Turkey: Medical Database Officer

Job Purpose Summary:

The Medical Database Officer will support the Medical Database and Reporting Manager in maintaining medical database for monitoring and reporting purposes. He/she will work closely with the Monitoring and Evaluation department, medical team, information management department to ensure quality reports and inputs for the program.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Receive, review, and disseminate weekly health facilities and contact field medical officers and health facility registrars for clarification of any inaccuracies noted,
• Keep updated records of all medical facilities their level of reporting,
• Ensuring that all data is being collected and managed in the (DHIS2),
• Arrange and explain for the trainees, data clerks, related trainings such as District Health Information System (DHIS) Collect, Manage, Visualize and Explore Data,
• Keep tracking of all health related activities in action sites including data related to community based activities and training conducted,
• Collate all information into a draft report for review by the medical data manager,
• Work with health manager to monitor trends in medical data and ensure timely, communication of any issues to the medical team for necessary intervention,
• Act as the focal point for trouble shooting any data related issues at the supported health facilities,
• Maintain weekly and monthly data of medical facilities,
• Assist the medical program officers in sharing information and maintain updated facility,
• Information to assist in decision making internal and external reports donor visits etc.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor in computer sciences or related field of health information systems.
• At least 2 years of experience in reporting, databases, or health information systems.
• Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English.
• High proficiency in MS Office excellent reporting writing skills.
• Work experience with NGO / health program.
• Have excellent organizational skills ability to handle multiple tasks.
• Work in a dynamic high pressure environment, attention to details, and coordination of multiple tasks to meet deadlines.
• Have the flexibility and ability to work effectively with various personalities and cultures.
• Must have a valid passport.

Note: Please include your legal status information (e.g. residency card, working permit) in your resume.

Applications should include a detailed CV and a cover letter should be submitted in English with the subject title (Medical Database Officer ) to following email address, respectively:

hrkilis@internationalmedicalcorps.org