Medical Record Officer at Dragnet Nigeria

About the role

• Manages and maintains health records accurately and confidentially, supporting clinical care, billing and reporting.
• This is an opportunity to join a modern, multidisciplinary clinical environment committed to safe, effective and patient-centred care.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Contribute to data quality, audit and service improvement.

Requirements
Education:

• 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.

Experience:

• Minimum of 4 years of post-registration experience in health information/records management.
• Post-registration experience in health records management practice.
• Clinical/technical competence appropriate to the role, exercised with appropriate supervision.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary hospital team.

Required skills:

• Knowledge of health information management and records practice appropriate to the role.
• Understanding of confidentiality and data-protection obligations.
• Competence in records systems, retrieval and (where applicable) clinical coding.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Effective communication with clinical and administrative colleagues.