IMPLEMENTATION AND INTEROPERABILITY COORDINATOR

Job Title:         Implementation & Inter-operability Coordinator

Duty Station:  Nyanza Province, Kenya 

Department:   I-TECH Kenya – Technical 

Supervisor:     Implementation and Inter-operability Manager

Background:

The International Training and Education Center on health (I-TECH), based in Seattle at the  University of Washington, was established in 2002 by the Health Resources and Services  Administration (HRSA) in collaboration with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and  Prevention’s Global AIDS Program (CDC-GAP). I-TECH undertakes activities that increase human  and systems capacity for provision of HIV/AIDS clinical care and support. I-TECH Kenya works  with the Ministry of Health and other funded partners to develop the capacity for the  implementation and use of electronic medical record systems in Kenya. This is an initiative  within the Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief’s supported scope for health informatics 

activities in Kenya.

Summary:

The Implementation & Interoperability coordinator will be responsible for the hands-on  implementation of Electronic Medical Record Systems, in collaboration with the Ministry Of  Health and other implementing partners. He/she will also be responsible for the coordination of  the implementation and documentation of interoperability solutions within I-TECH. Under the  guidance of the Implementation & Interoperability Manager, he/she will be charged with  working with MoH to develop and operationalize the regional support structures for EMR  Systems.

Primary Responsibilities

1. Liaise with the MoH, implementing partners, regional teams and health facility  leadership to plan for the implementation of EMR systems. 

2. Guide and participate in the assessment, prioritization and installation at health facilities. 

3. Work with the regional teams and health facilities to identify and understand their  needs.

4. Together with MoH, monitor the implementation plans developed for each region and  health facility.

5. Guide the implementation of the EMR system in adherence to defined plans and  document the process to support future references and learning.

6. Develop and execute plans for building capacity at facility and regional levels to use and  administer EMR systems.

7. Work with other technical staff to improve client level health information practices in  the health facilities.

8. Develop additional functionalities, as required, in the EMR systems.

9. Conduct system training and provide onsite and remote support and troubleshooting.

10. Participate in the documentation of I-TECH’s OpenEMRConnect interoperability work in  Kisumu.

11. Liaise with the HQ technical team to determine and develop additional interoperability 

solutions.

12. Work with, and support, the other coordinators in implementing interoperability  solutions as part of EMR implementations.

Desired Skills & Qualifications:

1. Strong leadership capabilities and ability to solve problems creatively and efficiently 
2. Demonstrated knowledge of Kenya Health information system
3. Experience working with MoH or other GoK sector
4. Ability to travel nationally
5. Attention to detail and ability to monitor data and analyze reports

Required Education, Training & Experience:

1. Minimum Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or Information technology
2. Experience working with programming languages (especially Java)
3. Experience working with SQL Databases
4. Experience implementing systems in the health sector
5. Experience with the implementation of interoperability solutions in the health sector.
6. Knowledge of OpenMRS development and implementation will be an added advantage

The applicants should send their application letter and resume to jobs@itech-kenya.org with a subject title of Implementation Coordinator. The applications should be received  by 10TH January 2013.