Vacancies at M.P. Shah Hospital

Duties & Responsibilities: 

• Receive and analyze laboratory specimens. 
• Maintain appropriate internal controls in the laboratory to ensure validity of reports. 
• Manage routine and planned preventive maintenance of equipment 
• Perform tests with maximum efficiency ensuring maximum utilization of reagents and time following laid down standard operating procedures. 
• Communicate urgent/critical/abnormal test results within recommended period of time and maintain appropriate documentation. 
• Observe/comply with Health & Safety requirements in the laboratory by maintaining high standards of hygiene and general cleanliness in the work area. 
• Participate in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives 
• Participate in continuous medical education 
• Receive specimens for pathology and carry out appropriate testing observing internal quality checks to ensure validity of test results. 
• Develop and implement Standard Operating Procedures 
• Perform other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the supervisor or designee 

Qualifications & Requirements 

• Higher Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology or equivalent from a recognized institution 
• Registration with Kenya Medical Laboratory Technician and Technologists Board is mandatory 
• Minimum 3 (three) years’ working experience 
• Demonstrable computer literacy 

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Duties & 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. 

Qualifications & 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.