Health Records and Information Technologists III

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• A Diploma in Health Records and Information Technology from a recognised institution
  
• A Certificate of Registration from the Health Records and Information Managers Board
  
• A Valid practicing license from the Health Records and Information Managers Board
  
• Certificate in computer application skills will be an added advantage
  

• 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
  
• Updating patient master index
  
• Directing patients to relevant clinics
  
• Scheduling of patients to the consultants and specialty clinics
  
• Assigning codes to diseases and surgical procedures according to the International Classification of Diseases and Procedures in Medicine
  
• Capturing and maintaining health data