- Performing daily equipment and other maintenance Ensuring routine
maintenance is completed and documented for each department. Managing the
section that he/she is assigned to, process samples and analyze results.
- Ensuring that all sections are clean and tidy.
- Aiding in the preparation of laboratory reagents.
- Assisting in giving instructions to patients.
- Assisting Technicians should the need arise.
- Ensuring corrective actions are taken for samples rejected based on sample
rejection criteria.
- Performing Quality Control and recording, interpreting and reporting results.
- Performing and document corrective actions for controls that fall out of range.
- Evaluating test results.
- Ensuring all results are entered in the log book and reporting forms.
- Ensuring that all results are signed off in Log Books and Reporting forms are
scanned and dispatched.
- Preparing monthly statistics forms.
- Training other medical laboratory Technologists, technical staff, students and volunteers. Performing diagnostic analysis on blood, urine, cerebrospinal and other body fluids.
- Operating and maintaining laboratory equipment.
- Decontaminating infectious waste and biohazard materials prior to disposal.
- Ensuring that there are always working material, reagents, test kits and disposables in the department during and after every shift.
- Ensuring the blood bank is adequately stocked and managed for optimal use of
blood and blood products.
- Performing any other duties that may be assigned.
- Supervision of sample collection activities.
- Ensure that all reports (histopathology and other critical finding reports) are
communicated to the patient promptly so that treatment if needed is not
delayed.
-Degree in Medical Technology
-Five Subjects CXC inclusive of Mathematics and English Language
- Must be computer literate.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
Ensuring all samples are transported, received, and stored correctly.
Request/Indent, by using the software, stock for departmental use.
Ensuring medical laboratory reagent and supplies inventory are maintained.
Monitoring reagent/consumables use in each section to ensure the timely indenting of stocks and appropriate recording of consumption in all ledgers.