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Medical Database Advisor (voluntary) - Glory Reborn - Philippines

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About the assignment

Currently, most of Glory Reborn’s reporting is done manually and they are very eager to take all of their patient scheduling and database digitally. They have safely delivered over 4,300 babies and cared for hundreds more in their outpatient department. At present, they have over 6,000 manual charts stored and they are accumulating more each day.

With this, a volunteer is needed to assist Glory Reborn in identifying the best online medical patient database appropriate for their needs that is also user-friendly and in increasing the capacity of staff in database implementation and management. The role will entail assessment, research, writing, data extraction from manual sources and transfer to online database, coordination, and capacity building. They have a big hope to go paperless for more efficient delivery of services.

  • You'll be assisting Glory Reborn in identifying the most appropriate online medical database for their needs along with increasing the capacity of staff in implementing and managing the database
  • You'll have Degree in Healthcare Administration, Management Information Systems, Database Administration and Management, Information Technology, or any related field and at least 2 years’ experience in healthcare/ clinical administration, patient database and medical record management, and Information Technology
  • You'll gain an experience of a lifetime becoming part of the community of Cebu, a bustling metropolis and the country's oldest city.

Partner organisation overview

Glory Reborn is a non-government organisation providing compassionate and holistic care to marginalised mothers and babies and actively working to reduce maternal mortality for one of the most vulnerable populations in Cebu, Philippines. Glory Reborn offers high-quality holistic care and is saving lives, one mother and baby at a time. From their humble beginnings of a small apartment where they provided maternity care with just 3 midwives, they have now grown into a fully licensed maternity clinic providing sustainable employment for Filipino professionals and offering round the clock services to their clients. Since their birth in 2003, Glory Reborn has ensured over 4,300 healthy mothers and babies. Glory Reborn safely births a generation through maternal care, newborn care, spiritual and emotional support, and community outreach.

They have 5 main programs: 1) Maternity Care (Prenatal, Labor, Delivery), 2) Newborn Care (Newborn check-up, breastfeeding support, newborn hearing screening, newborn screening, immunisation), 3) PostPartum Maternal Care (check-up), 4) Family Planning, and 5) Community Outreach Program.

They have a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who is in-charge of daily operations and decision making for the organisation and about 32 full time staff composed of physicians, nurses, midwives, social workers, outreach workers, pharmacists, accountants, and administrative workers.

A position description is attached.

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