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Wits Health Consortium Data Capturers (12 Months Contract)
Role Overview
Wits Health Consortium is offering Data Capturer positions on a 12-month contract, providing an opportunity for individuals to gain hands-on experience in health data management. The main purpose of the role is to accurately and timeously capture patient information into electronic record systems, while ensuring high data quality through regular checks and data cleaning processes. This position plays a vital role in supporting reliable healthcare data, contributing to effective research, reporting, and patient care outcomes.
Reference No: Data Capturer - 01
Duration: 12 Months Contract
Division: Wits Planetary Health Research
Location: Rahma Moosa Hospital, Johannesburg
Create and capture new patient files.
Capture blood results received from the laboratory.
Identify missing data, inconsistencies and errors and follow-up or report on missing data or errors.
Refer administrative support to the Project co-ordinator.
Compile and generate relevant reports.
Maintain and update patient files.
Perform daily data cleaning and quality control checks.
Check the accuracy of manually captured data.
Check and compare patient history and data.
Resolve discrepancies and queries with relevant parties.
Print relevant documentation and file it in patient files.
Accurately and timeously capture data for assigned research studies
Clean data based on error reports for assigned research studies
Ensure research activities are completed within allocated time frames
Grade 12 / Matric certificate
Minimum of 1 years’ experience in Data capturing or Administration.
Good administrative skills together with working knowledge of Microsoft Office and database packages
Demonstrated data capturing speed and accuracy.
Ability to meet deadlines.
Good communication skills.
Self-motivated and able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
Key Responsibilities
• Create and capture new patient files.
• Capture blood results received from the laboratory.
• Identify missing data, inconsistencies and errors and follow-up or report on missing data or errors.
• Refer administrative support to the Project co-ordinator.
• Compile and generate relevant reports.
• Maintain and update patient files.
• Perform daily data cleaning and quality control checks.
• Check the accuracy of manually captured data.
• Check and compare patient history and data.
• Resolve discrepancies and queries with relevant parties.
• Print relevant documentation and file it in patient files.
• Accurately and timeously capture data for assigned research studies
• Clean data based on error reports for assigned research studies
• Ensure research activities are completed within allocated time frames
Entry Requirements
• Grade 12 / Matric certificate
• Minimum of 1 years’ experience in Data capturing or Administration.
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