Health Records Officers At Murang’A County

Murang’a County is one of the five counties in the Central region of the Republic of Kenya. It is bordered to the North by Nyeri, to the South by Kiambu, to the West by Nyandarua and to the East by Kirinyaga, Embu and Machakos counties. It lies between latitudes 0o 34’ South and 107’ South and Longitudes 36o East and 37o 27’ East. The county occupies a total area of 2,558.8Km2.
Job Group ‘H’
No of Positions: 5
Duties and responsibilities

Responsible for accurately transcribing and organizing patients’ medical histories.
Compiling, processing, and maintaining medical records of hospital and clinic patients in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the health care system
Creating new medical records and retrieves existing medical records by gathering appropriate record folders and contents;
Assigning and recording new record numbers;
Verifying existing record numbers
Day-to-day running of the records department.
Organizing and maintaining medical records by collecting information about patients.
Care, maintenance, scheduling, designation, classification, disposal, and preservation of records”

Requirement for appointment

A Diploma in Health Records and Information Management
Registered with relevant regulatory Body
Computer Literate
At least one (1) year working experience in a health facility