Staff Pathologist (Stat Lab - Pathology and Laboratory Medicine) - Peshawar

Staff Pathologist, Stat Lab, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Department

Phlebotomy Centre - Peshawar

Aga Khan University Hospital

Location

Peshawar, Pakistan

Introduction

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 & Transfusion Medicine, 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 safeguarding 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.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible to:

·        interpret and report various lab tests that are performed in the respective Stat Lab

·        perform procedures such as bone marrow aspirates and trephine biopsy, FNAC, skin biopsy, throat and other swabs, nail clippings and any other interventional tests as required

·        reduce patients/physicians’ queries and complaints by investigating the root cause and taking preventive measures to avoid complaints in the future

·        maintain quality assurance system in the Stat Lab, report and coordinate with the Main Lab for internal QC specimens

·        actively participate in internal and external quality audits and initiatives, including College of American Pathologists (CAP)

·        supervise and train technologists, trainee technologists and medical officers in various tests and procedures