Digital Health Officer II

Description

Officers at this level can be deployed to work in the following functional areas:-

Point of Care Services

Implementing policies, strategies, standards, guidelines, legislation, and regulations on point of care solutions;

Collecting data for desk review for digital health solutions;

Implementing mitigation strategies for the risk associated with the use of point-of-care solutions;

Sensitizing and training users on point-of-care solutions;

Carrying out deployment of new point-of-care solutions in pilot settings;

Gathering requirements for clinical support in the system;

Testing the clinical decision support system;

Monitoring and updating user protocol performance and user compliance;

Collecting user requirements for point-of-care solutions;

Collecting data for needs assessment for the point of care solutions;

Conducting data collection for data quality audits;

Identifying risks to data protection as related to the use of point-of-care solutions;

Sensitizing users on the decommissioning process of point of care solutions; and

Collecting data for training needs assessment on point of care solutions.

Health Informatics

Identifying, documenting, and analyzing reporting needs and requirements for aggregate health information systems;

Conducting comprehensive gap analyses of current reporting capabilities versus organizational needs;

Mapping and identifying diverse data sources that contribute to aggregate health reporting;

Preparing and processing datasets from aggregate health information systems for analysis and reporting;

Conducting comprehensive data quality audits and periodic compliance audits to ensure adherence to reporting frameworks;

Developing and monitoring key performance indicators for data quality, timeliness, usage rates, and impact on healthcare outcomes;

Implementing and executing action plans derived from audit findings;

Implementing and maintaining data breach mitigation strategies for aggregate health data protection;

Establishing and managing schedules for regular health information systems updates and maintenance;

Ensuring compliance with data governance and security protocols;

Analyzing health data to assess, monitor, and report on key performance indicators and healthcare outcomes;

Developing interactive dashboards, reports, and health information products for evidence-based decision making;

Producing analytical outputs that support strategic planning and operational improvements; and

Maintaining and regularly updating public portals for health data dissemination.

Health Information Management

Implementing policies, strategies, standards, guidelines, legislation, and regulations on health information management;

Gathering and analyzing functional and nonfunctional requirements of health information exchange registries;

Maintaining health information exchange registries;

Implementing data quality checks on health information exchange.

Implementing standards for health information exchange;

Testing and piloting of health information protocols;

Collecting data for quality assurance indicators on health information exchange;

Identifying risk on health data protection;

Testing enhancement for the health information exchange; and

Implementing and monitoring health information exchange upgrades and enhancements.

Systems Support and Maintenance

Identifying and addressing potential systems issues before they are escalated;

Categorizing incidences by severity and type (critical, moderate and minor);

Monitoring and tracking performance and indicators, user management support by collecting user feedback;

Monitoring systems for any data breaches;

Assigning roles and responsibilities as per the levels and type of technical issues

Implementing predefined incident response plan which includes roles and responsibilities and escalation procedures;

Identifying systems data or users affected by data breach;

Continuously monitoring systems anomalies and/or vulnerabilities;

Implementing system to log prioritize and track incidences; and

Escalating unresolved issues to higher level support for external vendors.

Standards and Compliance

Conducting regular audits to ensure adherence to standards and guidelines; implementing uniform data and terminologies to enhance data sharing and usability;

Implementing mechanisms through compliance metrics;

Continuously reviewing and improve standards through regular updates;

Aligning digital health solutions with ethical, legal and technological standards;

Facilitating integration of systems using international standards (HL7, DICOM) other relevant standards; and

Assisting in deploying interoperability frameworks like HL7, FHIR or DICOM.

Certification

Collecting and organizing documents submitted by healthcare providers for certification purposes;

Establishing and maintaining accurate records of certification applications and compliance statuses in the agency’s database;

Implementing certification mechanisms through compliance metrics;

Continuously reviewing certification framework through regular updates;

Training healthcare providers on digital health compliance and best practices;

Providing technical support to healthcare facilities in implementing certified digital health solutions;

Preparing detailed reports on the outcomes of inspections, including compliance levels and recommended improvements;

Handling basic inquiries from healthcare providers regarding the certification process;

Assisting in the preparation of summary reports on certification activities and outcomes; and

Gathering feedback from healthcare facilities on the certification process for continuous improvement.

Capacity Building

Training health workers on digital health systems;

Monitoring and evaluation of digital health systems curriculum;

Piloting test materials and gather feedback form;

Building local capacity by training selected participants to become trainers for their institutions;

Collecting feedback from participants to identify training gaps/needs and improve future systems;

Tracking training attendance, progress through e learning modules and usage of digital health tools in clinical settings; and

Conducting a pilot launch to identify and resolve technical or user experience issues.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines:- Health Information Technology, Health Records and information Science, Health Systems, Information Communication Technology, Epidemiology, Clinical Medicine, Nursing, Nutrition, or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;

Registered and licensed by a recognized regulatory body as applicable;

Proficiency in computer applications.

Minimum qualifications

BA/BSc/HND

How to apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Digital Health Agency (DHA) on mratibu.dha.go.ke to apply

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