Assistant Head Nurse, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Assistant Head Nurse Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

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 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 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:

• ensure effective patient care management by assessing patients critically participating in patient care rounds with physician to monitor the quality of the patient care/ environment responding quickly and appropriately in conflict or crisis in patient care areas and ensure all reportable cases are communicated to HN nurse manager verbally and through shift reports
• plan nursing care and health teaching for patients according to theirs need ensure completion of nursing assessment for all patients by assigned staff in line with standards procedures and order to report patients condition accurately to the physicians / supervisor
• participate actively in quality improvement projects / nursing research projects / special projects at unit level
• periodically review nursing documentation of patient care of delegated area
• allocate assignment on a regular-basisin emergency situations and/or during weekend / public holiday to team members based on their skills and experience for adequate staffing coverage for patient care management
• assess nursing staffs learning needs offer suggestion and materials for students experience in order to enhance their clinical learning experience in patientcare areas
• provide mentorship to staff and students and reinforce the unit philosophy and goals to all staffs.

Requirements:

You should have:

• bachelors degree in Nursing from a recognized school of nursing preferably a Masters degree in the same along with current registration from Pakistan Nursing Council
• certification in Basic Life Support ACLS PALS NRP provider Safe Medication Administration Intravenous Cannulation and procedural sedation
• at least two years experience as a nurse
• ability to assess plan and manage patient care with expertise as per protocols
• familiarity and exposure to the concept of Quality Improvement of Nursing Practice
• sound clinical knowledge and management competencies
• excellent interpersonal skills particularly communication skills and ability to meet stringent deadlines
• ability to effectively work in shifts as well as independently.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.