Laboratory Technologist at Karen Hospital

Ref No: LAB/2020/1

The Medical Laboratory Technologist provides information for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease by conducting medical laboratory tests, procedures, experiments, and analyses.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collect blood specimens from patients, label specimens and evaluate correct specimens for the tests requested.
• Perform tests and sample analysis in the areas of Hematology, Immunology Histopathology/Cytology, Clinical Chemistry, and Microbiology.
• Verify the validity of all submitted samples prior to accepting the specimen.
• Prepare samples for storage and maintain specimen inventory.
• Prepare peripheral blood films, and tissue specimens in readiness for reporting by the pathologists
• Perform calibration, standardization and routine preventive maintenance on laboratory instruments such as centrifuges, microscopes, incubators, analyzers, refrigerators, freezers, in accordance with the established procedures, protocols and schedules
• Perform Quality Control (QC) and Quality Assurance (QA) activities
• Review all tests results for accuracy and consistency, correlating results with patients’ conditions.
• Notify the appropriate health professional in case of Critical / Panic values or questionable results that require verification or re-collection of samples.
• Maintain laboratory records and archiving system of patient information, equipment and tests results to comply with regulations.
• Enter results in the laboratory information management system.
• Assist in writing and revising of the technical procedures and manuals.
• Maintain inventory of equipment and monitor laboratory supply levels and assist in re-ordering and inventory of supplies
• Comply with all relevant safety and infection control policies and procedures.
• Ensure tidiness of laboratory rooms, benches and proper housekeeping.
• Perform any other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirement:

• A degree / diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences.
• Must be registered and licensed by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board (KMLTTB).
• At Least 2 years post qualification experience.
• Ability to work under minimum supervision.
• Ability to analyze and evaluate data critically.
• Ability to prepare and keep budgets.
• MUST be Computer literate
• Familiar with Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)
• Familiarity with the total quality process- Quality assurance, quality control processes is mandatory
• Experience in performing common laboratory tests
• Ability to prepare reagents, stains and media.
• Ability to carry out grossing, sectioning of specimens
• Ability to calibrate, operate and maintain laboratory instruments.
• Familiarity with (Laboratory information management system) LIMS.
• Minimum two (2) years working experience.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• At least 2 years of relevant working experience
• Strong negotiation and customer care skills
• Have experience working with any ERP system.