Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan is looking for competent Registered Nurse/LHV in Chitral Region under Living Lab Project.

Job Responsibilities:

The Registered Nurse / LHV 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)

Education, Experience & Competencies

• Minimum Diploma holder, bachelor’s 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.

Due to urgency, this vacancy may be filled before the due date. Therefore, don’t wait for the deadline as the applications will be scrutinized/reviewed on rolling basis.

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 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