Assistant Health Records and Information Management Officer III at Kakamega County

No of Positions: 20

Short summary of the job: This is the entry and training grade for this cadre.  An officer at this level will work under the guidance of a senior and experienced officer

Remuneration Package (Consolidated package):  - Ksh.50,000

Responsibilities

• receiving and documenting patients at hospital reception;  
• registering and booking appointment for patients to clinics and consultants; 
• storing and retrieving medical records documents; preparing clinics;  
• updating bed bureau;  
• editing of patient case records; gathering data from different sources; 
• capturing data from service points; maintaining record safety and confidentiality; storing and retrieving medical records;  
• balancing daily bed returns;  
• creating and maintaining master index;  
• updating patient master index;  
• directing patients to relevant clinics;  
• scheduling of patients to the consultants and specialty clinics;  
• assigning codes to diseases and surgical procedures according to the International Classification of Diseases and Procedures in Medicine; and  
• Preparing Health records and reports.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

Diploma in Health Records and Information Technology from a recognized institution.