Skills Health Care Association Program Officer near Windsor (ON)

Expertise

People working in this occupation usually apply the following skill set.

• Monitor and compile research results
• Co-ordinate multidisciplinary projects
• Deliver presentations at conferences, workshops or symposia
• Develop people resources and networks for health information and other wellness issues
• Co-ordinate workshops
• Develop policies, standards and guidelines
• Conduct evaluations and assessments of health projects and programs
• Interpret trends and developments on health issues
• Design and implement health and wellness projects or programs
• Act as liaison within organization between staff and management around wellness issues
• Conduct literature reviews
• Conduct interviews
• Provide consulting services to government and other organizations
• Prepare research papers, educational texts or articles
• Produce newsletters, magazines and other documents
• Organize conferences and meetings
• Present the views of an association or organization to members, the media and the general public
• Monitor health care programs
• Produce reports
• Compile and analyze statistical information provided by private and public health care institutions and organizations
• Maintain, update and manage health information databases
• Provide advice to senior managers and officials

Skills and knowledge

The following skills and knowledge are usually required in this occupation.

Service and Care

Taking care of the needs of people and animals.

• Protecting and Enforcing
  • Responding to public safety and security needs and ensuring compliance to rules, standards or laws.

Management

Taking charge of the direction and resources of an organization.

• Evaluating
  • Directing processes and procedures to ensure they add measurable value.

Analysis

Examining and evaluating information.

• Planning
  • Determining phases and steps, defining activities and tasks and establishing schedules to complete objectives on time and within budget.
• Projecting Outcomes
  • Estimating the results of an action or a series of actions.
• Analyzing Information
  • Examining data or facts to determine appropriate actions or recommendations.
• Researching and Investigating
  • Conducting studies to increase knowledge and understanding and examining facts to find cause or support for ideas.

Communication

Using communication skills to share information, advise and influence.

• Interviewing
  • Conducting enquiries in a formal way to collect information or to determine opinions.
• Professional Communicating
  • Preparing and delivering written, oral or visual material for the workplace that presents information.
• Advising and Consulting
  • Providing guidance and advice to enable decision-making about tasks, situations, and processes.

Information Handling

Creating and using systems for the storage and retrieval of knowledge and data.

• Processing Information
  • Inputting, recording, transcribing and updating data using electronic or manual information systems.
• Managing Information
  • Setting up manual or electronic systems for controlling, selecting, organizing, retrieving, distributing and safeguarding information.

Creative Expression

Using various materials and formats to create work that is intended to be artistically satisfying, entertaining, instructive or functional.

• Writing
  • Writing or composing original material with regard to format, order, clarity, conciseness, style, terminology and creativity.

Health Services

Knowledge related to the provision of medical science and technology for the physical and mental well-being of others.

• Medicine
  • Knowledge of body systems and processes and techniques to diagnose and treat human and animal injuries, diseases, conditions and deformities. This includes understanding treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health care measures.

Law and Public Safety

Knowledge related to the provision and enforcement of laws and regulations that safeguard the effective functioning of a democratic society.

• Public Safety and Security
  • Knowledge of public safety and security operations and systems, of policy, regulations and procedures for the protection of people, data and property.

Mathematics and Science

Knowledge related to specialized areas of research such as measurement, living organisms, physical substances, and properties and relationships of quantity, space, and matter.

• Statistics
  • Knowledge of the principles, methodologies and procedures for the collection, classification, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data.

Social Sciences and Arts

Knowledge related to culture, origins and patterns of human activity, and the development and expression of thought.

• Sociology and Anthropology
  • Knowledge of the principles, methods and practices for studying group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, and the history, migration, ethnicity and origin of cultures.