House Officer, Postgraduate Medical Education

House Officer, Postgraduate Medical Education

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.

Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) at AKU strives to instill critical thinking and analysis into its graduates to promote evidence-based health care and research abiding by the principles of ethics and professionalism. Each programme is carefully structured to produce skilled technologists and to facilitate a process of broad professional and personal development.

PGME trainees represent the University in their interactions with patients and colleagues and are expected to carry their duties and activities in a manner befitting their responsibilities. Trainees are also involved in research activities and work towards building a research culture; they are encouraged to write research proposals and are provided with limited financial support for conducting research projects. Trainees are also provided with financial support to present their research work at national and international conferences, including the annual PGME Conference.

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 for the following:

• Learn patient-care under the supervision of Residents and Consultants,
• Perform initial assessment that includes history and physical examination.
• Order labs / radiology in consultation with supervisor.
• Perform simple procedures like cannulation, ABG sampling, entheterization, NG tube insertion, gastric lavage etc. under supervision.
• Order medication like IV fluids, analgesics, antibiotic etc. under supervision.
• Write medical prescription.
• Make daily / morning ward rounds with team, collect and interpret data and gain experience in patient caremanagement.
• Perform common procedures (such as I/V lines, Venipuncture, Lumbar puncture etc) with or without supervisor.
• Discuss the case with supervisor, order necessary investigation and provide necessary medical treatment under supervision.
• Communicate the findings and plan to the patient and / or family.
• Keep up to date legible medical records in a timely fashion.
• Consult subspecialty services and communicate the findings to relevant supervisor specialty, if needed.
• Discharge patient with verbal and written discharge summary / instructions, fill up necessary discharge document and arrange take home supplies for the patients.
• Attend all patient's related issues/matters including patient's admission, follow up of discharged patients and patient plan for the day.
• Be available when on call; carry a pager and inform the team and ward personnel of the number, when on-call.
• To present a patient concisely in a systematic manner, including overnight issues.
• Coordinate with the case manager (if present) in carrying out of assignments of a particular patient e.g. dressings,
• Clerk and carry out pre-operative work-up of elective and emergency patients admitted on the floor.
• Communicate with the floor nurses regarding urgent orders.
• Regularly communicate/update senior residents/consultants regarding new developments in the condition of patients.
• Manage post-operative patients and carry out their post-op orders.
• Daily document the whole day's plan and patient's condition in a systematic fashion in patient's files.
• Assign tasks regarding patient care to fellow on-call interns at the end of the day.
• Be an active member of the team in managing the ward patients during the night; document all events during the
• Respond immediately to all rush calls from the floor, irrespective of the time.
• Arrange transfer/shift-out of the patient to a different unit or hospital when required.

Requirements:

You should have:

• MBBS from a PMDC recognized institution.
• Valid PMDC registration.

• Valid CNIC / NICOP / Passport

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.