Title: EMR
Business Analyst (Temporary)
Hiring Manager: Rockefeller Implementation Oversight and Rockefeller
Co-PI
Location: Kigali, Rwanda (seconded to the Rwandan Ministry of Health EMR
Development Team)
Business Analyst (Temporary)
Hiring Manager: Rockefeller Implementation Oversight and Rockefeller
Co-PI
Location: Kigali, Rwanda (seconded to the Rwandan Ministry of Health EMR
Development Team)
Organizational Profile:
Partners In Health (“PIH”), co-founded by Paul Farmer and Ophelia Dahl and
headquartered in Boston, MA, is an internationally recognized non-profit
organization whose mission is to provide a preferential option for the poor in
health care. Through its service delivery, training, advocacy and research, PIH
works globally to bring the benefits of modern medical science to those most in
need and to serve as an antidote to despair. PIH has major programs in Haiti,
Peru, Guatemala, Mexico, Russia, Rwanda, Lesotho, Malawi, Burundi, Kazakhstan,
the Dominican Republic, and Boston, working tirelessly to lessen the joint
burden of disease and poverty.
Partners In Health (“PIH”), co-founded by Paul Farmer and Ophelia Dahl and
headquartered in Boston, MA, is an internationally recognized non-profit
organization whose mission is to provide a preferential option for the poor in
health care. Through its service delivery, training, advocacy and research, PIH
works globally to bring the benefits of modern medical science to those most in
need and to serve as an antidote to despair. PIH has major programs in Haiti,
Peru, Guatemala, Mexico, Russia, Rwanda, Lesotho, Malawi, Burundi, Kazakhstan,
the Dominican Republic, and Boston, working tirelessly to lessen the joint
burden of disease and poverty.
PIH began working in Rwanda in 2005, where today we
serve a catchment area of 800,000 through 37 health centers and three hospitals
with our sister organization, Inshuti Mu Buzima (IMB). Taking the lessons
learned and expertise honed in Haiti, our efforts in Rwanda have achieved rapid
success, gaining the attention of both the highest levels of the Government of
Rwanda and the international community. Through partnership with the Ministry
of Health in our efforts, we have already helped to strengthen the public
health system in the areas we serve and are helping the government develop
plans to replicate elements of our model throughout the country.
serve a catchment area of 800,000 through 37 health centers and three hospitals
with our sister organization, Inshuti Mu Buzima (IMB). Taking the lessons
learned and expertise honed in Haiti, our efforts in Rwanda have achieved rapid
success, gaining the attention of both the highest levels of the Government of
Rwanda and the international community. Through partnership with the Ministry
of Health in our efforts, we have already helped to strengthen the public
health system in the areas we serve and are helping the government develop
plans to replicate elements of our model throughout the country.
In Rwanda, electronic medical records (EMR) make a
major contribution to PIH/IMB’s efforts to strengthen the national and local
healthcare systems. PIH and its partners pioneered the development of OpenMRS,
an open source electronic medical record system which is currently being
implemented nationally by the Rwandan Government. PIH/IMB and MOH development
teams develop and support the electronic medical record system in use in over
250 health centers, with patient records supporting care for HIV, TB,
non-communicable disease, primary care, antenatal care, and oncology.
major contribution to PIH/IMB’s efforts to strengthen the national and local
healthcare systems. PIH and its partners pioneered the development of OpenMRS,
an open source electronic medical record system which is currently being
implemented nationally by the Rwandan Government. PIH/IMB and MOH development
teams develop and support the electronic medical record system in use in over
250 health centers, with patient records supporting care for HIV, TB,
non-communicable disease, primary care, antenatal care, and oncology.
General Responsibilities:
This position is seconded to the Rwandan Ministry of Health (EMR) development
team. As part of the EMR team, the business analyst is responsible for
analyzing the information needs of various health facility and MOH
stakeholders, translating those needs into information system workflows, and
documenting the system requirements for ongoing EMR software development. A key
component of this position will be to provide capacity building in business
analysis for a member of the MOH development team.
This position is seconded to the Rwandan Ministry of Health (EMR) development
team. As part of the EMR team, the business analyst is responsible for
analyzing the information needs of various health facility and MOH
stakeholders, translating those needs into information system workflows, and
documenting the system requirements for ongoing EMR software development. A key
component of this position will be to provide capacity building in business
analysis for a member of the MOH development team.
Specific Responsibilities:
• Work closely with health facility clinicians and administrators, program
managers, and other stakeholders to identify and gather requirements for data
collection, reporting, and use
• Document system and functional requirements for the EMR and create
specifications to guide OpenMRS software development
• Identify, analyze, and document clinical and administrative workflows within
health facilities and ensure system development supports and enhances workflows
• Support activities around use case development, test case planning, and
execution of testing
• Work closely with OpenMRS developers to ensure system and business requirements
are clearly documented and understood during the design, development, testing
and deployment phases of a project
• Provide mentoring and capacity building related to business analysis to a
designated member of the MOH team
• Work closely with health facility clinicians and administrators, program
managers, and other stakeholders to identify and gather requirements for data
collection, reporting, and use
• Document system and functional requirements for the EMR and create
specifications to guide OpenMRS software development
• Identify, analyze, and document clinical and administrative workflows within
health facilities and ensure system development supports and enhances workflows
• Support activities around use case development, test case planning, and
execution of testing
• Work closely with OpenMRS developers to ensure system and business requirements
are clearly documented and understood during the design, development, testing
and deployment phases of a project
• Provide mentoring and capacity building related to business analysis to a
designated member of the MOH team
Qualifications:
• 3-5 years of work experience in business analysis including some experience
in a health care setting
• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, medical informatics, or a related
field
• Solid understanding of all aspects of the software application development
life cycle and release process
• Experience with OpenMRS and medical practice management would be asset
• Well-developed analytical skills and written and oral communication skills
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Collaborative problem-solver, willing to take individual responsibility as
well as comfortable in a team environment
• Able to work effectively with people from a variety of educational,
professional, and cultural backgrounds
• Strong interest in social justice, healthcare, and international development
• Comfortable living in resource-poor settings
• French and/or Kinyarwanda language skills an asset
• 3-5 years of work experience in business analysis including some experience
in a health care setting
• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, medical informatics, or a related
field
• Solid understanding of all aspects of the software application development
life cycle and release process
• Experience with OpenMRS and medical practice management would be asset
• Well-developed analytical skills and written and oral communication skills
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Collaborative problem-solver, willing to take individual responsibility as
well as comfortable in a team environment
• Able to work effectively with people from a variety of educational,
professional, and cultural backgrounds
• Strong interest in social justice, healthcare, and international development
• Comfortable living in resource-poor settings
• French and/or Kinyarwanda language skills an asset
How to apply:
• Visit http://www.pih.org/pages/employment
• Click “EMR Business Analyst, Rwanda (Temporary)” under
“International Positions”
• Click “Apply for this Position” at the end of the job description
• Click “EMR Business Analyst, Rwanda (Temporary)” under
“International Positions”
• Click “Apply for this Position” at the end of the job description