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System Developer At Tenwek Hospital

Tenwek Hospital

Healthcare / Medical full time Nairobi Posted 18 hours ago

Mission Statement: "Tenwek Hospital is a Christian community committed to excellence in compassionate healthcare, spiritual ministry, and training for service to the glory of God." The hospital was founded in 1937 by missionaries from World Gospel Mission and has since grown to be a leading teaching and referral hospital in the region and one of the largest mission hospitals in Africa. It is a non-profit faith-based organization, a ministry of Africa Gospel Church and in partnership with World Gospel Mission. It has a capacity of 300 beds and offers a wide-range of quality and affordable primary and specialized healthcare services. Through partnerships with various organizations, long term and visiting physicians (Facilitated through Samaritan’s Purse), provide Tenwek patients with expertise in hospital care, out-patient treatment (Supported through USAID), and HIV/AIDS care through the PEPFAR program. Tenwek is also supported by Friends of Tenwek (FOT), a U.S.-based non-profit organization dedicated to developing key relationships and resources that help Tenwek fulfill its mission. FOT has raised funds through various organizations and private donors to support the projects and goals of Tenwek Hospital in adition to keeping those who have visited Tenwek in the past informed and involved with what's happening at Tenwek today. "Nothing we do at Tenwek Hospital would be possible without the complete and sanctifying love of our Savior Jesus Christ. He is the reason for our ministry. We work to meet the needs of the whole person, as reflected in the Hospital's mission statement."Job Purpose To lead the design, development, integration, and maintenance of healthcare information systems (HMIS/EMR) and other enterprise applications. The role ensures delivery of secure, reliable, and scalable digital health solutions supporting clinical, administrative, and reporting functions in compliance with Kenyan health data regulations. Key Responsibilities/Duties/Tasks KEY RESPONSIBILITIES System Design & Architecture Lead architecture and design of hospital and enterprise applications. Translate clinical and business requirements into technical solutions. Develop scalable and secure HMIS/EMR modules. Ensure high availability and disaster recovery readiness. Healthcare Application Development Develop and enhance EMR/HMIS modules (patient management, billing, pharmacy, lab, etc.). Build secure RESTful APIs for health systems integration. Implement interoperability standards (HL7/FHIR where applicable). Customize healthcare workflows and forms. System Integration Integrate EMR/HMIS with LIS, RIS/PACS, ERP, and insurance platforms. Support data exchange with Ministry of Health reporting systems. Troubleshoot complex integration issues. Security & Compliance Implement secure coding standards. Enforce role-based access controls (RBAC). Ensure compliance with Kenya Data Protection Act and MoH guidelines. Conduct vulnerability assessments.  DevOps & Deployment Design and manage CI/CD pipelines. Containerize applications using Docker. Manage development, staging, and production environments. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Academic Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field. Master’s degree is an added advantage. Professional Experience Minimum 3 years’ experience in software development. At least 1 years working with healthcare systems (HMIS/EMR) preferred is added advantage. Proven experience in system integration projects.