Health Informatics Officer at Centre for Health Solutions - Kenya (CHS)

Ref: CHS/HR/STP/HIO/01/2023

Overall Job Function

Reporting to the Health Informatics Lead, the Health Informatics Officer will be responsible for the implementation of solutions that will lead to real-time data collection, submission, sharing and support of Health Systems in Shinda Tena Project.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deploy and support Electronic Medical Records Systems
• Design of reporting dashboards.
• Support in extracting and aggregating data for program progress monitoring and reporting through the DATIM and MOH system (DHIS).
• Support the uploading facility EMR data into the National Data Warehouse (NDWH).
• Design, develop and implement web-based and mobile health solutions to facilitate real-time data transmission and report sharing.
• Support EMR data cleaning and monitoring of daily data entry into the systems.
• Design, development, deployment and support of electronic systems for patient monitoring, as well as the aggregate database for program monitoring and reporting to MOH and donors.
• Implementation of solutions that will lead to real-time data collection, submission and sharing
• Hardware and network setup and maintenance.
• Write programming scripts to perform automated data accuracy checks and generate reports of any identified inconsistencies.
• Generate monthly data summaries to help track and inform on program performance.
• Support the roll-out of eHTS, eVMMC, eCommunity ART, WebADIT and expansion of EMR to additional sites.
• Implementation of the interoperability layer.
• Support the roll-out and operationalization of the POC EMR systems
• Support in the design, development and maintenance of other program databases/ systems such as Ushauri and Mlab.
• Any other related duty that may be assigned by the supervisor.

Person Specifications

• At least a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or other relevant degrees
• A minimum of four years experience in supporting HIS solutions that are used in HIV programs in Kenya
• Experience in the design, programming and administration of transactional databases (MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL)
• Experience in the Windows Server and Linux Server Administration
• Experience in networking & hardware maintenance
• Experience in designing, developing, implementing and maintaining knowledge management systems that facilitate data use for decision making
• Demonstrable experience in the development and implementation of web and mobile-based solutions.
• Experience in Electronic Medical Records’ development, implementation and support
• Experience in programming skills in PHP, JavaScript CSS, XML, net (C#, ASP)
• Working knowledge of DATIM & PEPFAR reporting systems Ability to work effectively in a busy, high-pressure team environment
• Ability to prioritize workload and demonstrate outcomes on strict deadlines
• Strong oral and written communication skills.