Job Summary
Background: Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan (AKHS, P) runs one of the largest not-for-profit private healthcare systems in the country, with a focus on the regions of Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Sindh. Its core focus includes initiatives for hard-to-reach populations through services like outreach clinics, training of community midwives to provide low-cost health services in remote areas, screening for non-communicable diseases, and digital health solutions.
Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan is looking for competent Lady Medical Officer (LMO) based in District Ghizer, GB Region.
Job Summary: Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan seeks competent Lady Medical Officer for Iskomin-Punial Module. The role includes providing outreach clinics, monitoring child and maternal health, supervising field teams, and ensuring the provision high-quality service to general population in collaboration with the program team. The role will play a pivotal role in educating mothers and the community in far flung areas to improve demand for health services.
Role and Responsibilities
- With the support of program team, plan and conduct monthly outreach clinic sessions in far flung and remote areas of to provide health services including screening of children under 2 years and mothers (especially pregnant women) and adult
- Assess the medical and health needs of children, mothers and adult at outreach clinics/points and provide basic treatment.
- Conduct awareness and counselling sessions on healthy nutrition, IYCF practices, family planning, regular ANC and PNC visits, institutional delivery and routine immunization with a focus on the coverage of zero dose, missed and defaulter children during monthly outreach clinics
- Monitor child growth and development during follow up visits.
- With the support of LHV, identify high risk and complicated pregnancies and malnourished children (SAM & MAM) and mothers and ensure timely referral from field to the advanced care facilities
- Supervise and support the field team in collecting, compiling, maintaining and reporting high quality immunization and nutrition data from the facility and field to supervisor and central office as necessary
- Conduct supportive supervision and monitoring of immunization and nutrition services at health facilities
- Participate in monthly review meetings and training sessions to improve outreach health services
- Maintain strong collaboration and coordination with all partners including the DoH, WHO/UNICEF, BISP/WFP to ensure the provision of high-quality immunization and nutrition services
- Manage minor surgeries or medical procedures that may be required at the PHC level
- Manage and treat acute and chronic diseases prevalent in the community, such as respiratory infections, diabetes, hypertension, and malaria.
- Provide first aid and emergency medical care to patients in critical conditions.
- Stabilize patients and refer them to higher-level health facilities as needed.
- Report and track disease outbreaks and other public health concerns.
- Ensure the proper follow-up for referred patients and track the outcome of treatment
- Perform other relevant tasks and responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor
Required Skills
Education, Experience & Competencies
- MBBS with valid PMDC license
- 1 to 2 years of relevant experience and practical skills especially in MNCH, nutrition and immunization
- Should have a sound understanding and knowledge of Nutrition and MNCH and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
- Team player with an aptitude of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Organizational and problem-solving skills
- Good time management, communication and team-building skills
- Ability to work under pressure with pressing deadlines
- Should be polite, respectful and courteous to the patients, community and to those who are in authority.
- Ability to speak and understand local languages
AKHS is committed to reducing our impact on climate and the environment and have set ourselves the goal of striving for net-zero carbon operations by 2030. All staff is expected to take part in making this a reality. The Lady Medical Officer (LMO) accompanied with her Line Manager is expected to identify and understand which aspects of her work have most impact on the environment, and define tasks, work, and personal goals within her work plan to reduce these impacts and bring AKHS closer to net zero.
Interested candidates meeting the criteria can apply latest by April 13, 2024