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Head, Medical Records
About this role
The Head, Medical Records role at Dragnet Solutions in Lagos leads the medical records function, ensuring accurate, confidential and accessible health information to support clinical care, governance and managed-care processes. It is aimed at a senior health information management professional with leadership experience.
What you would do
- 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.
- Lead, supervise and appraise records staff and set records standards.
- Contribute to data quality, audit and service improvement.
What they are asking for
- A recognised qualification in health information management/health records (e.g. BSc Health Information Management, HND/Diploma in Health Records).
- Completion of any required internship/registration training and NYSC, or a valid exemption where applicable.
- Minimum of 8 years of post-registration experience in health information/records management, including supervisory experience.
- Demonstrable experience leading or coordinating a health records management team or unit.
- Experience working within a multidisciplinary hospital team and supervising staff.
- Experience preparing for or responding to regulatory, quality, audit or accreditation reviews.
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