Health Informatics Officer: CHS/HR/STP/HIO/01/2023
Centre for Health
Solutions – Kenya (CHS) is an indigenous, not-for-profit organisation that
utilises local expertise and strategic partnerships to ensure the
implementation of evidence-informed solutions and interventions to existing and
emerging public health concerns.
CHS is currently sourcing
for a high-calibre, self-motivated and dynamic individual to fill the position
of Health Informatics Officer based in Siaya County: –
Overall Job Function
Reporting to the Health
Informatics Lead, the Health Informatics Officer will be responsible for the
implementation of solutions that will lead to real-time data collection,
submission, sharing and support of Health Systems in Shinda Tena Project.
Key Responsibilities
- Design,
develop, deploy and support Electronic Medical Records Systems
- Design
of reporting dashboards.
- Support
in extracting and aggregating data for program progress monitoring and
reporting through the DATIM and MOH system (DHIS).
- Support
the uploading facility EMR data into the National Data Warehouse (NDWH).
- Design,
develop and implement web-based and mobile health solutions to facilitate
real-time data transmission and report sharing.
- Support
EMR data cleaning and monitoring of daily data entry into the systems.
- Design,
development, deployment and support of electronic systems for patient
monitoring, as well as the aggregate database for program monitoring and
reporting to MOH and donors.
- Implementation
of solutions that will lead to real-time data collection, submission and
sharing
- Hardware
and network setup and maintenance.
- Write
programming scripts to perform automated data accuracy checks and generate
reports of any identified inconsistencies.
- Generate
monthly data summaries to help track and inform on program performance.
- Support
the roll-out of eHTS, eVMMC, eCommunity ART, WebADIT and expansion of EMR
to additional sites.
- Implementation
of the interoperability layer.
- Support
the roll-out and operationalization of the POC EMR systems
- Support
in the design, development and maintenance of other program databases/
systems such as Ushauri and Mlab.
- Any
other related duty that may be assigned by the supervisor.
Person Specifications
- At
least a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or other relevant degrees
- A
minimum of four years experience in supporting HIS solutions that are used
in HIV programs in Kenya
- Experience
in the design, programming and administration of transactional databases
(MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL)
- Experience
in the Windows Server and Linux Server Administration
- Experience
in networking & hardware maintenance
- Experience
in designing, developing, implementing and maintaining knowledge
management systems that facilitate data use for decision making
- Demonstrable
experience in the development and implementation of web and mobile-based
solutions.
- Experience
in Electronic Medical Records’ development, implementation and support
- Experience
in programming skills in PHP, JavaScript CSS, XML, net (C#, ASP)
- Working
knowledge of DATIM & PEPFAR reporting systems Ability to work
effectively in a busy, high-pressure team environment
- Ability
to prioritize workload and demonstrate outcomes on strict deadlines
- Strong
oral and written communication skills.
How to Apply
Interested applicants are
invited to email their applications and detailed CV with contact details of
three referees to vacancies@chskenya.org clearly indicating the subject title by 5.00 PM Tuesday, March 12,
2023.
Centre for Health
Solutions-Kenya is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted for interviews. Canvassing will lead to automatic
disqualification.
