Nafasi ya kazi :- Health Information System Analyst at Aga Khan Health Service, Tanzania (AKHST) October 2025

This expansion aimed at improving the Hospital’s quality of facilities and infrastructure to become an ultramodern 170 bed facility to increase its capacity as a provider of high-quality medical care leading to a tertiary care, referral, and teaching hospital.

The Phase II development focused on expanding key clinical services including a comprehensive cardiology programme, oncology services and neurosciences, as well as the expansion of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Diagnostic Imaging, Critical Care and Women and Child Health programmes.

The Hospital is JCI Accredited (achieved a level of quality and patient service that is equal to the best hospitals in the world) and the teaching site for The Aga Khan University, which offers Postgraduate Medical Education programs leading to Master of Medicine in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Paediatrics and Child Health.

It is also an accredited internship site. As part of the integrated health systems approach, AKHST plans to establish 35 outreach health facilities that are located across Tanzania. Currently, 19 such clinics have been established across the country and linked to the main hospital in Dar es Salaam.

AKHST is seeking for enthusiastic, qualified, and experienced personnel as described below:

Health Information System Analyst

EHR Dictionary Management:

• Maintain and update clinical terminologies and dictionaries within the hospital’s EHR system, including diagnosis codes, procedure codes, lab test codes, and medication terminologies.
• Collaborate with clinical departments (nursing, physicians, lab, pharmacy) to ensure dictionaries reflect current clinical practices and hospital protocols.
• Conduct regular audits of dictionary entries and coding to ensure compliance with healthcare regulations and internal standards.
• Manage dictionary version control and coordinate updates with IT and EHR vendor support teams.

Reporting & Data Analysis:

• Develop, automate, and distribute detailed operational, clinical, and compliance reports using Advanced Excel and Power BI.
• Analyze patient care data, utilization trends, quality metrics, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to support hospital leadership and clinical teams.
• Collaborate with clinical, administrative, and IT teams to identify reporting needs and develop tailored dashboards and visualization tools.

Collaboration & Training:

• Work closely with Health Information Management (HIM), clinical departments, and IT to ensure accurate dictionary management and reporting outputs.
• Provide training and support to end-users on dictionary usage, data interpretation, and report generation.
• Document workflows, policies, and procedures related to dictionary maintenance and reporting.

Lead Implementation of EHR/ERP in Mombasa and Kisumu which includes

• Dictionary development, including services, pricing, etc.
• Staff training on dictionary development and usage defined as core responsibilities
• Report development/replication.