Resident Medical Officer, Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery
Entity: Aga Khan University
Location: Pakistan
Introduction:
The Department of Surgery provides comprehensive and sub-specialty care in the areas of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dental-Oral, Maxillo-facial Surgery, General Surgery, Breast Surgery, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Paediatric Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Urology and Vascular Surgery. The Department has 115 full-time and part-time faculty with a strong commitment towards teaching and research. Formal structured undergraduate teaching, postgraduate residency and fellowship programmes are integrated into the academic functions of the department.
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.
The Aga Khan University invites application for the position of Resident Medical Officer, Otolaryngology
Responsibilities:
The incumbent will be responsible to:
A. CLINICAL:
Outpatient:
- Perform initial assessment, document, and follow-up of patients before being seen by the Consultant.
Emergency:
- Attend to calls from the ER promptly
- Perform/arrange to perform a quick initial assessment and formulate a management plan of the patient in consultation with either the
- Senior Resident or Consultant on call.
- Perform emergency lifesaving procedures
- Communicate the findings and plan to the patient and/or family and the concerned ER staff and document the above.
Operating room:
- Prepare, assist/perform under supervision and document operative procedures in the OR
- Perform procedures independently/under supervision as per competency list.
- Follow-up patients in the recovery room and hand over patients to recovery Room personnel. Document findings and management plan.
Ward:
- Perform daily ward rounds with the members of the team and communicate findings, assessment, and plan to the Consultant.
- Document the above and appropriately communicate with patients, their family and nursing staff.
On-call:
- Be available on the premises when on call and attend to all patient-related issues in the ER or ward.
- Hand over and take over charge from the departing team when there is a change in duties on call.
- Communicate and document change in patient’s clinical status to the senior Residents/concerned consultant and then with the family.
B. ACADEMIC:
- Facilitate learning of students and other health care professionals.
- Appraise medical literature.
- Design clinical research.
- Demonstrate commitment to self-directed learning.
Requirements:
You should have:
- MBBS from an institution recognized by PMDC with a minimum score of 55 percent and above
- One year internship with six months in Medicine and allied and six months in Surgery and allied disciplines
- FCPS Part I
- strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.
