Research Associate, Paediatrics & Child Health -MC

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.

This is a grant funded contractual position

Responsibilities

you will be responsible to:

• monitor, clinically examine and follow study new born and provide support in their clinical care in collaboration with hospital staff.
• identify different medical treatment being provided to study newborn e.g.: medications, procedures performed, investigations done and plan of care
• enroll Newborns: Enroll newborns based on Project Protocols inclusion criteria
• training new junior staff (Lady Health Workers - LHWs / Community Health Workers - CHWs) in research / interviewing skills and proper data collection
• take care for equipment through proper cleaning, storage, per shift check of the inventory and timely
• monitoring culture positive samples and liaison with Pathology lab to assure participant lab samples/cultures/ CSF/Urine/ blood cultures are stored in the designated research lab
• participate in unit-based nursing education, quality improvement sessions, audits, spot checks and skill checks
• do shifting duties (morning, evening and nights) and remain flexible in working at AKUH
• flexibility in taking over additional/new responsibilities when required by project and ready to perform any other related task assigned by the supervisor
• consultation Appointments: Ensure babies attend scheduled appointments with their consultant
• required to perform follow-ups in Clinical areas
• attend training and refresher workshops regularly
• prepare and present weekly project related activity reports.

Requirement

You should have:

• Registered Nurse (RN/BSCN) degree with some experience in neonatology and obstetric care (RN with Midwife Diploma will be preferred)
• at least One – Two years is required specifically in Pediatrics & NICU
• sensitivity to cultural differences
• ability to manage time and prioritize tasks effectively
• excellent Team Player skills
• good communication and interpersonal skills
• resilience and ability to cope with work pressure.