Medical Record Officer - Mosimi At Dragnet Nigeria

About the role

• Manages and maintains health records accurately and confidentially, supporting clinical care, billing and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate, complete and confidential patient health records.
• Manage records workflows including registration, retrieval, filing, coding and retention.
• Ensure confidentiality and data protection in line with the Nigeria Data Protection Act and internal policies.
• Support clinical care, billing, managed-care and reporting through timely records provision.
• Contribute to data quality, audit and service improvement.

Requirements

• A recognised qualification in health information management / health records (e.g. BSc Health Information Management, HND/Diploma in Health Records)
• Minimum of 4 years of post-registration experience in health information/records management.

Required skills:

• Knowledge of health information management and records practice appropriate to the role
• Understanding of confidentiality and data-protection obligations
• Competence in records systems, retrieval and clinical coding (where applicable)
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Effective communication with clinical and administrative colleagues.

Nice to have:

• Training in clinical coding (e.g. ICD)
• Training in health information systems
• Training in medical records auditing.