Careers at Aga Khan University Hospital

Job Summary

The Phlebotomist will attend to patients at the reception and inpatient areas, collect samples, accession them in Lab Information System, register and bleed donors in the donor unit.

Responsibilities

• Collect blood samples from both in-patients and out-patients.
• Perform coagulation screening for causes of bleeding disorders.
• Receive clients and collect blood at the main laboratory from time to time.
• Ensuring that correct test entries are made and correct tests are charged to the patients.
• Ensure that appropriate samples are received with relevant details both on specimen bottles and request forms.
• Attend to patients queries at reception area.
• Distribute samples to respective sections in the system.
• Attend to blood donors in the blood donor unit and bleed them whenever necessary.
• Decontamination of work benches in the phlebotomy working area.
• Participate in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
• Participate in continuous medical education.

Requirements

• Certificate in Phlebotomy from a recognized institution/college.
• A minimum of 2 years’ working experience as a phlebotomist.
• Possess excellent interpersonal, communication, and commendable customer service skills.
• Proactive team player.

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Responsibilities:

• Clear the Apheresis waste at regular intervals on instructions from Nurse-In-Charge of the blood donor unit.
• Collect used glassware from laboratory sections and autoclave, wash, dry, sterilize and render clean for use with appropriate labels where necessary.
• Prepare laboratory glassware and plastic ware for procedures by adding appropriate chemicals and adequately labeling use by laboratory personnel and patients.
• Prepare microbiology media and, ensuring adequate storage and adequate quantities at all times.
• Distribute test specimen in Laboratory Information System (LIS) and in the appropriate sections of the laboratory for analysis from the main Laboratory and Laboratory collection sites.
• Ensure proper charging of histology samples from Theatre, Daycare and Endoscopy units as directed by the Histology team in the Laboratory Information System.
• Ensure biohazard waste is properly packaged, treated, labeled and safely ferried to the collection site for disposal.
• Assist the Laboratory sections in the running and maintaining of the Quality system as would be directed by the Quality Assurance office and the section heads.
• Any other assignment as shall be assigned by the supervisor within the department.

Requirements:

• KCSE Mean Grade of at least C- or an equivalent.
• At least 2 years of working experience, preferably in a laboratory.
• Must be a good team player.
• Must be good nurtured, flexible and pro-active.
• Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Computer knowledge