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Assistant Health Records and Information Management Officer III - 3 Posts

Responsibilities or duties

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;
• Creating and maintaining master index;
• 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.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Diploma in Health Records and Information Management Officers from a recognized institution in Kenya; and
• Certificate of Registration from Association of Medical Records Officers’ Kenya (AMRO-K).

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Details for all the posts are also available in our recruitment portal.

Canvassing in any form will lead to automatic disqualification.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

NB: County Government of Meru is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disability and marginalized groups are encouraged to apply.

• 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;
• Creating and maintaining master index;
• 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.

• Diploma in Health Records and Information Management Officers from a recognized institution in Kenya; and
• Certificate of Registration from Association of Medical Records Officers’ Kenya (AMRO-K).