Job Title: Data Manager
Organization: Mengo
Hospital
Hospital
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Deputy
Medical Director – Administration
Medical Director – Administration
About US:
Mengo Hospital was founded in
1897 in Kampala, and is the oldest hospital in Uganda. It currently serves as
an urban community hospital that provides modern medical care. Mengo Hospital
provides comprehensive care including radiology, obstetrics, dentistry,
orthopedics, and surgery. Additionally, Mengo Hospital provides critical
training and education to health professionals through its various programs in
midwifery and nursing, health sciences, and laboratory technology. Mengo
Hospital also has a dedicated research and development team that works to find
new solutions to health issues in Uganda.
1897 in Kampala, and is the oldest hospital in Uganda. It currently serves as
an urban community hospital that provides modern medical care. Mengo Hospital
provides comprehensive care including radiology, obstetrics, dentistry,
orthopedics, and surgery. Additionally, Mengo Hospital provides critical
training and education to health professionals through its various programs in
midwifery and nursing, health sciences, and laboratory technology. Mengo
Hospital also has a dedicated research and development team that works to find
new solutions to health issues in Uganda.
Job Summary: The Data
Manager will manage the hospital data by ensuring security of electronic information
and implement systems that offer efficient analysis, storage and documentation
of the records.
Manager will manage the hospital data by ensuring security of electronic information
and implement systems that offer efficient analysis, storage and documentation
of the records.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Spearhead
the development of the data management, medical records and information
policy of the hospital - Supervise
and train staff /subordinates on how to collect data manage it and promote
high quality service - Liaise
with medical /nursing staff to conduct quality assessment of data on all
wards - Carry
out periodic auditing of the data and data systems - Produce
complete, accurate, consistent data and reports as may be required - Streamline
data collection and analysis procedures to ensure fast access to metrics - Participate
in research/data review meetings where necessary - Compile
the weekly, monthly and quarterly HMIS reports and ensure timely
submission to the District Health Information Systems, MOH, CDC - Draw
plans and budgets for maintenance and updates of the data information
systems - Provide
technical support on the utilization of the different databases namely
OPEN MRS, EPI INFO - Manage
the hospital medical records unit - Ensure
availability of patient information only to authorized persons or clients
as per the existing Hospital policy
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal candidate for the Data Manager job opportunity should preferably
hold a Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Business Statistics, Computer
Science, or the equivalent from a recognized institution - At
least three years of experience in data management/analysis preferably in
a clinical research setting. - Experience
in using relational databases such as SPSS, ACCESS, STATA, EPI INFO, SQL
databases, in database modeling - Excellent
organizational skills i.e. team management, Customer Service, attention to
detail, proactive self-starter, critical thinker, confidentiality of
medical records - Ability
to extrapolate conclusions from large data sets - Advanced
MS-Excel Skills, - Ability
to work in respect of internal guidelines, GCP, Standard Operating
Procedures and study protocols strong interest in clinical research
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and
interested candidates should submit their application letters with updated CVs,
copies of academic/training certificates and testimonials, professional
membership certificates indicating three (3) referees with their valid
contacts/email addresses addressed to:
interested candidates should submit their application letters with updated CVs,
copies of academic/training certificates and testimonials, professional
membership certificates indicating three (3) referees with their valid
contacts/email addresses addressed to:
Medical Director,
Mengo Hospital,
P.O. Box 7161, Kampala. Uganda
E-mail to: [email protected]
Deadline: Friday 19th
January 2018 by 5:00 pm
January 2018 by 5:00 pm
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