Lab Technician at Shining Hope For Communities

Grade: 2.1
Section: Member/ Client Services
Department: Health
Location / Work station: Kibera/Mathare
Working Hours: Monday – Friday | 8.00 AM – 4.00PM, 2 Saturdays a month

Reports to: Clinic Manager/ Satellite Clinic Coordinator Direct reports: N/A Job Purpose: To be responsible in ensuring that SHOFCO achieves its mandate of providing the highest attainable standard of quality health care service delivery through timely, effective and efficient medical laboratory services.

Lab Technician Job Responsibilities

• Prepare the laboratory equipment and specimens for tests.
• Prepare clients for specimens’ collection.
• Receive, collect, label and register patients’ specimens.
• Undertake quality control measures on working reagents to ensure conformity with set norms and standards.
• Prepare, store and ensure availability and optimum utilization of reagents.
• Document all processes and results to ensure availability of supportive information and give reports on the same.
• Implement all set stock control procedures to ensure accountability.
• Maintain high standards in good laboratory practice, laboratory safety, and laboratory hygiene.
• Process and analyse specimens for special techniques including viral load and CD4 counts.
• Write, record and verify results.
• Ensure superior customer experience to all internal and external community members.
• Management and maintenance scheduling of Laboratory equipment

Qualifications for the Lab Technician Job

• Diploma in Medical Laboratory Science or an equivalent qualification from a recognised institution by
• KMLTTB Professional Qualifications
• Registered member of the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technician and Technologists Board
• A certificate in computer applications from a recognised institution Other required qualifications (unique/job specific)
• At least 3 years’ experience in laboratory work

Competencies/Attributes:

• Examining information Checking things
• Interacting with people
• Producing output
• Following procedures
• Upholding standards
• Team working
• Establishing rapport