Vacancies at Tharaka Nithi County Assembly

Tharaka Nithi County is one of the forty seven (47) counties in Kenya. It borders the Counties of Embu to the South and South West, Meru to the North and North East, Kirinyiga and Nyeri to the West and Kitui to the East and South East. The county lies between latitude 000 07′ and 000 26′ South and between longitudes 370...

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• Open Jobs
  1. Health Records and Information Officer
  2. Nutrition and Dietetics Officer - 3 Posts
• Method of Application

• Job TypeFull Time
• QualificationBA/BSc/HND
• Experience1 year
• LocationTharaka Nithi
• Job FieldICT / Computer&nbsp

Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain facility filing system for all patients with proper sorting, color coding, and separation.
• Support KenyaEMR utilization for patient management in all departments
• Generate accurate reports as needed from time to time (daily, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly) to the facility as well as the program.
• Participate in data review and consumption meetings at facility and sub county level.
• Validate data by comparing reports, registers, KHIS2 outputs and EMRs.
• Conduct routine/monthly Data Quality Audit and corrective/preventive plans and monitor progress.
• Communicate data quality issues effectively with the relevant staffs in clinic forums.
• Data mining from KHIS and reporting platform for use at facility level.
• Generate site level dashboards to inform on target achievement.
• Support EMR data upload to the national data warehouse.
• Offer system support including EMR troubleshooting, networking and data backup.

Academic and Professional Qualification

• Participate in QI activities
• Minimum of Diploma in Health Records from a recognized institution.
• At least 1year experience in Health records for USAID funded project.
• Proficient with Microsoft Tools, including Excel and PowerPoint.
• Proficient with both MoH and USAID reporting tools and databases (DATIM, KHIS2 and KenyaEMR).
• Strong attention to detail and a self-starter attitude.
• Excellent English, writing and speaking skills,
• Valid practicing license from Health Records and Information Board (HRIMB)

• Job TypeFull Time
• QualificationBA/BSc/HND
• Experience
• LocationTharaka Nithi
• Job FieldMedical / Healthcare&nbsp

Requirements for appointment

• Be a Kenyan citizen;
• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Foods, Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietetics/Clinical Nutrition or Food Science and Nutrition from a recognized institution
• Be registered by the Council of the Kenya Nutritionists and Dieticians Institute (KNDI)
• Possess a valid Practicing License from the Kenya Nutritionists and Dieticians Institute (KNDI)
• Certificate in Computer Application Skills from a recognized institution.
• Relevant working experience will be an added advantage.

Duties and responsibilities

The Nutrition and Dietetics Officer shall be responsible to the employer and the supervisor for the following;

• Preparing and implementing therapeutic diets for Patients.
• Providing guidelines on therapeutic diets for management of existing and emerging diseases in health facilities, for home – based care and in other institutions.
• Treating patients using specialized dietetic nutritionally modified products Implementing the nutrition and dietetic intervention process from screening to evaluation
• Planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating nutrition specific projects in the community.
• Counselling patients on specialized dietetic interventions and evaluating outcomes.
• Developing and disseminating nutrition behavior change education and information materials.
• Implementing nutrition health programmes.
• Collecting and compiling nutrition and dietetic data.
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Integrity Clearance

Successful applicants are expected to get clearance from the following bodies.

• Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
• Credit Reference Bureau (CRB)
• Higher Education Loans Board (HELB)
• Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)
• Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI)
• For those with higher education certificates (degrees) from outside Kenya, a letter of recognition of qualifications from the Commission of University Education.

Method of Application

Use the emails(s) below to apply