Medical Records Officer Job – Lifelink Medical Centre

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

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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.

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