Fellow Medical Officer – Aga Khan University – Karachi – Pakistan
Aga Khan University invites applications for Fellow Medical Officer in Karachi, Pakistan
Introduction:
The Aga Khan University was founded in 1983 as Pakistan’s first private university, Aga Khan University is a not-for-profit institution and an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network. Starting in 2000, the University expanded to Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, United Kingdom and Afghanistan. AKU began life as a health-sciences university.
The Department of Anaesthesiology at Aga Khan University is committed to providing clinical excellence in perioperative care as well as the training of future anaesthesiologists. Our team of trained and well-experienced anesthesiologists aims to provide best possible patient care not only in the operation theatres but also beyond it. With current 35 clinical faculty our department is one of the biggest Anaesthesia department in country, our faculty is also involved in undergraduate and postgraduate education and our programs are recognized at national and international level.
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.
Aga Khan University invites application for the position of Fellow Medical Officer (Critical Care Medicine) in the Department of Anesthesiology.
Faculty Title:
Fellow Medical Officer (Critical Care Medicine) – Department of Anesthesiology
Responsibilities:
You will be responsible to:
- perform initial assessment and make initial management plan for the patient admitted in the ICU
- perform daily round with ICU team and document daily progress of the patient
- prescribe medications as per the ICU policy
- manage immediate life-threatening emergencies in ICU
- assess patients in Wards/ER regarding suitability for admission to ICU
- assess patients regarding suitability for discharge from ICU
- take part in intra-hospital transport of critical ill patients for diagnostic or therapeutic procedures
- take part in counselling patients and their family regarding end-of-life planning
- write incident reports, discharge summary and make death certificates
- abide by the rules and regulations of he hospital and be ready to perform extra unscheduled duties in case of emergencies
- take care of the sensitive equipment in ICU
- be available on the premises when on-call and attend to all patient related issues and consults
- handover and takeover charge from the ongoing team
- communicate patient’s clinical status with consultants, when needed.
Requirements:
You should have:
- MBBS or equivalent degree recognized by PMDC
- one year house job or internship
- residency raining completed in the primary specialty (internal medicine, pulmonology, nephrology, anaesthesiology, surgery
- FCPS Part ll
- previous ICU experience
- ICU procedures e.g. central line insertion, A-line insertion & Endotracheal intubation
- adequate basic science knowledge
- adequate clinical knowledge in the primary specialty
- ability to perform patient assessment including history taking and physical examination, interpretation of laboratory and radiological investigations
- valid certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- ability to apply clinical knowledge
- procedural skills to be able to perform assigned procedures
- good interpersonal skills
- commitment to practice according to basic principles of medical ethics.
Last Date:
September 18, 2024
How to Apply:
You should send your detailed CVs to:
human.resources@aku.edu
and mention the position number ‘10005640 ‘ in the subject line.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.
