The Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan is seeking a seasoned and Dynamic Registered Nurses for its Garden Al Zehra & Karimabad Facilities in Karachi Region.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing skilled nursing care to patients as per organizational protocols and policies.
• Nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation of patients
• Administering medication via different routes.
• To provide home health services to elderly patients, as identified by project staff
• Undertake training as provided by project staff
• Demonstrate efficiency in use of electronic monitoring equipment
• To ensure updated medical records of patients visited.
• 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)
• To be responsible for the home visits and home visits for the data collection.
• Provide individual and family patient education, counselling.
• Is aware about palliative care and provide support to the patients to limit hospitalization
• Interpret diagnostic studies, such as imaging and laboratory studies.
• Recognize medication dosage, complications, contraindications, and interactions.
• Perform head to toe assessments as an RN and direct Nursing assistants for direct and supportive care
• Report any complications or issues to the physician
• Be familiar with signs and symptoms of infection and be comfortable dressing wounds and assessing long-term catheters.
• Collaborate closely with the physician, nursing assistants, and patient to ensure medications, lifestyle changes, and therapy services are suitable. 
• Identify if the patient is facing any psychological or mental health issues
• To become familiar with community health services

Qualification & Experience:

• Minimum Diploma holder, Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing (BScN), post-RN BScN will be preferred
• 1-2 years of work experience will be preferred, trained or experienced in palliative care/geriatric nursing care
• Valid license from Pakistan Nursing Council
• Certification in Basic Life Support, Safe Medication Administration and Intravenous Cannulation, NG insertion, Foley’s catheterization
• Ability to assess, plan and manage patient care with expertise as per protocols
• Willingness to work with shifts
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including communication skills
• Basic Computer Skills/Microsoft Office

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 Registered Nurses accompanied with his/her Line Manager(s) is expected to identify and understand which aspects of his/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.