3 Fresher Data Jobs – District Health Information Officers – Rakai Health Sciences Program (RHSP)

Job Title:      District
Health Information Officers (3 Fresher Jobs)

Organisation: Rakai
Health Sciences Program (RHSP)

Duty Station: Uganda

About US:

Rakai Health
Sciences Program is a collaborative Bio-medical research and service delivery
organization. It strives to improve the quality of life of the local population
through a combination of community based research, curative services and
prevention strategies in the District of Rakai, South Western Uganda. It is
based at the Uganda Virus Research Institute – Entebbe and Kalisizo in Rakai
District.

Job Summary:  The District Health Information Officer will
mentor district medical clerks in proper capture and management of HMIS data
collected from health facilities and communities. They will also provide
support in entry, cleaning and analysis of data captured for project purposes.
The incumbent will support and mentor the health facility medical records
clerks

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

  • Recording patient visits and other registration data in appropriate
    HMIS tools.
  • Preparing patient files for the clinic day.
  • Filing all patient files at the end of the clinic.
  • Filing all laboratory test results and other records in their
    appropriate files.
  • Ensuring that the medical records room is orderly, and all files
    accounted for.
  • Ensuring completeness, consistency and accuracy of data captured in
    the HMIS.
  • Electronic capture of patient care records.
  • Timely compilation of the routine HMIS reports.
  • Ensuring availability of required HMIS tools i.e. registers, forms,
    guidelines etc.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

  • The ideal candidate for the Rakai Health Sciences Program (RHSP)
    District Health Information Officer job must hold a Bachelor’s degree in
    Quantitative Economics, Statistics, Population Studies, Computer Science
    & Information Technology (IT) or another related field.
  • Possession of postgraduate qualification in M&E is an added
    advantage.
  • Knowledge of Information Systems (HMIS, DHIS, HIBRID& Open MRS);
    Mentoring skills; Team Leader; Understanding of Local Government
    Structures, Knowledge of PEPFAR MER Ver,2.3 indicators.
  • Two years professional M&E work experience in a busy health
    setting with a major role of preparing activity reports and
    accountabilities.
  • To work with RHSP, one must possess degree of integrity with
    reasonable work ethics.
  • Willingness to work in rural areas and execute work with minimal or
    no supervision and remain accountable.
  • Demonstrable knowledge in: M&E, Data Management, Research&
    Quality Assurance.
  • Advanced computer skills in STATA, MS Excel and MS Access is an
    added advantage.
  • Ability to ride a Motorcycle is an added advantage

How to Apply:

All interested
candidates should send their applications including a cover letter, latest Copy
of CV (with 3 referees), copies of academic qualifications/certificates
addressed to the HR Manager to jobs@rhsp.org. Please kindly indicate the Job
title under subject of the mail. Only Online applications will be considered.

Deadline: 21st June 2019

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