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 Nurse/LHV for District Ghizer.
Role and Responsibilities:
The registered nurse will be responsible to:
- To become familiar with community health services
- To provide home health services to participants involved in the project
- Undertake training as provided by project staff
- Provide high quality personalized planned holistic nursing care to all assigned patients
- Administer medication safely, collect biomedical samples, applying knowledge of drug and dosages, refers drug manual and/or pharmacy information as required, monitors patient responses to medication and communicate reportable findings promptly
- counseling and educating patients on health behaviors
- Demonstrate efficiency in use of electronic monitoring equipment
- To ensure updated medical records of patients visited.
- Demonstrate competence in patient assessment and care plan accordingly
- Perform any other task assigned by supervisor.
- Be able to follow and fill healthcare algorithms
- Perform comprehensive patient and environmental assessments related to home health needs
- Develop care plan in consultation with clinician and identify referral requirements
- To plan daily home visits of patients
- Coordinate and implement care delivery while anticipating patient care needs across the continuum, utilizing nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation)
Required Skills
Education, Experience & Competencies
- Minimum Diploma holder, Bachelor Degree in Nursing (BScN), post-RN BScN will be preferred. LHV qualification will also be considered.
- 1-2 years of nursing experience will be preferred. Experience of working in field will be highly regarded
- Ability to assess, plan and manage patient care with expertise as per protocols
- Willingness to work with shifts
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including communication skills
- valid license from Pakistan Nursing Council.
Only shortlisted candidates will be called for test/interview. AKHS, P is an equal opportunity employer and females are encouraged to apply.”
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 Nurse/LHV accompanied with his/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 his/her work plan to reduce these impacts and bring AKHS closer to net zero.
Interested candidates meeting the criteria can apply latest by November 30, 2024