Lab Technologist at Centre for Health Solutions - Kenya (CHS)

Overall Function

The Laboratory Technologists responsible for coordinating laboratory activities required for HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment services

Responsibilities

• Perform laboratory activities required for HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment programs, including baseline and follow up laboratory investigations are carried out.
• Conduct laboratory testing procedures as per the required SOPs
• Correlate clinical information and/or previous lab results and report discrepancies to supervisors and other appropriate personnel.
• Collect and direct the collection of specimens with rigid attention to proper patient identification, priority status and hospital and laboratory and laboratory safety and infection control policies for clinical testing
• Interpret test results and documents appropriately
• Write and update laboratory procedures as required.
• Set up, clean and maintain laboratory equipment, including carrying out daily temperature checks
• Develop, standardise, evaluate, and modify procedures, techniques and tests used in the analysis of specimens and in medical laboratory experiments.
• Preserve and protect patient and client confidentiality in all situations and with all documentation.
• Follow protocol for running and documenting control values
• Collect, evaluate, and report quality management data in order to monitor and improve laboratory performance.
• Do reagent quantification, forecasting and timely reporting
• Maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with safety procedures, rules, and regulations including infection control policies and protocols.
• Correctly disposes of bio-hazardous materials, labelling and handling of all materials.
• Provide technical information about test results to care manager, clinical officers and patients.
• Perform any other duties as directed by the supervisor

Qualifications

For appointment to the post of Laboratory Technologist, a candidate must;

• Have a diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences
• Valid License from the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board (KMLTTB)
• At least 2 years working experience in a laboratory
• Knowledge of laboratory Health and Safety practices
• Experience working with MOH/County systems and personnel, donor funded projects is an added advantage
• Good report writing and analytical skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Computer literacy
• Should be self-motivated
• Should have good interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision

Successful candidates will be supervised by their respective hospital/facility health management team (HMT) from the Ministry of Health in conjunction with the CHS Program team.