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• Work in liaison with the facility records
  officers, and where necessary, health sub-district records officers and
  district HMIS focal persons and Biostatisticians to quantify the tools
  needed to ensure sustained data collection at the health facility
• Actively engage with the records’ officers
  to ensure that best practices of medical records storage and management
  are implemented. 
• Ensure that data on additional indicators
  outside of the DHIS2 reporting system are collected in time and submitted
  to the cluster M&E Officers
• Work in liaison with the facility records
  officers to mentor and coach other health workers on appropriate use of
  HMIS data collection tools for data capture
• The jobholder will manage the HIV care
  data: ensure proper filing and file retrieval during patient care and
  updated patient records in Uganda_EMR (OpenMRS)
• Ensure that HIV care data captured on
  patient forms during patient visits is transcribed to pre-ART and ART
  registers and updated in the Uganda_EMR (Open MRS) on time
• Work closely with the health facility
  records officer to prepare HMIS reports and submit them in DHIS2 in time
• Compile weekly, monthly and quarterly
  supplementary data not reported in DHIS2 and submit it to the RHITES-EC
  Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning unit on time
• Ensure that confidentiality of data
  collected and stored is maintained at all times
• Ensure that the entered data are backed up
  regularly and the data are well protected
• Ensure safety of all equipment in the data
  rooms
• Carry out basic data analysis on data from
  HMIS data to inform RHITES-EC cluster based teams on the progress of
  interventions at the supported facility
• Perform any other related duties assigned
  by the supervisors

• The ideal candidate for the USAID
  RHITES-EC Project Data Clerk job vacancy should preferably hold a Diploma
  in records management
• Possession of a Bachelor’s degree in
  Statistics, Demography, Computer Science, Social Science or Development
  Studies will be of added advantage
• One year of experience in data management
  or demonstrated relevant experience acquired through internship placement
• Familiarity with use of Microsoft Excel
  desired
• Working knowledge of Health Management
  Information System (HMIS) desired

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