Senior Medical Officer, Emergency Medicine (Adult)

Senior Medical Officer, Emergency Medicine (Adult)

Entity: Aga Khan University Hospital

Location: Karachi, Pakistan

Introduction:

The Aga Khan University Hospital is a not-for-profit healthcare institute that offers all medical services to their patients under one roof. In addition to the tertiary care hospital in Karachi, AKUH has a network of 4 secondary care hospitals, 30+ Medical Centres, and over 290+ Clinical Laboratories, 30+ Pharmacies in over 120+ cities across Pakistan. It also offers Home Healthcare Services and home deliveries of medicines. The Hospital provides Zakat for those patients who are eligible, and the health systems offers generous Patient Welfare to support those in financial need. In recognition of its high quality and patient safety, the AKUH is accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI) as an Academic Medical Centre and its Clinical Laboratories are accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) for fast and accurate testing.

As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between diverse workforce of its faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.

Responsibilities:

You will be responsible to:

• perform patient’s initial evaluation, investigation, and management to maintain consistent high clinical quality and service standards
• perform physical examination, and monitor patient's progress vigilantly
• perform medical procedures under supervision
• and communicate the progress of patients to the concerned Consultant, as well as to the patient and/or family
• assess patients and perform and complete required paperwork by filling out relevant forms as per the hospital protocols
• participate in the management of patients under the supervision of consultants
• display effective and relevant documentation with quality record keeping of clinical notes, progress notes and discharge summaries as indicated
• continually work toward enhancing competencies in a clinical setting under the supervision of consultants and other faculty and staff
• do bedside teaching and training while actively participating in academic activities of the Emergency Department
• supervise the work of Interns and Medical Officers on their rotation
• participate in educational activities, such as grand rounds, and journal clubs, where applicable
• keep aware of infection control practices and follow the same in the workplace
• support department in administrative activities to ensure the smooth provision of services in assigned areas.

Requirements:

You should have:

• MBBS degree
• at least 5 years post-MBBS related experience with one year house-job
• a valid license from the Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PMDC)
• ability to understand issues from the patient's perspective
• ability to maintain continuous open and consistent communication with faculty, staff, patients and their families
• ability to make decisions by weighing several factors and to develop solutions that address the root cause of the problem and prevent recurrence
• ability to act quickly to address a crisis situation drawing on appropriate resources.
• ability to counsel patients and their families and to adapt content, style, tone and medium of communication to suit the target audience’s language, cultural background and level of understanding.
• ability to regularly share expertise with team members to support continuous learning and improvement and foster a spirit of collaboration.
• able to work in shifts.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.