Health Information systems officer (1)

General Summary

Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) (www.idi-makerere.com) is a not-for-profit organization, owned by Makerere University. Its mission is “To strengthen health systems in Africa, with a strong emphasis on infectious diseases, through Research and Capacity building”. Over the last 6 years, IDI has been running the Fleming Fund project, which supports government efforts to set-up systems for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance. The project seeks to fill the position of Health Information Systems Officer with the qualifications below

Key Responsibilities

  1. Oversee the installation, configuration and management of lab information management systems (ALIS, SILAB and WHONET) and related hardware in supported sites and AMR nationa coordination centres
  2. Ensure that all data systems are running smoothly and effeciently and support sentinel teams to address any technical issues as they arise
  3. Develop training materials and standard operating procedures to enhance the competencies of healthcare teams in using health information systems
  4. Training staff on new systems and processes
  5. Fast-track linkage of information systems at sector specific coordination centres to the one health platform
  6. Support sectors to establish and or maintain data management systems for collection, analysis and reporting of AMR data

Academic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer science, IT, business computing or a relevant field
  • Knowledge of SQL, Laravel, Power BI
  • Good analytical skills and use of analysis packages e.g. MS Excel, R, STATA, WHONET etc

Person Specification

  1. Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, IT or business computing
  2. Must be proficient in data gathering, storage management, and analysis. Must be able to collect, and analyze health data to support decision-making
  3. Strong technical skills are necessary, including expertise in software applications like database management systems, and health information systems such as eHMIS, DHIS2, SILAB, WHONET, LMIS, and Excel
  4. Knowledge of SQL, Laravel, Power BI,
  5. Effective coordination of various tasks and resources involved in health information projects. This includes planning, executing, and monitoring project progress to meet deadlines
  6. Strong communication skills both written and spoken for liaising with healthcare professionals, administrators, and IT teams
  7. Collaboration: must work closely with various stakeholders to implement health information initiatives successfully
  8. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and strong problem-solving skills.
  9. Good understanding of Ministry of Health/Fleming Fund reporting requirements, expectations and tools


More Details
HISX001
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MKC
Full-time
12 Months
HEALTH INFORMATICS SPECIALIST
2024-12-04 12:23:42.000







HEALTH INFORMATICS SPECIALIST


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