# Health Records Information Officer Job Scion Hospital Nairobi, Kenya

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Company: Scion Hospital Nairobi, Kenya

Category: Healthcare & Medical

Location: Kenya

Work type: Full-time

Work arrangement: On-site

Published: 2026-08-11

Expires: 2026-09-25

## Job Description

- The Health Records & Information Officer (HRIO) will be responsible for managing, collecting, analyzing, and protecting patient health information and clinical data. The incumbent will ensure seamless medical record retrieval, clinical coding accuracy , compliance with data protection laws, and timely statutory reporting support quality patient care and hospital administration.

### Key Responsibilities

- Patient Registration & Archiving: Oversee patient registration, maintain the Master Patient Index (MPI), and manage physical and electronic health records using standardized filing systems (e.g., Terminal Digit Filing).

- Clinical Coding & Indexing: Assign accurate disease and procedure codes using ICD-10/ICD-11 guidelines for clinical auditing, insurance billing, and morbidity/mortality classification.

- Health Data Analysis & DHIS2 Reporting: Compile, validate, and report routine hospital performance statistics (BOR, ALOS, bed turnover) and upload timely monthly statutory returns to national platforms (e.g., DHIS2).

- Data Privacy & Compliance: Enforce strict patient confidentiality and health data security in compliance with data protection legislation and institutional policies.

- System Management & Support: Administer daily Hospital Information System (HIS) / EHR workflows, ensuring data integrity, resolving user query issues, and executing downtime procedures during system outages.

- Record Quality Audits: Conduct regular quantitative and qualitative health record audits to ensure documentation completeness, clinical clarity, and compliance.

Qualifications & Experience

- Education: Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Health Records & Information Management from a recognized institution.

- Professional Registration: Valid license and active registration with the relevant Health Records Officers professional board/body.

- Experience: Minimum of 2–3 years\’ experience working in a busy hospital environment.

- Technical Skills: Proficiency in Hospital Information Systems (HIS), Electronic Health Records.

- Key Competencies: Strong analytical skills, high attention to detail, excellent communication, emotional intelligence, and unwavering ethical integrity.

### How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: hr@scionhealthcare.com using the position as subject of email.

## Requirements

Apply by email: hr@scionhealthcare.com

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