Uganda: Digital Health Officer

IntraHealth International. Inc.

Job Profile: Digital Health Officer

Why Choose IntraHealth

At IntraHealth, we are a global team of creative, committed humanitarians on a mission. We are advocates, technologists, health workers, and communicators. Program officers, finance experts, and technical leaders. We are passionate and diverse. And we’re united in our belief that everyone everywhere should have the health care they need to thrive. That’s why we work every day to improve the performance of health workers around the world and strengthen the systems in which they work.

For almost 40 years in over 100 countries, IntraHealth has partnered with local communities to make sure health workers are present where they’re needed most, ready to do the job, connected to the technology they need, and safe to do their very best work.

Our programs are designed with a deep understanding of and appreciation for the context of human rights, gender equality and discrimination, economic empowerment, and changing populations. And the longstanding relationships we’ve built with government agencies, private-sector partners, and members of civil society make our efforts stronger and more effective.

Join us and together we can make lasting changes in global health—for all of us.

SUMMARY OF ROLE

Reporting to the HMIS manager, the MIS Officers will support the implementation of e-HMIS in the region. These officers will offer real time response to ICT/MIS issues in the region and support the project to realize the use of EMR in management of patient data and reporting. Working as a key member within a small team, the MIS officers will collaborate closely with IT, monitoring and evaluation, quality improvement, supply chain, laboratory, and other clinical care teams on maintaining critical systems in support of patient care, operational efficiencies, and continuous improvement. The MIS officers must have a strong and demonstrated technical aptitude and a passion for health equity.

Responsibilities Include:

· Technically support the implementation of e-HMIS/ EMR within clusters, districts, facilities and Communities.

· Support system customization and maintenance electronic systems such as (Uganda EMR, HRIS, Rx-Solution, DHIS.2 and others)

· Train and mentor core information and data management staff at district, facility and community levels on e-HMIS/ EMR

· Supporting the roll-out and maintenance of new or old Health Management Information Systems

· Performing regular site visits to support Health Information Assistants/data clerks and monitor data improvement requirement, identifying weaknesses, TA needs, lessons learnt, and best practices.

· Studying, recommending and participating in harmonization of the software platforms for data capture, storage, analysis, sharing, linkage, dissemination and utilization.

· Installing and configuring computer hardware, software and applications

· Diagnosing and solving hardware/software faults

Education & Experience:**

· Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Information Technology or related field.

· 3-5 years’ experience working directly with health information systems, electronic medical records (EMRs), Pharmacy laboratory information management systems (LIMS) and other systems in use at national, district and facility levels in the Ugandan health system.

· Experience providing technical assistance and training at different levels of the health system.

· Familiarity with medical language and classification systems

· Previous experience working with major donors, USAID and/or PEPFAR funded programs is an added advantage.

Required Skills:

· Strong IT skills (generic applications, internal communications systems, and software packages to support M&E management)

· Knowledge of web/internet standards, hardware/software and relational database technologies.

· Understanding of Linux operating system, MySQL database, open source technologies and approaches with programming experience in JAVA and PHP

· Strong knowledge and experience implementing OpenMRS/UgandaEMR & DHIS2 is required.

· Experience with health systems strengthening in resource-limited settings.

· Demonstrated results-oriented competence in information systems project management.

· Ability to use systems thinking to holistically understand a situation and then follow through with conceptualization and architecting the overall solution.

· Ability to meet tight deadlines and successfully manage multiple assignments concurrently

· Ability to function independently

· Strong organizational and analytical skills

· Strong communication abilities, to both technical and non-technical audiences.

· Ability to work in a multicultural environment

Competencies

· Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for all work activities, research and personal actions and decisions; follows through on commitments and focuses on those activities that have the greatest impact on meeting measurable high quality results for IntraHealth's success. Exercises ethical practices, respectful words and behaviors, and equitable treatment of others in all activities.

· Service Excellence : Knowledge of and ability to put into action customer service concepts, processes and techniques to access internal and/or external client needs and expectations and meet or exceed those needs and expectations through providing excellent service directly or indirectly.

·Effective Communication (Oral and Written): Understands effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, explain complex technical concepts in simple, clear language appropriate to the audience; and receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors

Summary of Benefits

IntraHealth International, Inc. is a great place to work and prides itself on its comprehensive benefits package. We offer competitive salaries and a dynamic inclusive work environment which supports health workers so they can improve the lives of people throughout the world.

IntraHealth International is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, and requires affirmative action to ensure equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. This is also to include inquiry about, disclosing, or discussing their compensation or the compensation of other applicants or employees.

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To apply and learn more about IntraHealth Careers @: http://www.intrahealth.org/section/careers

Learn more about “Who We Are” @: http://www.intrahealth.org/section/about-us1