Health Records Administrator (St. Ann, Jamaica) - NERHA

The North-East Regional Health Authority, a statutory body under the Ministry of Health and Wellness with responsibility for the management and delivery of health care and public health services within the parishes of St. Ann, St. Mary and Portland, is  seeking qualified individual to fill the  position of Health Records Administrator (HPC/HR 2) at the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital.

Reporting to the Senior Medical  Officer, the incumbent has responsibility for planning, organizing, coordinating, directing and controlling the patient information system to ensure optimum patient care within the framework of the hospital’s priorities and objectives.

Requirements:

• BSc. Degree in Health Information Management or equivalent.
• At least five (5) years experience in Health Records, two (2) of which should be at supervisory level.
• Knowledge of Health Information Systems and Management- including the Electronic Patient Administration System (ePAS) and E-Triage Systems.
• Knowledge of the methods, procedures, practices, rules and regulations related to health data collection.
• Ability to analyze statistical reports and makes recommendation.
• Skills in human resource management.
• Good interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities include:

• Planning, organizing, directing and controlling the functions of the health records department, so as to attain institutional goals and meet standards set by the Ministry of Health and Wellness.
• Supervising the daily activities of the different departmental areas and staff engaged in all aspects of health record keeping.
• Preparing annual programme and operational plan.
• Managing  in a creative, efficient  and  cost  effective manner the activities  of  the health records department in accordance with established policies, priorities and regulations of the NERHA and MOHW.
• Ensuring the timely and consistent flow of statistical information to the Senior Medical Officer, Regional Technical Director, Ministry of Health and Wellness and other authorized personnel.
• Maintaining quality control by periodical or routine inspection of work completed by the health records staff.
• Monitoring and evaluating methods of control to maintain confidentiality and safeguard against any unauthorized access to or disclosure of information from patient record.
• Attending staff conferences/workshops as required.

REMUNERATION PACKAGE PER ANNUM:

Salary Scale: $1,331,059 – $1,582,210 per annum along with any other allowance(s) attached to the post.

Applications along with resume’ should be sent no later than Friday, October 18, 2019 to:

The Director, HRM and IR
North-East Regional Health Authority,
34-38 Ocean Village Shopping Centre, Ocho Rios,
St. Ann.

E-mail: jobs@nerha.gov.jm
Fax: (876) 795–2747



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