Resident Medical Officer (Cardiothoracic Surgery), Department of Surgery

Resident Medical Officer (Cardiothoracic Surgery), Department of Surgery

Department: Surgery

Entity: Medical College

Location: Karachi, Pakistan

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. The affiliated Aga Khan University Hospital has well-equipped investigative services and provides state-of-the-art clinical facilities.

The Department of Surgery provides comprehensive and sub-specialty care in the areas of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dental-Oral, Maxillo-facial Surgery, General Surgery, Breast Surgery, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Paediatric Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Urology and Vascular Surgery. The Department has 115 full-time and part-time faculty with a strong commitment towards teaching and research. Formal structured undergraduate teaching, postgraduate residency and fellowship programmes are integrated into the academic functions of the department.

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.

The Aga Khan University invites applications for the position of Resident Medical Officer, Cardiothoracic Surgery in the Department of Surgery.

Responsibilities:

You will be responsible to:

• Perform initial assessment, documentation, and follow-up of patients before being seen by the Consultant
• Attend to calls from the ER promptly.
• Perform/arrange to perform a quick initial assessment and formulate a management plan for the patient in consultation with either the senior resident or Consultant on call.
• Communicate the findings and plan to the patient and/or family and the concerned ER staff and document the above.
• Prepare, assist/perform under supervision and document operative procedures in the OR.
• Perform procedures independently / under supervision as per the competency list.
• Follow-up with the patients in the recovery room and hand over patients to recovery room personnel.
• Document findings and management plan.
• Perform daily ward rounds with the members of the team and communicate findings, assessment, and plan to the Consultant.
• Document the above and appropriately communicate with patients, their families, and nursing staff.
• Be available on the premises when on call and attend to all patient-related issues in the ER or ward.
• Communicate and document the patient’s clinical status change to the senior resident/concerned Consultant and then with the family.

Requirements:

You should have:

• a MBBS from an institution recognized by PMDC
• One year of internship (house job) training
• FCPS Part I
• Knowledge of established and evolving Biomedical, Clinical, Epidemiological, and Behavioral Sciences
• Ability to perform an initial assessment, including history taking and physical examination
• Ability to collect relevant and accurate information about patients
• Knowledge of developing and carrying out good initial patient management plans

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.