Vacancy title:
Health Records Information Officer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Health Care, Category: Healthcare, Admin & Office]

Jobs at:
Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph(Asumbi) Christamarianne Mission Hospital

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, July 1 2026

Duty Station:
Kisii | Kisii

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, June 26 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Christamarianne Mission Hospital, Kisii wishes to invite qualified and experienced professionals to apply for the position of Health Records and information Officer.

Job Summary:

The job holder will be responsible for creating new medical records and retrieve existing medical records by gathering appropriate record folders and contents

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: postgraduate degree

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The Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph (Asumbi) Christamarianne Mission Hospital, Kisii is looking for qualified and experienced professionals to apply for the position of Health Records and Information Officer.

The job holder will be responsible for creating new medical records and retrieving existing medical records by gathering appropriate record folders and contents.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Receiving and registering patients
• Recording and documenting all patients’ medical information and filing it in the health records and information files in the hospital
• Storing safely and maintain health records and information materials in the hospital
• Disseminating health records and information to the appropriate persons within the hospital
• Implementing health records and information policies and guidelines within the hospital
• Ensure compliance with the health records and information management code of regulations in the hospital
• Ensure the accurate coding and indexing of diseases and therapies
• Inputting and recording locations to the system and delivering records when needed
• Maintaining master patient index by completing the assigned portion of daily audit trail corrects and communicates problems according to established procedures.
• Initiating a medical record by creating and processing the patient care record folder.
• Maintaining record availability by processing charts into the department; using chart mark-off procedures; facilitating chart location activities.
• Retrieving medical records by following chart-out procedures; documenting reasons charts cannot be retrieved for statistical and follow-up purposes.
• Keeping health-care providers informed by communicating availability or unavailability of the record.
• Interpreting and disseminating data to relevant stakeholders.
• Any other duty that may be assigned from time to time

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate should possess a postgraduate degree in Health Records and Information Management or a related field. A minimum of 12 months of experience in a similar role is required. Strong understanding of health records management principles, policies, and guidelines is essential. Excellent communication, organizational, and computer skills are necessary.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications, including a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and copies of relevant certificates, to the following Please indicate "Health Records Information Officer Application" in the subject line. The application deadline is not specified.

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