Job Description
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, HEALTH RECORDS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, JOB GROUP
‘P’ – ONE (1) POST ADVERT NO. 84/2021/2022
Salary Scale: Ksh. 87,360 x 3,190 – 90,550 x 4,490 – 95,040 x 4,860 – 99,900 x 5,010 –
104,910 x 5,240 – 110,150 x 5,500 – 115,650 x 5,780 – 121,430 p.m.
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail:- implementing health records and
information policies and procedures; implementing medico legal rules and regulations;
providing and disseminating policy guidelines/procedures that affect the health records
and information services; initiating policy issues and procedures; designing health records
monitoring and evaluation tools; organizing field supervision; formulating; monitoring and
evaluation frameworks; measuring performance of health records management
indicators; .providing guidelines on disclosure, confidentiality, safety, security and
exchanges of health records and information; coding and surgical procedures according
to the International classification of diseases and procedure: medicine; indexing diseases
and surgical procedures; coordinating and implementing train programmes; and
instructing/lecturing on health records and information in medical train
Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:-
i. Served in the grade of Principal Health Records and Information Management
Officer for a period of three (3) years or in a comparable position in Public Service
for at least twenty (20) years;
ii. A degree in Health Records and Information Management from a recognized
institution
iii. Masters degree in any of the following disciplines:-Health Records and
Information Management Health Systems Management Public Health, Health
Informatics, Health Services Management Health Economics, Health Monitoring
and Evaluation, Epidemiology, Information Technology, Information Science,
Biostatistics from a recognized institution is an added advantage;
iv. Computer Science from a recognized institution will be an added advantage;
v. Certificate of Senior Management Course lasting for not less than four (4) weeks
from a recognized institution
vi. Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution; and
vii. Demonstrated outstanding administrative capabilities in work performance and
results.