Health Informatics Officer

CHS/HR/STP/HIO/02/2023

Overall Job Function

Reporting to the Strategic Information Lead, the Health Informatics Officer will be responsible for the implementation of solutions that will lead to real-time data collection, submission and sharing and support Health informatics Systems in Shinda Tena Project supported health facilities in Siaya county

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deploy and support Electronic Medical Records Systems
• Design of reporting dashboards
• Support in extraction and aggregation of data for program progress monitoring and reporting through the DATIM and MOH system (KHIS)
• 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, troubleshooting 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, WebADT and support all HIS products
• Support the roll-out and operationalisation of the POC EMR systems
• Support in design, development and maintenance of other program databases/ systems such as Ushauri and Mlab etc
• Any other related duty that may be assigned by the supervisor.

Person Specifications

• At least a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or any other relevant discipline.
• A minimum of 5 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 and 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 prioritise workload and demonstrate outcomes on strict deadlines
• Strong oral and written communications skills.

Method of Application

Interested applicants are invited to email their applications and detailed CV with contact details of three referees to [email protected] clearly indicating the subject title as Health Informatics Officer: CHS/HR/STP/HIO/02/2023 by 5.00 PM,  October 10, 2023.