Associate, Department of Medicine

Associate, Department of Medicine

Entity

Aga Khan University

Location

Karachi, Pakistan

Introduction

Aga Khan University, chartered in 1983 as Pakistan's first private international university, is committed to the provision of education, research and health care of international standard relevant to Pakistan and the region. The affiliated Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) has well-equipped investigative services and provides state-of-the-art clinical facilities. AKUH is the first hospital in Pakistan to be awarded the prestigious Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA) for practicing the highest internationally-recognized healthcare standards.

The Department of Medicine  comprises of independent sections of Cardiology, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Nephrology, Neurology, and Pulmonary & Critical Care. The department has over 70+ full-time Faculty with a strong commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate education and research. Residency Programmes are offered in Internal Medicine, Neurology, Adult Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Pulmonary Medicine, Nephrology and Dermatology, as well as Fellowship Programmes in Clinical Neurophysiology & Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Interventional Cardiology and Infectious Diseases.

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 applications for the position of Associate in the Department of Medicine. 

Responsibilities

You will be expected to:

• Understand the clinical indicators of each section, gathering the required data through audits.
• Read of patient files in HIMS
• Coordinate with different dept leads to collect the data for OPPE report generation.
• Prepare OPPE reports for each faculty using the data collected through audits.
• Submit the OPPE reports to the central office in coordination with the departmental manager
• Coordinate the educational Grand Rounds of the Department of Medicine which includes, coordinating with the different speakers for dates and topics, gathering content and developing flyers, advertising them, and maintaining attendance data after the session
• Share feedback evaluation forms with all faculty and maintain a record of completed forms
• Any other task assigned by Assistant Manager or Departmental Manager.

Requirements

You must have:

• Bachelor’s degree/Nursing Degree/MBBS (Clinical background is preferred)
• 2-3 years of relevant experience
• Knowledge of maintaining basic clinical indicators
• Should have strong Excel skills
• Knowledge of using clinical applications used at AKU
• Strong interpersonal & communication skills
• Demonstrate strong critical thinking abilities, organizational and management skills
• Demonstrate teamwork, maturity & ability to work independently 
• Good skills in computer applications especially MS Office
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with strong multitasking capabilities.