Job Description:

About the Job

Permanent position responsible for receiving patients at hospital reception, registering and booking appointment for patients, storing and retrieving medical records, gathering and capturing data, maintaining records safety and confidentiality, balancing daily bed returns, creating and maintaining master index, updating patients master index, directing patients to relevant clinics, scheduling patients to consultants and specialty clinics, assigning codes to diseases and surgical procedures, and preparing medical records and reports.

Responsibilities

Receiving patients at hospital reception.
Registering and booking appointment for patients to clinics and consultants.
Storing and retrieving medical records.
Gathering data from different sources, capturing data from service points.
Maintaining records, safety and confidentiality.
Balancing daily bed returns.
Creating and maintaining master index, updating patients master index.
Directing patients to relevant clinics.
Scheduling patients to the consultants and specialty clinics.
Assigning codes to diseases and surgical procedures according to the international statistical classification of diseases and procedures in medicine.
Preparing medical records and reports.

Requirements

Be a Kenyan citizen.
A relevant working experience of three (3) years in the public or private sector.
Certificate in health records and information management from a recognized institution.
Registration by the Health Records Information Managers Board.
Valid practicing license from Health Records Information Managers Board.
Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution.
Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.