Fresher Medical Records Officer Job Vacancies – Lifelink Medical Centre

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Job Title:    Medical Records Officer (Fresher Jobs)

Organization:  Lifelink Medical Centre

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: HOD Doctors

 

About US:

LifeLink Medical Group is a private medical establishment, initially founded as Lifelink Medical Centre in 2008 with  a  goal of   bringing  superior but affordable medical  services, closer  to  the people. Currently running a hospital in Namugongo, and an urban  clinic in  Ntinda, LifeLink offers both   general  and specialist  health  services  in  a  sparkly,  friendly  and  well-supervised  environment.

 

Job Summary:  The Medical Records Officer will be responsible and accountable for the maintenance of health records in AMS, helping conduct document audits, gathering and filing patient information.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Transfer paper-based patient records to an electronic system (Alliance Management System-AMS).
  • Ensure that the medical records are organized, accurate and complete
  • Safeguard patient records and ensuring that everyone complies with the set hospital standards and ensuring confidentiality of all medical records information.
  • Ensure use of clinical coding to record illnesses and treatments on patient records (ICD10).
  • Manage index of patients by auditing, correcting and communicating any discrepancies and inaccuracies to the appropriate staff. (Doctors and specialists complete their notes in AMS)
  • Book patient appointments and remind patients (IPD) of the scheduled appointments.
  • File loose documentation generated from outside and inside Lifelink such as Lab reports, Radiology results, Medical reports, Medication administration records etc.
  • Accept ownership and responsibility for all actions, tasks and requests to enhance medical records management and hospital compliance and reputation.
  • Carry out any other duties as assigned

 

Reports

  • Daily Patient Notes Audit Report
  • Daily Attendance per clinic
  • Daily Duplicate Postings/ wrong activations Report
  • Daily Appointments update
  • AMS common challenges encountered Weekly
  • Staff AMS training needs.

 


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Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The ideal candidate should hold a Diploma in Records Management, Medical Records Management or Library and Information Systems from a recognized institution
  • One year of work experience in a medical facility,
  • Experience using computers and data entry software
  • Excellent Verbal and Written Skills,
  • Basic Computer skills,
  • Good typing and data entry skills,
  • Familiarity with medical terminology

 

Core Competencies

  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Ability to perform well under minimum supervision
  • Excellent interpersonal skills using the team work concept
  • Attention to detail to ensure accuracy
  • Ability to recognize information inconsistencies and take appropriate action to resolve.
  • Detail oriented
  • Good time management skills

 

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send a cover letter, updated CV and academic documents to jobs@lifelinkug.com

 

Deadline: Sunday 18th December 2022

 

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