Health Informatics Assistant USAID Project Jobs – African Network for the Care of Children Affected by HIV/AIDS (ANECCA)

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Job Title:   Health Informatics Assistant  

Organisation: African Network for the Care of Children Affected by HIV/AIDS (ANECCA)

Funding Source: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Duty Station:  Karamoja, Uganda

Reports to: Health Informatics Officer

 

About US:

African Network for the Care of Children Affected by HIV/AIDS (ANECCA) was awarded the USAID Local Partner Health Services-Karamoja (LPHS-Karamoja) project Cooperative Agreement No. 72061722CA00001 (October 2021 – September 2026) to implement a comprehensive TB/HIV activity in Abim, Kaabong, Karenga, Kotido and Moroto districts, Karamoja region.

 

Job Summary:  The Health Informatics Assistant will implement ICT/Uganda EMR protocols for smooth utilization of Point of Care (POC) EMR in management of patient data quality and reporting in line ICT and MEL guidelines.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Train and mentor Data Assistants and Health Information Assistants on using Uganda EMR for patient data management, data use and reporting in line with MEL reporting procedures
  • Conduct regular site visits to support Health Information Assistants/data clerks and monitor data improvement requirement, identifying weaknesses, TA needs, lessons learnt, and best practices in line with MEL reporting procedures.
  • Conduct routine site-level UgandaEMR, Install, and configure computer hardware, software, and applications for corrective maintenance at all point of care of supported health facilities in line with in line ICT and MEL guidelines.
  • Identify opportunities to scale-up, roll out and functionalize UgandaEMR in additional sites.
  • Implement Health Information solutions and data quality standards for HIV, TB, PMTCT/EID, and Laboratory across supported health facilities to support data analysis and modelling in line with in line ICT and MEL guidelines.
  • Maintain a strong partnership with staff at MoH, SITES/METS and USAID to review and implement the HIS agenda in supported health facility of Karamoja region in line with MEL guidelines.
  • Provide support to the MEL team during implementation of facility-based points of care systems, Uganda EMRs (Light), community-based electronic systems, Laboratory information systems and Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) in line with in line ICT and MEL guidelines.
  • Build the capacity of project teams and health workers in the use of Geographical Information System (GIS) technologies for data capture and spatial technologies for spatial data capture and analysis to guide programming for geographical areas with the highest burden in line with in line ICT and MEL guidelines.
  • Conduct EMR system functionality quality checks, trouble shooting and address IT related challenges at supported health facilities in line ICT and MEL guidelines.
  • Perform any other MEL duties assigned from time to time.





Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Information Technology or related field.
  • At least three years of experience working directly with, UgandEMR/Electronic Medical Records will be an added advantage
  • Knowledge of web/internet standards, hardware/software, and relational database technologies, strong Hardware/Software Troubleshooting Skills
  • Understanding of Windows operating system, MySQL database, open-source technologies, and approaches with programming experience in JAVA and PHP
  • Excellent written and oral communication, business Acumen, flexibility and adaptability interpersonal skills and Result oriented
  • Willingness to work and travel in rural settings of Uganda like Karamoja

 

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their applications letters, curriculum vitae and certified academic credentials indicating the job title & reference no to applications@anecca.org and cc: aneccaapplications@gmail.com.

 

NB: Applicants from Karamoja region are encouraged to apply.

 

Deadline: 1st September 2023

 

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Date Posted 2023-08-25
Valid Through 2023-09-01
Employment Type FULL_TIME
Hiring Organization African Network for the Care of Children Affected by HIV/AIDS (ANECCA)
Job Location Moroto, Moroto, Moroto, 0256, Uganda

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