DATA OFFICER (10)
REPORTS TO: FACILITY
IN-CHARGE
LOCATION: NAIROBI,
KENYA.
Key Function:
Facility Data Officer
will be fully responsible for patient health records and patient information
management in the health facility.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Management of patient filing system at the
facility, this will include day to day retrieval of patient charts,
archival and safe storage of files and registers in all service delivery
points.
- Monitoring to ensure complete documentation of
patient files and registers including filling of page summaries in all
facility registers.
- Periodic data reconstruction and computerization
of patient information from files, registers and other reporting tools to EMR.
- Data entry and updating of patient information
from data capture and recoding tools to EMR.
- Conduction routine data quality audit of facility
records, all patient beneficiary records and registers.
- Compile and ensure timely submission of facility
monthly MOH reports as well as Program reports.
- Timely and correctly upload all appropriate
facility data into DHIS, DRAWS, 3PM, National Data Ware House and other
databases as may be required by the program and MoH.
- Conduct timely facility level data analysis and
implement DDIU strategies for purpose of facility data use.
- Disseminate reports on a monthly, quarterly and on
need basis to the facility multi-disciplinary team.
- Monthly update of ALL facility talking walls for
facility progress review.
Reporting:
Compile monthly MoH and
PEPFAR/DATIM HIV-related reports
Qualifications
and Desired Skills:
- College Diploma with a specialization in Health
Records and Information, Information Technology, Computer Science,
Information Systems, Public Health Informatics, Statistics, or Mathematics
- Computer proficiency particularly with the
MS-Office suite
- Must have enrolled in a Health Information and
Records course at Diploma level
- A good understanding of health data management
- 1 – 3 years’ experience in a health facility
How to Apply:
Kindly send your
application that includes a cover letter and an updated CV including names of
three professional referees to CIHEBKENYA_Recruitment@cihebkenya.org on or before 5th August 2022. Applicants
are advised to include the title “DATA
OFFICER” on the subject line.
The Centre for
International Health, Education and Biosecurity (Ciheb) — Kenya is an equal
opportunity employer.
Only short-listed
candidates will be contacted.