HIS Officer/ Programmer II at Coptic Hospital

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and execute the electronic data enterprise for the study
• Develop input forms, write and modify code, and generate queries and reports to meet study standards and procedures
• Develop user friendly interfaces with strict data quality parameters for data entry
• Maintain and troubleshoot software functionality, ensuring for consistent study data flow
• Write and execute queries to extract data from OpenMRS/KenyaEMR
• Prepares flow charts and systems diagrams to illustrate data system and assist in problem analysis and detailed design source documentation
• Provide support and advice to system administrators when they encounter software issues that require a more advanced software understanding
• Provide software as needed to transfer and transform data between platform and data stores such as MySQL, SQL, ODK, among others
• Analyze and develop, or recommend, software solutions to support and extend software applications and to meet user and study needs
• Work closely with the study data manager, ICT officer, and end users for optimal data system use and functionality

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information systems/Computer sciences or equivalent from a recognized University.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in software development and manipulation of large databases
• Proven practical knowledge and experience with the following programming experience:
• HTML, CSS, jQuery, SQL, Java, Javascript frameworks (Node.JS, angular or react etc), Python etc.
• Prior experience with application development AfyaStat, OpenMRS/KenyaEMR,and other open-source systems is an added advantage
• Demonstrated expertise in software architecture, object-oriented design, design patterns
• Proven ability to write code, program parameters for data integrity, and extract data from relational databases using SQL
• Ability to translate user requirement into functional specifications
• Proven ability to train users on the computer application use
• Ability to create user, application and technical documentation for developers and end-users
• Ability to stay abreast of current technology advances and learn new development tools and technology
• Experience in a medical research organization in the current position is an added advantage
• Fundamental competencies of interpersonal skills, communication, accountability and teamwork.