Project Name: USAID Regional Health Integration to Enhance Health Services in Eastern Uganda Project (USAID/Uganda RHITES-E) Project
Duty Station: Mbale RRH and Moroto RRH, Uganda
About Intra Health:
IntraHealth International is a non-profit organization based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A. that has been in existence for over 30 years in more than 100 countries and it has empowered health workers to better serve communities in need. IntraHealth fosters local solutions to health care challenges by improving health worker performance, strengthening health systems, harnessing technology, and leveraging partnerships. In collaboration with governments, nongovernmental organizations, and private- sector organizations around the world, IntraHealth champions the needs and contributions of health workers—from doctors and nurses to community health workers to health facility managers—and works to ensure they have the tools, supplies, information, training, and support they need to provide communities they serve with the best possible opportunity for health and well-being.
About USAID RHITES-E Project:
IntraHealth International will implement the USAID RHITES-E which supports the Government of Uganda (GOU) and key stakeholders to increase availability and utilization of high quality health services in 21 districts in Eastern Uganda and 2 in Karamoja by strengthening health systems and improving the quality of, access to, and demand for health services with attention to equity and underserved populations. IntraHealth International in collaboration with the District Service Commissions of Mbale, Moroto, Kaabong, Abim, Nakapiripirit and Kotido are currently seeking to recruit candidates for a USAID Activity USAID Regional Health Integration to Enhance Services in Eastern Uganda (RHITES-E) will support the Government of Uganda (GOU) and key stakeholders to increase availability and utilization of high quality health services in 23 districts in Eastern Uganda and 2 in Karamoja. This will be done by strengthening health systems and improving the quality of, access to, and demand for health services with attention to equity and underserved populations
Job Summary: The Data Assistant will also collect and keep records and information on patients, retrieve them for Clinicians and researchers and ensure confidentiality and safety.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Preparing and sorting patients’ files and registers, and identify data to be entered.
Support transcribing of patients’ data from the patients’ files to MOH Care and Treatment registers
Confirming accuracy of data such as numbers, days, dates times, location on both source documents and in the electronic database
Entering patients’ data into a database
Keeping track of received patients’ files and registers that are used that are used for data record and entry.
Preparing and submitting periodic reports for regional referral hospital and Ministry of Health.
Participate in designing and implementing Quality Improvement Projects.
Assisting the Data Officer in preparing adhoc reports as may be needed from time to time
Backing up entered data are backed up regularly and the data are well protected
Maintaining safe custody of all equipment in the data rooms.
Performing any other related duties assigned by the supervisor
Key Performance Indicators:
Patients/ records and information kept.
Confidentiality and data safety ensured.
Records/information availed to authorized persons.
Accountability for financial and other resources produced.
Periodic reports submitted
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The ideal candidate for the USAID Project job placement must hold a diploma in a records/relevant field from a recognized institution
Possession of a post basic qualification in HIV/AIDS counseling an added advantage
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send a sealed envelope containing your cover letter, CV, USAID 1420 form, download here and copies of qualification certificates addressed to the respective District Service Commission where the job is based.
Deadline: 23rd February, 2018.