Technician - Operating Room

Department: Nursing Services

Entity: Aga Khan Hospital, Karimabad

Location: Karachi, Pakistan

Introduction:

The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) is a not-for-profit healthcare institute that offers all medical services to their patients under one roof. In addition to the tertiary care hospital in Karachi, AKUH has a network of 4 Off-Campus Hospitals, 30+ Medical Centres, and over 300+ Clinical Laboratories, 50+ Pharmacies in more than 120 cities across Pakistan. It also offers Home Healthcare Services and home deliveries of medicine. The Hospital provides zakat for those patients who are eligible, and the health systems offers generous patient welfare to support those in financial need. In recognition of its high quality and patient safety, the AKUH is accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI) as an Academic Medical Centre and its Clinical Laboratories are accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) for fast and accurate testing.

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:

• receive and correctly identify for surgical procedures
• check patients scheduled for surgery in the Operating Room and ensure proper take over of patients’ files
• complete all per-operative documentation pertaining to patient’s surgery
• ensure that all specimens are removed during surgery, correctly labeled and dispatched for necessary investigation as advised by the surgeon
• scrub for designated cases while displaying competence for different areas as per the scope of services of the hospital
• assists in the safe transportation of patients before and after surgery
• timely report of any problem with equipment to the concerned for rectification
• assist in preoperative patient preparation and coordinate with the scheduler in the smooth running of the OR list.

Requirements:

You should have:

• a Matriculation with pre-medical background and Intermediate in any discipline
• completed Diploma in OT Technician from a reputable institution
• preferably one year of relevant experience
• good understanding of basic anatomy / physiology and OR terminologies, and ability to identify surgical instruments
• good understanding of sterilization and disinfection procedures
• good communication skills and ability to handle work pressure
• willingness to work in shift duties and at different locations

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.