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Health Records Information Officer

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Nakuru, Kenya
Full-time

Working closely with the mentorship team in conjunction with the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer and MDT Team Leader, the Health Records Information Officer will be responsible for mentoring health workers in various health facilities to maintain service registers, conducting regular data quality assessments activities, ensure accurate and timely facility reports and support facilities to run basic data analysis for decision making. S/he will be required to maintain confidentiality and integrity for the facility data as directed.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Ensure facilities have standard data collection and reporting tools
  • Support facility-based service providers to update health records and registers in line with national guidelines including the EMR
  • Verify data based on MOH defined service standards.
  • Support and mentor health workers on data utilization for decision making.
  • Responsible for ensuring data quality is maintained.
  • Support health workers in conducting regular data quality assurance.
  • Actively follow-up facilities to ensure that commonly agreed data management improvement plans are followed and monitored by all parties.
  • Provide basic data summaries to facility as required from time to time.
  • Support facilities to maintain data confidentiality and security.
  • Support facilities to use data for decision making.
  • Other duties as assigned by supervisor from time to time.
Educational Background: 
Diploma in Statistics/Health Information Systems/Information Technology with at least 4 years work experience in data management systems and experience in use of MOH tools.
Skills/Experience: 
  • Experience in training is an added advantage.
  • Computer proficiency in MS Office Suite and word processing, databases, spreadsheets, including advanced skills in at least two of the following programs: SPSS, Epi Info, Stata. Good organizational, planning, interpersonal and communication skills
Compensation/Benefits: 

FHI 360 fosters the strength and health of its workforce through a competitive benefits package, professional development and policies and programs that support healthy work/life balance. Join our global workforce to make a positive difference for others — and yourself.

Job Function: 

Organization Info

Fhi 360

Overview
Headquarters: 
Washington, DC, United States
Annual Budget : 
More than $500M
Founded: 
1974
About Us
Mission: 

To improve lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions for human development.

Why Work For Us?: 

We Believe…

…the key to improving the lives of the world's most vulnerable people lies in generating, sharing, and applying knowledge.

…sustainability comes from improving the capacity of individuals and countries to address their needs.

…in partnerships with governments, civil society organizations, the private sector, and communities.

…in approaches that address human needs as a whole

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Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Aug 29 2019
Active Until: 
Sep 29 2019
Hiring Organization: 
Fhi 360
industry: 
Nonprofit