Medical Data Processing Officer
Médecins Sans Frontieres (MSF – Doctors Without Borders) is an international humanitarian aid organization that provides assistance in more than 60 countries to populations in distress, to victims of natural or manmade disasters and to victims of armed conflicts, without discrimination and irrespective of religion, creed or political affiliation. To develop this work from Gaza, we are recruiting a:
MSF Belgium is currently seeking to hire MEDICAL DATA PROCESSING OFFICER to join the Medical team in our Gaza project.
OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION
Carrying out medical data collection and entry activities into the mission database recording all relevant clini-cal and demographic data on patients and ensuring data quality/reliability, according to MSF protocols and maintaining confidentiality while producing the appropriate, updated documents for the medical team in order to support decision making processes
JOB PROFILE
- Performing data entry of all epidemiological information into select databases program and creating appropriate reports, providing data for project development purposes.
- Ensuring that all data entered has been authorized and that appropriate documentation has been received (patient records, treatment monitoring, etc.). Ensuring that all data entry processes occur in a timely and efficient manner.
- Ensuring all data collected and entered to databases is consistently accurate and complete. Being responsible for ensuring that quality control queries of the database are followed up, ensuring identification of data entry errors and corrections. Immediately reporting to the supervisor, any anomalies in the database.
- Filing documents according to MSF standards
- Communicating regularly with the HCW’s, assisting in the (re)training when necessary, on proper registration of patients, proper filling of the various forms, clarifying queries, obtaining missing information and correcting errors, ensuring they have ongoing sufficient supplies of necessary hardcopy data collection forms
- Assisting in the compilation and preparation of regular reports and providing detailed information to medical and laboratory teams (weekly, monthly, according to patient treatment requirements).
MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities
1. Data encoding / collection
- Collect medical data from all departments on a regular schedule
- Ensuring and support the supervisors/managers when encode the data.
- Work in collaboration with the medical secretary, doctors, and supervisors for data collection
- Update electronic files of existing patients and make any corrections needed.
- Make regular back-ups of all data processed.
(Review/ standardize /manage and update the different data collection resources/ systems used in the hospital in the different departments)
2. Data monitoring / security / protection
- Participate in the search for missing data, missing patients, and ordering the patient files (actives, default and discharge patients)
- Report any issue concerning data management to data supervisor.
- Ensure, promote and maintain confidentiality regarding all information registered.
(Evaluate and monitor the respective department data filling and conduct regular data verification exercise in order to ensure to have accurate, high quality databases.)
3. Communication and reporthing
- Work in collaboration with the medical secretary, medical archivist, NAM, MAM and supervisors for feedback and explain the indicators.
- Be able to elaborate statistical reports monthly and when required by the medical team.
4. Data analysis
- Support data supervisor if needed on data indicators analysis and training organization.
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CANDIDATE PROFILE
Education
Higher education with bachelor’s degree in: Medical Secretariat, Statistics, Business Administration, Information and Technology (IT) or mathematics field.
Experience
Minimum 2 years work experience in data entry and in computer programs with proven computer literacy ex: Excel and Word.
Access is desirable but not essential experience (will be taught and used if employed).
This job description may be amended in line with the activities or evolution of the Mission.
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Interested candidates should submit their application letter and CV in English, with reference details to:
Médecins Sans Frontières, Human Resources Department – Gaza Project
Mentioning: MEDICAL DATA PROCESSING OFFICER
Deadline: December 2nd at 4 pm
Only sending via e-mail will be accepted
A Security Clearance certificate issued by MOI will required at the last stage of the recruitment process.
