Health Records Officer Career Opportunity in Kenya - NHC Maisha

Ndonyo Healthcare is a private hospital based in Naivasha town.

We currently have branches at Gilgil and Kwa Muhia off Moi Southlake Rd Naivasha.

We are currently looking for a qualified and dedicated candidate to fill the following position;

Job Title: Health Records Officer

Overall, Purpose: The successful candidate will be responsible for keeping and maintaining health records for our clients.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Protect the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.
  • Process patient admission and discharge documents.
  • Review records for completeness, accuracy and compliance with regulations.
  • Compile and maintain patient’s medical records to document condition and treatment and to provide data for research or cost control and care improvement efforts.
  • Enter data, such as demographic characteristics, history and extent of disease, diagnostic procedures and treatment into computer.
  • Release information to persons and agencies according to regulations.
  • Plan, develop, maintain and operate a variety of health record indexes and storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store and analyze information.
  • Manage the department and supervise clerical workers, directing and controlling activities of personnel in the medical records department.
  • Transcribe medical reports.
  • Prepare statistical reports, narrative report and graphic presentations of information such as tumor registry data for use by hospital staff, researchers, and other users.
  • Consult classification manuals to locate information about disease processes.
  • Compile medical care and census data for statistical reports on diseases treated, surgery performed, and use of hospital beds.
  • Develop in–service educational materials/ medical library.

Job Qualifications & Skills

  • A Diploma in Medical Health Records from KMTC
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Honesty and integrity

Application Instructions

Interested candidates to email their cover letter and detailed curriculum vitae ONLY; including names and contacts of three references, to recruitment@nhcmaisha.co.ke quoting the job title on the email Subject on or before (18th May, 2023).

Alternatively;

Courier and hand delivered applications can be dropped at NHC Maisha - Naivasha (along Moi Avenue, next to co-operative bank Naivasha town).

Canvassing of any nature will lead to automatic disqualification.

“NHC Maisha is an equal opportunity employer”