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Keyword

Location

Assistant (Information Unit), Health Information Management Services

Entity

Aga Khan University Hospital

Location

Karachi, Pakistan

Introduction

The Aga Khan University Hospital 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 secondary care hospitals, 30+ Medical Centres, and over 290+ Clinical Laboratories, 30+ Pharmacies in over 120+ cities across Pakistan. It also offers Home Healthcare Services and home deliveries of medicines. 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.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible to:
  • retrieve booked and un-booked patients’ records for patient care from all locations of the department based on requisitions received from clinics, wards, ER and deliver at their respective locations
  • include loose documents in their respective files by verifying medical record numbers and patients’ names and mount the same in in medical record files
  • check overdue files through overdue list at all locations of medical records and physicians’ offices to ensure availability of medical records required for patient care
  • receive review requests and maintain review logs, thereby facilitating the research activity
  • shelve all returns in terminal digit order for prompt retrieval of records required for patient care
  • repair / replace torn folders in order to have easy manageability of medical records
  • review placement of files on the shelves by checking medical record number of files to trace miss-shelved files.

Requirements

You should have:
  • Intermediate with one year formal on job traineeship on medical record file storage, retrieval and maintenance from a reputed hospital or at least one year of relevant experienc
  • proficiency in the use of computer applications
  • good communication skills and command over spoken and written English language  
  • ability to effectively work in teams as well as independently
  • willingness to work in shifts.

To Apply

​​You should send your updated resume on human.resources@aku.edu and mark the subject line with position title "10002823"

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Applications should be submitted latest by June 18, 2025