Medical Data Processing Officer at Medecins Sans Frontieres - Belgium

Médecins Sans Frontières is a private, international organisation. The organisation is made up mainly of doctors and health sector workers and is also open to all other professions which might help in achieving its aims. Médecins Sans Frontières provides assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters and to victims of armed conflict. They do so irrespective of race, religion, creed or political convictions.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Medical Data Processing Officer

Location: Ebonyi
Contract period: Indefinite

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Carrying out medical data collection and entry activities into the mission database recording all relevant clinical 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.
• 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 (register 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.
• Communicating regularly with the 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

Minimum Required Skills and Qualifications

• Education: Essential, higher education with proven computer literacy, Degree in Information and Technology (IT) or Mathematics field, desirable
• Experience: 2 years’ experience in data entry/analysis essential. Experience with NGO desirable.
• Languages: English Language essential, Igbo Language desirable

Application Closing Date
8th February, 2019

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit soft copy of their Application, including Cover Letter, Resume and copy of relevant degrees, certificates and NYSC certificate/exemption Letters to: [email protected]
Or 
Send their Hard copy to:
MSF Belgium Human Resources Office,
Block D, 33 Liberation Estate (after the Enugu/Abakaliki express),
Abakaliki - Ebonyi State.

Note

• The vacancy position is open to all residents of Nigeria.
• Only short-listed candidates will be notified and invited for interview
• MSF is an equal opportunity employer, both men and women are encouraged to apply.