Volunteer Public Health Officer Job
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
Attractive
Job Deadline: 28 October 2025
Number of Jobs: 01
Hiring Entity: Medical Teams International
Medical Teams International |
Location: In Uganda
Job Details:
Background information about the job or company:
Responsible for capturing reliable and up to date patient data, cleaning data and preparing basic reports to inform decision making at the health facility level.
Responsibilities or duties:
- Assist medical staff by capturing patient information in paper files and enter data in HIS/HMIS electronic and manual registers daily
- Responsible for cleaning data in the database to ensure quality, up to date and reliable information
- Generate weekly and monthly data reports in accordance with reporting standards
- Oversee the storage of data hard copies to ensure strict confidentiality in line with MTI policy
- Mentor health facility staff in data management best practices
- Perform basic data analysis and make presentations to health facility staff on recent performance trends, organize CMEs with health facility staff to analyze and interpret medical data
- Assist the Biostatistician in conducting assessments to measure quality of service provision
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications or requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Quantitative Economics, Social Sciences, Information Technology or related field or Diploma in Health information and record management from a recognised Institution
- Optimal computer proficiency with MS Office software: Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Experience needed:
- Minimum 1 year of experience in managing health data in a MoH or NGO setting
- Experience working in a health setting and with HIS/HMIS is an added advantage
Application procedure
Application Link: Click Here to Apply Now
Posting Date: 2025-10-11