Medical Officer, Histopathology Section and Clinical Laboratory

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 centre 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
Aga Khan University invites application for the position of Medical Officer, Histopathology, a section Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between diverse workforce of its 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

Responsibilities

You will be responsible to:

• perform routine and specialized laboratory procedures as per laboratory protocols
• Involved in reporting of small and large biopsy specimens under supervision
• strictly adhere to safety regulations and quality control procedures
• submit frozen section specimens and do reporting under supervision
• interpret laboratory reports and communicate the same to patients
• communicate with staff at reception and within the laboratory about patients' procedures.

Requirements

You must have:

• MBBS, additional diploma in relevant field will be preferred.
• one-year house job / Internship
• PMDC Registration (Mandatory)
• strong interpersonal and communication skills
• an ability to work under pressure
• motivation and cosistency
  

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted

To Apply

Interested candidates can send their detailed CV at [email protected] and mention "Medical Officer, Histopathology Section and Clinial Laboratory" in the subject line.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Applications should be submitted latest by December 31, 2024