Physician Informaticist, Paediatrics & Child Health - MC
Department: Paediatrics and Child Health
Entity: Aga Khan University
Location: Pakistan
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.
You will be responsible for focusing on maximizing the clinical effectiveness and operational efficiency of our Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems. Physician Informaticist will be responsible for supporting and enhancing EHR functionality, improving clinical workflows, and ensuring the effective integration of EHR systems into everyday clinical practice in the department of Pediatrics.
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:
Supporting physicians, nurses, and ancillary staff by providing continuous support, troubleshooting, and identifying opportunities for clinical information system improvements. Serving as a skilled clinical resource in support of non-clinical team members
Promoting future and present system functionality by identifying and testing the clinical information systems. Training end-users to use the EHR and providing elbow-level Go-Live support to clinicians.
Identifying clinical practice workflow and process issues, concerns, and working with leadership to define system and process requirements that optimize system performance and technology utilization by clinical practitioners.
Serving as the domain expert for any activity that relates to clinical workflows and assisting in methodology and content development related to various clinical and related non-clinical domains.
Participating in internal and client-driven focus groups to gather requirements and enhancement requests for the EHR. Assisting medical and clinical researchers in the design of retrospective studies, including data generation, analysis, interpretation of data derivatives, and publication of scientific articles.
Acting as a mentor to new PIs, residents, or students, and assisting with educational initiatives via the use of the EHR.
Having the ability to travel occasionally as warranted by EHR Programme work and location; frequency will vary depending on programme requirements.
Requirements:
You should have:
Graduate of Medical College (MBBS or MBChB or MD)
1- 2 years of experience in the field of Paediatrics, AKU experience is preferred but not required.
Experience with inpatient, outpatient, peri-operative
Experience with direct patient care responsibilities.
Knowledge of hospital/physician practice procedures, regulations, and guidelines.
Understanding of clinical care pathways, order management, and Physician documentation
Experience working effectively with Physicians, Nurses, Residents, and Students.
Clinically trained for inpatient and outpatient venues of care.
Clinical rotations during educational training, especially in Paediatrics, experience at AKU will be preferred
Participated in clinical research studies, preferred but not required.
Prior experience with the use of an electronic health record (EHR), preferred but not required.
Excellent communication skills, and a proactive approach to problem-solving
Ability to handle confidential information and work effectively in a team-oriented environment.
Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.