Senior Assistant, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Introduction:

Aga Khan University, chartered in 1983 as Pakistan's first private international university, is committed to the provision of education, research, and health care of international standard relevant to Pakistan and the region. The affiliated Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) has well-equipped investigative services and provides state-of-the-art clinical facilities. AKUH is the first hospital in Pakistan to be awarded the prestigious Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA) for practicing the highest internationally recognized healthcare standards.

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at The Aga Khan University is a dynamic academic center which serves the diagnostic needs of the country through its clinical laboratory services that spreads across Pakistan. AKUH’s Clinical Laboratory is College of American Pathologists (CAP) accredited and caters to the need of the entire country through its tertiary lab at the main campus and 300+ specimen collection units and 13 stat labs across Pakistan.

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine consists of five major sections namely Chemical Pathology, Haematology, Histopathology, Microbiology, and Molecular Pathology. Each section is academically driven and is highly engaged in research and undergraduate, postgraduate teaching and training.

AKU is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to safeguarding and aims to adopt appropriate standards for ensuring and promoting a respectful relationship with and between all 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.

The Aga Khan University invites applications for the position of Senior Assistant in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.

Responsibilities:

• Perform routine administrative works such as maintenance of records according to guidelines provided daily or as and when required for quick retrieval of documents
• Coordinate CAP, JCIA / other meetings related to any service work.
• Coordinate sectional & committee meetings, journal club, and slide sessions (DCPE accreditation, compilation of attendance and evaluation, collection of CME certificates)
• Prepare and coordinate the Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation (OPPE) forms for faculty members in collaboration with sectional faculty and lab managers, ensuring timely completion and appropriate documentation.
• Coordinate and facilitate faculty credentialing and re-credentialing processes, including compilation of required documents, maintenance of credentialing records, and coordination with faculty members.
• Coordinate and facilitate faculty performance appraisals and LOEs, ensuring timely completion and submission.
• Facilitate trainee/ elective rota in the section for e.g. Elective students, Resident, Staff pathologist.
• Coordinate with sectional faculty for the LAB CME matters, arrange transport, travel and other arrangements for the CME and other events.
• Prepare graphical presentations for meetings/sessions.

Requirements:

You should have:

• A minimum of Bachelor’s degree
• 1-2 years of relevant experience
• Good communication and interpersonal Skills
• Good customer orientation
• Good English writing skills including the ability to prepare minutes of the meeting.
• Proficient in use of Computer packages e.g., MS Office
• Ability to meet tight deadlines.

Comprehensive reference checks will be conducted. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.