Medical Informatics Manager at Partners In Health (Malawi)

Title: Medical Informatics Manager

Location: Neno, Malawi

Organizational Profile:

Partners In Health (PIH) is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Boston, MA, whose mission is to provide quality health care for the poor and marginalized in Haiti, Rwanda, Lesotho, Malawi, Peru, Mexico, Russia, Dominican Republic, and Navajo Nation. In addition, PIH has a growing network of affiliated organizations and initiatives in several other countries, including Nepal, Burundi, Mali, Liberia, and Togo. Through service delivery, training, advocacy and research, PIH works around the globe to bring the benefits of modern medical science to those most in need of it, to serve as an antidote to despair, and inspire others to do the same.

Abwenzi Pa Za Umoyo (APZU) is the Malawi-based sister organization of PIH. APZU is transforming healthcare delivery in Neno District, one of the poorest and most remote districts in Malawi. Through 11 health centers and two hospitals APZU and the Malawi Ministry of Health (MOH) work shoulder-to-shoulder to provide free health care to a population of more than 140,000.

This is an exciting time for PIH. We are taking on immense challenges, and a newfound visibility has brought the opportunity to influence great change on the global stage. PIH seeks individuals committed to the mission and values (see PIH Values) of the organization to join the team.

Position Summary:

Based in Neno, Malawi, the Medical Informatics (MI) Manager oversees all aspects of the Electronic Medical Records system (EMR) at APZU, including data entry, management, use, visualization and dissemination. He/she serves as a critical link between the EMR and MEQ teams by ensuring that EMR data is exported in usable form for further analysis. Responsibilities of the Manager include managing a team of 7 EMR staff, planning all aspects of data entry and management in the EMR, coordinating data quality improvement projects, producing datasets and reports for APZU, MOH, and our partners, participating in data entry, and communicating suggestions for technical changes and improvements to the EMR to Boston PIH office. In doing so, the Medical Informatics Manager helps to make data available to support informed clinical and programmatic decisions and therefore increases the quality of health care services.

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