Medical Data Processing Officer at Medecins Sans Frontieres

Medecins Sans FrontieresSokoto, Nigeria Data and Artificial Intelligence

Full Time

MÃ©decins Sans FrontiÃ¨res (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare. MSF offers assistance to people based on need, irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of neutrality and impartiality. A worldwide movement MSF was founded in Paris, France in 1971. Its principles are described in the organisation's founding charter. It is a non-profit, self-governed organisation. Today, MSF is a worldwide movement of 24 associations, bound together as MSF International, based in Switzerland. Thousands of health professionals, logistical and administrative staff - most of whom are hired locally - work on programmes in some 70 countries worldwide. Humanitarian action MSF's work is based on humanitarian principles. We are committed to bringing quality medical care to people caught in crisis, regardless of race, religion or political affiliation. MSF operates independently. We conduct our own evaluations on the ground to determine people’s needs. More than 90 per cent of our overall funding comes from millions of private sources, not governments. MSF is neutral. We do not take sides in armed conflicts, we provide care on the basis of need, and we push for independent access to victims of conflict as required under international humanitarian law. Bearing witness and speaking out MSF medical teams often witness violence and neglect in the course of their work, largely in regions that receive scant international attention. At times, MSF may speak out publicly in an effort to bring a forgotten crisis to public attention, to alert the public to abuses occurring beyond the headlines, to criticise the inadequacies of the aid system, or to challenge the diversion of humanitarian aid for political interests. Quality medical care MSF rejects the idea that poor people deserve third-rate medical care and strives to provide high-quality care to patients. In 1999, when MSF was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the organisation announced the money would go towards raising awareness of and fighting against neglected diseases. Through the Access Campaign, and in partnership with the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, this work has helped lower the price of HIV/AIDS treatment and stimulated research and development for medicines to treat malaria and neglected diseases like sleeping sickness and kala azar.

Main Objective and Responsibilities of the Position

Carrying out medical data collection and entry activities into the mission database recording all relevant clinical and demographic data on patients and ensuring data quality/reliability, according to MSF protocols and maintaining confidentiality while producing the appropriate, updated documents for the medical team in order to support decision making processes.

Accountabilities

Performing data entry of all epidemiological information into select databases program and creating appropriate reports, providing data for project development purposes.
Ensuring that all data entered has been authorized and that appropriate documentation has been received (patient records, treatment monitoring, etc.). Ensuring that all data entry processes occur in a timely and efficient manner.
Ensuring all data collected and entered to databases is consistently accurate and complete. Being responsible for ensuring that quality control queries of the database are followed up, ensuring identification of data entry errors and corrections. Immediately reporting to the supervisor, any anomalies in the database
Filing documents according to MSF standards
Communicating regularly with the HCW’s, assisting in the (re)training when necessary, on proper registration of patients, proper filling of the various forms, clarifying queries, obtaining missing information and correcting errors, ensuring they have ongoing sufficient supplies of necessary hardcopy data collection forms
Assisting in the compilation and preparation of regular reports and providing detailed information to medical and laboratory teams (weekly, monthly, according to patient treatment requirements).

MSF Section / Context-Specific Accountabilities

Enter medical data (e.g. patient data, date of visit, surgery, laboratory investigations, nutrition and physiotherapy etc) in the mission’s database regularly and according to MSF protocols.
Ensure tally sheet and cover sheets are accurately filled and uptodate on a weekly bassis.follow up on accurate data collection for the case reporting form.
Participate in the compilation of data both from MSF structure and from collaborating health facilities.
Collaborate with MoH Medical records in Noma Children's Hospital and Specialist Hospital Sokoto to ensure good data flow,file movement for collection and reporting of data in a timely maner.
Participate in the search for missing data with the medical team responsible.
Organises filing system for all the patients and store them neatly in the cabinet. Update files of existing patients and make any corrections needed.
Make regular back-ups of all data processed.
Look after all equipment provided and keep recording areas clean and tidy, giving special importance to all patient files.
Take patients’ photos for the Intervention screening and discharge after surgery.
Report any issue concerning data management to the supervisor.
Elaborate statistical reports when required by the Supervisor.
Be flexible to support in assigned research responsibilities.
Ensure the smooth data collection and reporting of PPN consumed through a regular follow up on the PPN tracking sheet and data of HP activities in the ATFC program.
Ensure, promote and maintain confidentiality regarding all information registered.
Collate data from the ATFC cnetres in collaboration with the NAM and IEC officer
Flexibility in undertaking assigned tasks, due to the changing nature of MSF operations