CHS/HR/STP/HIO/02/2023
Overall Job Function
Reporting to the Strategic Information Lead, the Health Informatics Officer will be responsible for the implementation of solutions that will lead to real-time data collection, submission and sharing and support Health informatics Systems in Shinda Tena Project supported health facilities in Siaya county
Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, deploy and support Electronic Medical Records Systems
Design of reporting dashboards
Support in extraction and aggregation of data for program progress monitoring and reporting through the DATIM and MOH system (KHIS)
Support the uploading facility EMR data into the National Data Warehouse (NDWH).
Design, develop and implement web-based and mobile health solutions to facilitate real-time data transmission and report sharing.
Support EMR data cleaning and monitoring of daily data entry into the systems
Design, development, deployment and support of electronic systems for patient monitoring, as well as the aggregate database for program monitoring and reporting to MOH and donors
Implementation of solutions that will lead to real-time data collection, submission and sharing
Hardware and network setup, troubleshooting and maintenance
Write programming scripts to perform automated data accuracy checks and generate reports of any identified inconsistencies
Generate monthly data summaries to help track and inform on program performance
Support the roll-out of eHTS, eVMMC, eCommunity ART, WebADT and support all HIS products
Support the roll-out and operationalisation of the POC EMR systems
Support in design, development and maintenance of other program databases/ systems such as Ushauri and Mlab etc
Any other related duty that may be assigned by the supervisor.

Person Specifications

At least a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or any other relevant discipline.
A minimum of 5 years’ experience in supporting HIS solutions that are used in HIV programs in Kenya
 Experience in the design, programming and administration of transactional databases (MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL)
Experience in the Windows Server and Linux Server Administration
Experience in networking and hardware maintenance
Experience in designing, developing, implementing and maintaining knowledge management systems that facilitate data use for decision making
Demonstrable experience in the development and implementation of web and mobile based solutions.
Experience in Electronic Medical Records’ development, implementation and support
Experience in programming skills in PHP, JavaScript CSS, XML, net (C#, ASP)
Working knowledge of DATIM & PEPFAR reporting systems Ability to work effectively in a busy, high-pressure team environment
Ability to prioritise workload and demonstrate outcomes on strict deadlines
Strong oral and written communications skills.