Assistant Head Nurse - Department of Princess Zahra Pavilion

Assistant Head Nurse

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 follow up from pre-transplant clinic screening until the long term post-transplant for least one year.
• coordinate with intra department team for timely reporting of diagnostic evaluation that includes: radiology, laboratory and others support services.
• offer ongoing education for transplant patients and their families.
• develop post-transplant report of patient’s clinical condition and update to the team and post transplant work up.
• facilitate besides recipient evaluation and also complete work up donor evaluation as well as that demonstrates the complete preparedness of a pair ready to transplant.
• maintain dashboard indicators as needed.

Requirements:

You should have:

• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing (BScN) from an accredited school
• minimum three years of nursing experience
• valid license from Pakistan Nursing Council
• certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Safe Medication Administration, Aseptic Techniques, I/V Cannulation, Tool Training and Facilitation course
• excellent communication, interpersonal and supervisory skills
• willingness to work in shift duties (morning, evening and night).

Comprehensive Employment Reference Checks will be conducted.