Senior Principal Health Information Officer

Qualifications and Experience

• Master in any of the following disciplines; Health Records and Information Management, Health Informatics, Information Science; Information Technology or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
  
• Bachelor in Health Records and Information Management or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
  
• Registered with a relevant professional body;
  
• Leadership/Management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution; and
  
• Minimum eight (8) years relevant experience, with not less than three (3) years as a Principal Health Information Officer or in a comparable position.
  

• Coordinate and review health records and information management policies and guidelines;
  
• Develop specifications for health record supplies to facilitate procurement;
  
• Provide technical and professional guidance on health records and information management;
  
• Participate in planning and budgeting for the health records management;
  
• Coordinating training and development of staff with the department;
  
• Oversee the execution of the approved work plans and budgets in the department;
  
• Ensure Maintenance of safety and confidentiality of records and information;
  
• Participate in succession planning by coaching and mentorship of staff in the department;
  
• Prepare and submit monthly and annual departmental performance reports;
  
• Developing health data quality audit tools;
  
• Develop health records monitoring and evaluation tools;
  
• Participate in the review of health records and information systems;
  
• Design medical and surgical indices;
  
• Providing advice on disclosure, confidentiality, security and exchange of health records and information;
  
• Develop health records standard operating procedures (sops);
  
• Supervise conduct of staff performance appraisal in health records and information department;
  
• Facilitating design and implementation of medical records forms;
  
• Train, supervise, guide and mentor of staff and trainees deployed in the department;
  
• Analyze health information data and compile reports
  
• Disseminate clinical data reports
  
• Coordinate quality management systems and occupational health safety audits in the department;
  
• Participate in various departmental and hospital multidisciplinary committee meetings;)
  
• Prepare departmental budget and procurement plan;
  
• Monitor the implementation of procurement plan in line with set laws; and
  
• Participate in departmental Technical Evaluation Committees.