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.
Responsibilities
You will be responsible to:
• Monitor clinically examine and follow study newborn and provide support in their clinical care in collaboration with hospital staffs
• Assist the physician in adequate airway management to include oxygen therapy, nebulization and suctioning include mechanical ventilation and CPAP based on physician order
• provide safety environment for patient through adherence to infection control practice and other safety policy, and perform timely safety checks on incubators, IV pumps, oxygen source, ventilators, cardiac monitor and glucometer
• training new junior staff (LHWs/CHWs) in research / interviewing skills and proper data collection
• care of equipment through proper cleaning storage, per shift check of the inventory and timely.
Requirement
You should have:
• Midwifery or Registered Nurse (RN/BScN) with some experience in neonatology obstetric care
• 1 to 2 years of relevant experience
• excellent team player
• good communication and interpersonal skills
• willing to work in the communities
