Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, November 10, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Kumi Hospital was established in 1929 as a leprosy center to help people with leprosy in the eastern and northern regions of Uganda and South Sudan.
Kumi Hospital (KH) currently has a population coverage of approximately 4 million people. Kumi Hospital is a member of the Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB); it is therefore a private non-profit (PNFP) institution.
The hospital is a registered entity and accredited by the Ministry of Health (MoH).nSince its foundation in 1929, Kumi Hospital has undergone a transformation from a center for the disabled to a general hospital. Since then, it has significantly expanded its activities to serve the needs of community for over 90 years.
Kumi hospital is seeking suitably qualified candidates to fill the following vacant positions at the organization;
Kumi hospital is constantly looking for doctors, nurses and other health workers.


Job Title: Biostatistician
Duties and responsibilities
• Planning and budgeting for health data collection and preparation.
• Monitoring availability of HMIS tools in the organization and act as liaison for the organization with district local government to ensure adequate HMIS tools stock. Ensuring HMIS data quality in the organization is complete, timely and correct, conducting support supervision and guiding on data improvement.
• Ensuring data use in the organization by conducting training and leading in the production of organizational analytical health profile annually among other critical periodic reports.
• Participates in rollout of new system ensuring organizational adoption of new systems.
• Supporting disease surveillance monitoring disease thresholds and notifying in cases of upsurges and outbreaks in-line with IDSR.

Key responsibilities
• Planning, budgeting, and coordinating health data collection and management;
• Updating and maintaining the Health Management Information System;
• Collecting and analyzing data on health;
• Implementing measures for maintaining data security;
• Participating in support supervision;
• Supporting health research activities and programs;
• Imparting knowledge and skills to staff on information and data management; and compiling and submitting reports on health information Management.
• Degree in Statistics or Biostatistics or Applied Economics or Quantitative.
• Economics from a recognized University or Institution.
• Should be computer literate with skills in Statistical Packages/Spreadsheet like Microsoft Excel, SPSS, Stata, Epi Info etc. and common programming languages. Should be able to interact with at least one of the common relational database management systems like Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase, MySQL, IBM DB2 etc.
• Three (3) years working experience in a similar position.
Competences:
Information Communication Technology (ICT), financial management, Business and market orientation, planning, organizing and coordinating.

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Job application procedure
Note: All applications must be addressed to the office of the Medical Director, Kumi Hospital. Attach your CV, cover letter, and confidential letters from two referees and relevant academic documents as a single PDF document.
Deadline for receiving applications is: Friday November 25, 2022; 5:00pm
Detailed Job advert can be accessed at https://kumihospital.org/pages/E03.htm
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The list of shortlisted candidates will be displayed on the Kumi Hospital Noticeboard
Address:
Kumi Hospital
Uganda East Africa
Post Office (P.O.) Box 9, Kumi
Email: kumihospital@gmail.com
Website: kumihospital.org

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