Job Description
Introduction:
The Outreach and Research Programme of the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health has ten community-based field sites across Pakistan (including four in Karachi) and focuses on research for betterment of women and child health. The Department has a Nutritional Research Laboratory as well as an Infectious Disease Research Laboratory that cater to the needs of its research projects. It has well-acclaimed work to its credit both at the 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.
Responsibilities:
you will be responsible to:
- draw blood from patients referred by Family Physicians and project enrolments.
- transport sample and its storage.
- collect research laboratory reports of patients referred by Family Physician.
- document project data in Logbooks for all enrolments referred by Family physicians.
- Help RMO during field visits to Family Physician clinics if required.
- Manage all logistics concerned with referrals from Family Physicians.
- ensure that all Lab supplies ate stocked at the Field Lab for Phlebotomy Services.
- maintain all updated records of Project Data Registers.
- Residence confirmation of referred cases to ensure they fulfil project criteria.
Requirements:
You should have:
- Matric/ Intermediate Certificate along with the Training in Phlebotomy
- one year experience in laboratory or hospital/ research facility
- sufficient knowledge and experience of Phlebotomy procedures
- basic knowledge of safe injection/ IV practices
- sufficient knowledge of safe disposal of sharp objects as per Safety Guidelines
- strong communication skills
- should have the knowledge of working in community settings.
