(02) Health Information Assistants at Kakumiro District Service Commission, Kakumiro, Uganda

Job Description

To keep records and information on patients, retrieve them for clinicians and researchers and ensure confidentiality and safety.

Key duties and responsibilities:
i. Registering in and out-patients.
ii. Keeping records and information on patients.
iii. Preparing patients Master Index Cards.
iv. Taking patients files to Clinics or Wards.
v. Updating the bed bureau with records.
vi. Retrieving files for clinicians and researchers.
vii. Accounting for allocated resources.
viii. Participating in research activities.
ix. Imparting knowledge and skills to staff.
x. Managing and accounting for financial and other resources
xi. Compiling and submitting reports.

Personal Specifications
a) Qualifications:
i. Uganda Certificate of Education with at least four (4) credit passes including English language or Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education with at least one principal pass.
ii. Certificate in Records Management or equivalent from a recognized Institution.

b) Competences:
Technical
Planning, organizing and coordinating.

Behavioural

i. Effective communication.
ii. Concern for quality and standards.
iii. Ethics and Integrity.
iv. Team work.
v. Public relations and customer care.
vi. Results oriented.
vii. Time management.