Health Information Systems Coordinator Job at Reach Out Mbuya

Health Information Systems Coordinator Job


Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day

Salary: Attractive

Job Deadline: 29 September 2023

Number of Jobs: 01

Hiring Entity: Reach Out Mbuya


Reach Out Mbuya

Location:  In Uganda

Job Details:

Job summary
The Health Information System Officer will be in charge of the development of the project health information systems and ensuring its running smoothly. Supporting the cluster offices in maintaining eHealth systems across all ROM supported sites

Responsibilities and duties
• Development/set up of the project health information systems
• Work closely with the M&E teams to ensure that project teams, CBOs, and District staff have the right skills to use eHealth systems including UGANDA EMR, Point of Care, OVC Tracker, KP/PP Tracker and Community databases among others are well running smoothly.
• Build the capacity of project teams and health workers in the use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) technologies for data capture and spatial technologies for spatial data capture and analysis to guide programming for geographical areas with the highest burden.
• Work with the M&E team to conduct quality checks on the system to ensure the systems are functioning as intended, and program needs are being met.
• Liaising with technology partners to ensure program requirements are translated into useful tools.
• Supporting the M&E team and the facility MRAs in troubleshooting system challenges and IT related challenges.
• Carry out point of care installations for all facilities/sites supported by ROM.
• Support the ROM teams in troubleshooting software and hardware challenges at theirdivision offices.
• Liaise with the main IT office to strengthen network, communications and other IT services provision at ROM offices like email, IT security, HRIS, procurement systems, finance and e systems.


Qualifications, Skills and Experience
• The applicant must hold a Degree in Computer Science or related course. Experience in managing and troubleshooting UGANDAEMR (OPENMRS), LAN, Servers, computers, and Information systems are added advantage.
• Two years of experience in supporting eHealth systems.

Application procedure

Send a cover letter and CV/resume with 3 professional referees in PDF as one document. Both Cover letter and CV/Resume must not exceed 4 pages. Please send your application to the Human Resources Manager through the email: jobs@reachoutmbuya.org  not later than Friday, 29th September 2023 at 5.00 PM (EAT). with the position applied for as the Email Subject. No need to attach other documents at this level.

Note:
ROM is an equal opportunity employer committed to having a diverse workforce and does not charge a recruitment fee at any stage of the recruitment
Any Form of lobbying or canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
Only shortlisted Candidates will be contacted for interviews.
Applications beyond the deadline will not be considered.
ROM is committed to the principles of safeguarding at the workplace and does not tolerate any form of abuse, discrimination, or harassment.

Posting Date: 2023-09-23

CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR DAILY JOB SHARING WHATSAPP GROUP