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:
- Screening, eligibility confirmation and enrollment of potential participants after the initial complete evaluation of the pregnant woman; in collaboration with obstetrics care physician on duty
- correctly introduce the study to potential participants, administer the consent form and correctly complete all CRFs to maintain all study related data
- perform obstetric ultrasound for pregnant females in their third trimester to assess viability. Have working knowledge of ultrasound-based composite
- measurement of gestational age using hadlock's algorithm
- complete assessment and re-assessment of study participants to identify their care needs and resolve their day to day health related issues
- maintain a daily log sheet and share with the assigned team leader. Report to day to day issues to study supervisor
- Notification of any adverse events to the site supervisor and Project Manager
- provide consultation (in-person/telephonic) to enrolled participants for study related concerns.
- liaison with other hospital staff and administration and foloow hospital rules and regulation. Provide support in clinical care of the patients
- do shift duties (morning, evening and nights) and remain flexible in working at all AKU secondary hospitals i.e. Garden, Kharadar, Hyderabad and Karimabad.
- willing to accept any required additional responsibilities when and if required by study team.
Requirement
You should have:
- Bachelors degree in Medicine (MBBS)
- 1-2 years of experience in community research
- ability to manage time and prioritize tasks effectively
- excellent team player
- good communication and interpersonal skills
- resilience and ability to cope with work pressure
- willing to work in the communities/field sites
- good computer and report writing skills.
