Lab Technologists at Tenwek Hospital

Job Description:  

Demonstrate ability to function in all Laboratory sections and produce accurate and timely Laboratory tests results useful in diagnosing, monitoring, treating and preventing diseases.

Responsibilities

• Collect and acknowledge samples as per the approved standard operating procedures.
• Recruit and draw blood donors as per standard operating procedure.
• Maintain work area clean, well-organized and ensure proper disposal of waste.
• Operate, calibrate and/or maintain all equipment in assigned workstation and report malfunction to Lab Manager or designee.
• Perform internal and external quality controls, verify acceptability of results and document.
• Analyze samples as per standard operating procedures and report results.
• Report appropriately all results with the status of ‘stat’, ’urgent’, or ‘timed specimen’.
• Review and stock work station with reagents and supplies for testing up to the next day.
• Analyze Laboratory findings to check for accuracy and authorize as assigned.
• Hand over written report to in-coming staff before leaving work section.
• Label all reagents, controls, materials and storage containers legibly according to policy.
• Store specimens in acceptable temperature and discard specimens that exceed retention time.
• Liaise and consult with section head for the assigned section on daily operation.
• Guide new staff and students assigned to your section.
• Fill out any occurrence in your work section and report to quality officer.
• Ensure transfusion incidence is filled during your shift and report to Hemovigilance officer.
• Fill out any safety violation in your work station and report to safety officer.
• Read and sign all Standard Operating Procedures and the overall Laboratory policies.
• Perform any other duty assigned.

Qualifications

• Skills and competencies