Health Records Officer Job, Health & Safety Jobs In Kenya 2020,

General Description

Keeping and maintaining of all health records for clients.

Responsibilities

• Protect the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.
• Process patient admission and discharge documents.
• Review records for completeness, accuracy and compliance with regulations.
• Compile and maintain patient’s medical records to document condition and treatment and to provide data for research or cost control and care improvement efforts.
• Enter data, such as demographic characteristics, history and extent of disease, diagnostic procedures and treatment into computer.
• Release information to persons and agencies according to regulations.
• Plan, develop, maintain and operate a variety of health record indexes and storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store and analyze information.
• Manage the department and supervise clerical workers, directing and controlling activities of personnel in the medical records department.
• Transcribe medical reports.
• Prepare statistical reports, narrative report and graphic presentations of information such as tumor registry data for use by hospital staff, researchers, and other users.
• Consult classification manuals to locate information about disease processes.
• Compile medical care and census data for statistical reports on diseases treated, surgery performed, and use of hospital beds.
• Develop in-service educational materials/ medical library.

Qualifications

• A Diploma in Medical Health Records from KMTC
• Minimum of 2 years relevant experience
• Good interpersonal skills
• Honesty and integrity

If you are up to the challenge, possess the necessary qualification and experience; please send your Application, CV, copies of your academic testimonials and other relevant documents via email to hr@oasishealthcaregroup.com quoting the job title with the word Kakamega on the email Subject.