Job Opportunities at PCEA Chogoria Hospital

Job Purpose: 

Reporting to the In-charge Laboratory, the Laboratory Technologists main responsibility is to provide information for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease by conducting medical laboratory tests, procedures, experiments and analysis.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• To implement the Quality Management System
• Ensures that samples are registered in the Laboratory information system before processing
• To perform daily Internal Quality controls and ensure they pass before analyzing patient samples.
• Performs root cause analysis on Quality control failures
• Perform planned maintenances on equipment
• Performs inventory control as and when assigned by the head of sections
• To analyze patient samples in accordance with documented technical procedures
• To report patient results in the Laboratory information system
• To verify patient results in Laboratory information system before they are released to clinicians
• To maintain confidentiality of patents information by not divulging passwords to anyone and not giving unauthorized people access to the laboratory
• To assist the safety officer to ensure a safe working environment for all staff and patients

Qualifications & Skills

• Diploma in Medical Laboratory Science from a recognized institution
• Registered with the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technologist Board (KMLTTB)
• Must have a valid Practicing License
• Ability to perform in all areas of the laboratory including, but not limited, microbiology, hematology, parasitology, blood transfusion and biochemistry
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with patients, medical staff, management and peers

Essential Personal Attributes

• Ability to work under pressure
• High standards of personal integrity
• Ability to work under minimum supervision

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INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENTS

• A minimum degree from a recognized university in Human resource management.
• Minimum CPA 11 qualifications a must
• Kenyan between 21 to 29 years of age
• Must have graduated within the last 24 months from the closing date of the advertisement and/or awaiting graduation
• Applicants must provide a recommendation/reference letter from the College/ University attended
• Must have completed a 3-month industrial attachment preferably in a similar setting with basic training on payroll processing; and
• Should not have undertaken any other Internship Program.
• Membership to IHRM will be an added advantage.

In addition to these requirements, applicants who possess the following skills have an upper hand.

• Should possess strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Must be goal oriented, focused, dynamic, passionate and self-motivated
• Must be a team player and have the ability to solve problems
• Should possess high levels of integrity and professionalism