Medical Records Officer Job
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
Attractive
Job Deadline: 28 February 2023
Number of Jobs: 01
Hiring Entity: Infectious Diseases Institute
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| Infectious Diseases Institute |
Location: In Uganda
Job Details:
Vacancy Code : MROX006
Classification : Short-term contract
Duty Station : Maracha HC IV
General summary:
The Medical Records Officer shall be responsible for maintenance of up to date Uganda EMR (Open MRS) system with all patients’ records captured. They shall mentor district medical clerks in proper capture and management of HMIS data collected at health facilities and communities. They will provide support to the field office M&E officer in collection, entry, cleaning and analysis of data
Duties and Responsibilities:
Maintain an up to date site Electronic Data base, the Uganda EMR (Open MRS) system:
i. Enter all required records in electronic data base -Uganda EMR (Open MRS)
ii. Carry out data cleaning of all records entered
iii. Extract data from the system according to data requests availed.
iv. Troubleshoot and maintain the electronic systems
v. Support the nearby Health Facilities with Data entry into Uganda EMR as assigned.
Support and mentor the health facility medical records clerks in the following:
i. Registration of all patients
ii. Recording patient visits and other registration data in appropriate HMIS tools
iii. Preparing patient files for the clinic day
iv. Filing all patient files at the end of the clinic and all laboratory test /results.
v. Ensuring that the medical records room is orderly and all files accounted for
vi. Ensuring completeness, consistency and accuracy of data captured in the HMIS
vii. Timely compilation of the routine HMIS reports
viii. Ensuring availability of required HMIS tools i.e. registers, forms, guidelines etc.
Provide assistance to the M&E officer in the following tasks:
i. Perform data abstraction from the HMIS, EMR and other sources for project reporting.
ii. Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Education Requirements:
1. Degree in IT, IS, Statistics, Economics, QE, Population Studies or any data management related field
Required experience and skills:
1. At least two-year experience in data management and analysis
2. Excellent communication and Computer knowledge and skills
3. Knowledge of Health Information Management Systems
4. Accuracy skills
5. Ability for team work
6. Willingness to work and live in rural areas is required
Application procedure
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The Senior Human Resource Manager
Infectious Diseases Institute — IDI Knowledge Centre, Makerere University Main
Campus; College of Health Sciences, Makerere University
P.O. Box 22418, Kampala, Uganda
Posting Date: 2023-02-10
