Duties and Responsibilities
This will be the entry and training grade for this cadre. An officer at this level will work under supervision of a senior officer. Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail: 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; updating patient master index; directing patients to relevant clinics; scheduling of patients to the consultants and specialty clinics and; assigning codes to diseases and surgical procedures according to the International Classification of Diseases and Procedures in Medicine; and entering health data.
Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -
A Diploma in Health Records and Information Technology from a recognised institution;
A Certificate of Registration from the Health Records and Information Managers Board;
A Valid practicing license from the Health Records and Information Managers Board; and
Certificate in computer application skills will be an added advantage.