

 

Criteria Details:

Minimum 5 years’ Health privacy experience conducting Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) on medium to high complexity projects: 20 points

Minimum 5 years’ direct operational level privacy experience in a health sector and/or IT environment or both: 20 points

Minimum 5 years’ experience developing privacy policies and procedures, requirements or controls: 10 points

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): 15 points

Familiarity with OntarioMD Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Certification: 10 points

Familiarity with EMR or HIS infrastructure, design, and data flows: 10 points

Familiarity with Application Programming Interface (API) functionality and management: 10 points

Familiarity with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI): 5 points

Total: 100 points

 

Deliverables:

The purpose of this request is to acquire one Senior Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) Specialist to support the oncoming related privacy requirement work for Enterprise Products & Services Division and the Customer Value & Products – Clinical Data Division.

 

Deliverables include but not limited to:

1.     Providing Privacy support and feedback<