Wits Health Consortium: Administrator

Main purpose of the job: To capture patient and research study data accurately and timeously into electronic and manual database

Position Title: Administrator

Reference No: DM – 019 -Administrator

Duration: 6 Month Fixed Term Contract

Responsibilities:

• Receive participant files from Clinicians for data capturing. Identify missing data, inconsistencies and errors and follow-up or report on missing data or errors.
• Capture confidential research information.
• Compare data entered with source documents and make necessary corrections to information entered. Identify and consolidate duplicate patient files both electronic and manual.
• Update patient demographics.
• Capture patient blood results on receipt from Lab.
• Identify data errors and make corrections to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• File participant documents according to protocol.
• Maintain and update participant files.
• Maintain an effective and efficient filing system.
• Distribute daily/weekly/monthly data and reports to relevant team members.
• Participate actively in the generation of required Donor reports.
• Provide administrative support i.e. copying, faxing, filing, archiving etc.
• Participate in monthly M&E team meetings and other trainings as required.
• Take ownership and accountability for tasks and demonstrates effective self-management.
• Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of own work are consistently and accurately maintained.
• Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback.
• Take ownership for driving own career development.

Requirements:

• Matric (post matric qualification will be advantageous)

Required minimum work experience

• 1 year working experience in a research environment

Skills and Competencies:

• Intermediate Computer skills (MS).
• Sound record keeping experience.
• Ability to work in a highly active and stressful environment.
• Must possess strong organizational skills and be detail orientated.
• Must possess strong time-management skills and be able to task shift.
• Must be able to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
• High level of Rule orientation as it is required to consistently apply strict adherence to research and GCP practices.
• Ability to communicate in local languages will be an advantage.