Medical Laboratory Officer at The County Government of West Pokot

JG ‘K’

No of Positions: 6

Terms of Service: 3 Year Contract

Duties and Responsibilities

• Receiving and scrutinizing laboratory requisition forms and specimens.
• Preparing clients for collection of specimens.
• Receiving, collecting, labelling and registering patient’s specimens.
• Preparing laboratory reagents.
• Examining specimens.
• Writing and recording results.
• Preparing stains and reagents.
• Recruiting and preparing and bleeding of blood donors for transfusion services.
• Performing blood grouping.
• Storing blood products according to their requirements.
• Screening for blood transfusion transmissible infections.
• Issuing blood and blood products to peripheral health facilities.
• Preparing blood products.
• Collecting and analysing data.
• Processing the specimen according to the specified Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Supervising the disinfection, washing and sterilization of apparatus and mentoring and coaching trainees on practical attachment.

Requirement for Appointment

• Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences or any other equivalent qualification from an institution recognized by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board.
• Registration Certificate issued by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board (KMLTTB).
•  Valid practising license from the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board.
• iv. Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution