Health Information Assistant job at International Rescue Committee
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Vacancy title:
Health Information Assistant

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Healthcare ]

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International Rescue Committee

Deadline of this Job:
12 May 2023  

Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Yumbe , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, April 28, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Job Overview/Summary:
Under the guidance and supervision of the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, the Health Information Assistant will be based in the field-Health Facility and shall be responsible for providing smooth flow and access to information through records management for action and decision making.
S/he will record data, provide guidance on data recording, compilation, use, reporting and management. S/he will produce and submit Periodic health activity reports.

Major Responsibilities:
• Ensure the use of standard MoH/Donor data tools and reporting Forms
• Facilitate smooth flow and access to information through records management for action and decision making.
• Guidance on data recording, use, reporting and management.
• Periodic reports submitted.

Key Activities and Outputs
• Ensure availability and use of Standard/revised HMIS/HIS data tools at all departments of the health facility.
• Providing guidance on use of the HMIS/HIS data tools to ensure completeness, consistency, and correctness in filling the registers
• Register all patients, classify/tally and summarize the data according to the acceptable reporting formats.
• Promptly provide data on notifiable/integrated disease surveillance and response.
• Prepare and timely submit daily, weekly and monthly data from all facility departments for making reports.
• Provide feedback to the facility staff on health service provision for decision making.
• Enter data into the electronic database.
• Imparting knowledge and skills to staff by organizing CME sessions, mentorships and review meetings on data management.
• Participate in capacity building activities (Trainings, Orientations, Mentorship, meetings etc).
• Adhering to Professional Code of Conduct and Ethics.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor

Key Working Relationships:
• Position Reports to: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
• Position directly supervises: None
• Internal contacts: Health Facility incharge, Heads of Facility departments and staff.
• External contacts: Works with the Health Sub-district facility incharges and other IPs


Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

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Job Info
Job Category: Health/ Medicine jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 12 May 2023
Duty Station: Yumbe
Posted: 28-04-2023
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 28-04-2023
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 28-04-2067
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