The Collar360

Medical records clerk

Other names

clinical records administrator, patients records assistant, health records staff member, medical records filing clerk, medical note summariser, medical records staff member, health records assistant

Health records and administration

They keep patients' health records safe and in order, and they type information from paper records into a computer.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Protect the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.

  2. 2

    Review records for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with regulations.

  3. 3

    Scan patients' health records into electronic formats.

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Sources

Built from 6 sources

Uganda Public Service: schemes of service, job descriptions, adverts and the salary structure 2026/27

Official record

Ministry of Public Service, Health Service Commission, Education Service Commission and others; each post cites its document. Gathered by The Collar360.

Government of Uganda publications (public)

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
agent du service des dossiers médicaux/agente du service des dossiers médicaux
español
auxiliar en documentación y administración sanitaria
العربية
كاتب السجلات الطبية / كاتبة السجلات الطبية
português
Técnico de registos médicos/Técnica de registos médicos
Deutsch
Krankheitsregister-Dokumentar/Krankheitsregister-Dokumentarin
italiano
addetto all’archiviazione di referti medici/addetta all’archiviazione di referti medici

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