REPUBLIC OF RWANDA
EASTERN PROVINCE
KIREHE DISTRICT
KIREHE DISTRICT HOSPITAL
Job announcement
Organization : kirehe hospital/PIH
Contact Name : 0788501252
Vacancy Title : NCD- EMR data officer
Application Deadline : 27/07/2012
Kirehe hospital, in collaboration with Partners In Health; wishes to recruit a qualified Electronic Medical Record data officer for its Non Communicable Diseases Program;
Job Title: NCD-EMR data officer
Technically reports to: Kirehe IMB-EMR Coordinator
Administratively reports to: Kirehe Hospital chief of Nursing
Location: Kirehe, Rwanda
Overall Responsibilities:
This individual is responsible for providing high-level data entry support for the EMR program. This individual will be responsible for entering data and ensuring that this data is clean in its entirety, and reporting of accurate and timely data to support the NCD Program.
Specific Responsibilities:
NCD-EMR data entry
1. Ensure that all completed forms (DdB and Flow sheets) from NCD clinic of Kirehe hospital catchment area are taken to EMR office to be entered.
2. Enter with accuracy all forms from NCD clinic that can be entered into the EMR and not later than 3 days the consultation occurred
3. Communicates with the NCD staff as a feedback regarding incomplete forms or data gaps and the further work required.
4. Make sure all entered forms are taken back to the chronic care clinic and filed correctly.
5. Travel to the other health centers (includes Kirehe catchment area at least once every 2 weeks) to enter or collect completed forms.
NCD- EMR data reporting
1. Runs elementary queries and reports, as designed by the EMR programmers or requested by clinical/ EMR supervision and to the chief of nursing of Kirehe Hospital
2. Assist with the daily health center report when either those responsible are absent or it is otherwise requested by one of the supervisors include the chief of nursing of Kirehe Hospital
3. Send weekly status updates to the Kirehe EMR District Coordinator, to the chief of nursing of Kirehe Hospital and copy to the NCD Program Manager.
NCD- EMR data quality
1. Working closely on data quality and reports with EMR District Coordinator, detects what needs to be corrected from EMR (i.e EMR Data quality tools, doing some elementary queries for reports and for data quality.)
2. Provide input on and make changes to paper and electronic copies of chronic care forms where possible
3. In collaboration with the EMR District Coordinator, conduct quarterly NCD data quality assessment on request and report it to the EMR District Coordinator with a copy to the NCD Manager. Travel to other health centers in Kirehe District catchment area or as requested by supervisors, to work with district coordinators in implementing and follow up of a data quality improvement plan.
Reporting to supervisors
1. In collaboration with the Kirehe EMR District Coordinator and the chief of nursing of Kirehe Hospital, Provide report of encountered problems in data entry and work with clinical program manager and available programmers to provides relevant solutions.
2. Perform any other additional related work tasks as requested by either the technical supervision and/or the administrative supervision. Assist on reporting and data quality when needed or requested by one of supervisors.
Program support and expertise transfer
1. Work closely with the EMR District coordinator and the chief of nursing of Kirehe Hospital for any other related work issue as well as data quality, reporting, trainings, etc. Plan and provide training for NCD clinicians closely with NCD program manager, EMR manager and coordinators
2. Meeting regularly and frequently with the EMR District coordinator and/or NCD program manager to ensure that clinicians understand the electronic records and reporting used,
3. Doing all other related work when requested by the supervisors.
QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS / ABILITIES / EXPERIENCE NEEDED:
- A1 level in nursing is preferred or A2 in nursing with experience in management of medical data is required for this position. Alternatively, an A2 degree with 2 years relevant experience in using OpenMRS
- A thorough understanding of how EMR is used at the health center and hospital level
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Great oral and communication skills
- Ability to effectively improve communication in English
- Ability to speak and write in Kinyarwanda
- Ability to work with multi-disciplinary groups
Application details:
Interested and qualified persons should send their qualifications following documents;
1. Copy of Identity card
2. application form downloadable www.psc.gov.rw,
3. copies of academic documents to the
To Kirehe Hospital medical director not later than 27th, July, 2012 at 4:00pm.
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