Job Description:

About the Job

This is an entry and training grade position working under guidance. The role involves various duties related to managing health records and information within a hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• 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 speciality clinics
• Assigning codes to diseases and surgical procedures according to the International Classification of Diseases and Procedures in Medicine
• Preparing Health records and reports

Requirements

• Diploma in Health Records and Information Technology from a recognized institution
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution
• Registration with a relevant professional body