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Job Title:
Locum Medical Records Office
Employer:
Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)
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Contract Type:
Full-time
Job Category:
Medical jobs
Number of Positions:
1
Deadline:
Thursday, 8 August 2024
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Locum Medical Records Officer NGO Jobs – Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) | Apply Now
Kampala, Uganda
To strengthen health systems in Africa, with a strong emphasis on infectious diseases,
through research and capacity development.
Are you looking for Medical jobs in Uganda 2024? If yes, then you might be interested in Locum Medical Records Officer NGO Jobs – Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)
Full-time
Deadline:
8 Aug 2024
Locum Medical Records Officer NGO Jobs – Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)
Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)
Job Description
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
Qualifications, Education and Competencies
Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) is an independently governed institute within the College of Health Sciences at Makerere University and has the mission “To strengthen health systems in Africa, with a strong emphasis on infectious diseases, through research and capacity development.” IDI has operations across Uganda as well as in a number of other African countries and has a staffing of over 1,000 managing multiple projects in research, clinical services, public health and training.
Job Summary: The Medical Records Officer shall be responsible for maintenance of up to date Uganda EMR (Open MRS) system with all patients’ records captured. They shall mentor district medical clerks in proper capture and management of HMIS data collected at health facilities and communities. They will provide support to the field office M&E officer in collection, entry, cleaning and analysis of data
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Maintain an up to date site Electronic Data base, the Uganda EMR (Open MRS) system:
Enter all required records in electronic data base -Uganda EMR (Open MRS)
Carry out data cleaning of all records entered
Extract data from the system according to data requests availed.
Troubleshoot and maintain the electronic systems
Support the nearby Health Facilities with Data entry into Uganda EMR as assigned.
Support and mentor the health facility medical records clerks in the following:
Registration of all patients
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 and all laboratory test /results.
Ensuring that the medical records room is orderly and all files accounted for
Ensuring completeness, consistency and accuracy of data captured in the HMIS
Timely compilation of the routine HMIS reports
Ensuring availability of required HMIS tools i.e. registers, forms, guidelines etc.
Provide assistance to the M&E officer in the following tasks:
Perform data abstraction from the HMIS, EMR and other sources for project reporting.
Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
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Degree in IT, IS, Statistics, Economics, QE, Population Studies or any data management related field
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