Job Title: Data Clerk
Location: Magwi, South Sudan
Reports to: Facility ART in-charge
Summary of Position:
The data clerk will coordinate and support HIV data management activities at health facilities. He/she will ensure documentation, compiling and reporting on routine HIV prevention, care and treatment services. We offer a competitive salary based on your experience.
The data clerk will coordinate and support HIV data management activities at health facilities. He/she will ensure documentation, compiling and reporting on routine HIV prevention, care and treatment services. We offer a competitive salary based on your experience.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure HIV recording, tallying, and reporting tools are available
- Check availability of all necessary HIV service related forms, registers and reporting forms in the health facility on a monthly basis
- Check all HIV related forms, registers tally sheets and reporting forms are properly used in all service delivery points of the facility regularly
- Ensure that all HIV related tools are safe, secured and properly maintained
- Ensure all HIV recording, tallying and reporting tools are properly used
- Complete the first section of HIV patient intake forms, HIV care and ART
patient cards, or client held card for new clients enrolled in HIV care- Register HIV clients in Pre-ART register
- Register HIV positive clients in ART registers upon direction from the ART
clinician- Update pre-ART and ART registers based on information from HIV care
and ART patient cards on daily basis - Update TB suspect register based on information from HIV care and ART patient cards on daily basis
- Conduct monthly cohort analysis and share information
- Identify clients with a missed appointment and share the information to adherence support or ART staff
- Update addresses of people living with HIV regularly
- Ensure that all facility HIV data are properly analysed & shared
- Conduct periodic HIV data analyses and disseminate with respective staff to facilitate evidence-based decision making
- Conduct data analyses based on ad hoc request
- Ensure that all facility HIV Care and ART Monthly reports are properlycompiled correctly and submitted timely
- Compile all HIV-related reports in the facility regularly and as per the
reporting requirements and timelines
- Submit reports regularly and on ad hoc basis as required by governmentCompile and share retention data on a monthly basis
- Properly file and keep hard and soft copies of all facility reports in lockable filecabinets
- Conduct data quality assurance techniques before sending reports Ensure thatclient confidentiality and integrity practices and policies are maintained duringall stages of HIV related data management process
- Ensure facility HIV care data are available in a way that encourages data use(e.g., clear, simple, etc.)
- Prepare and share simplified graphs for key indicators with appropriate facilitystaff
- Prepare and present data during monthly facility meetings
- Prepare and post clear data trends in ART clinic as well as data room clip boards
- Activity participate and contribute to the HIV multidisciplinary team of thehealth facility
- Supervise nearby health facilities where there is no data clerk and compilereports as necessary and required
- Provide the facility on any data related to technical support as assigned by theART unit and facility supervisors
- Performs any other related duties that may be assigned by the supervisors.
Education:
College Diploma in statistics, demography, Information Management Systems, Computer Science, or related field of study.
Qualifications:
- Experience in data collection, compilation, analysis and reporting is preferred
- Computer literacy
- Strong writing skills
- Knowledge of the South Sudan Health system and health facility setup ispreferred
- Fluency in both written and spoken English and local languages preferably inareas where the facility is located.
- Able to take responsibility for action and manage constructive feedback
- Able to work effectively with clients’ facility staff, and stakeholders.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please apply on our website: http://joinforcier.com. On the Current Openings job table, locate the
Data Clerk - Magwi job posting, job ID RSS0010 and click Apply.
Submit a single PDF containing your cover letter, CV and three professional references and any
additionally requested documents.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview.