The medical laboratory technologist will be responsible for overall oversight of laboratory’s activities. He/she is responsible to provide Quality Assured laboratory test results that support patient care. Ensures the availability of appropriate reagents, supplies at the laboratory, and the functionality of equipment. He /She is also responsible for ensuring EQA program implementation at the laboratory.
Duties responsibilities:
Manages the activities in the lab
Resolves technical issues raised by the laboratory technologist.
Ensures the existence of procedure manuals for the lab activities, quality assurance and control processes, inspection, preventive maintenance and calibration of all equipment;
Ensures the existence of procedures for management of reagents including availability, storage, and testing for efficacy
Uses universal safety precautions to protect self and co-workers from bio-hazardous materials, including blood-borne pathogens
Prepares solutions, reagents, and stains following standard formulas and laboratory procedures
Adopts written procedures for collecting, transporting, identifying, accepting, rejecting, processing and disposing of Specimens;
Ensures that all staff practice laboratory safety procedures, including infection control;
Adopts procedures for storage of clinical samples if it is not immediately examined;
Adopts policies and procedures to protect the privacy of patients and integrity of patient records;
Monitors the transportation of samples to the laboratory, ensuring the fulfillment of parameters;
Monitors availability, maintains proper handling and makes blood ready for those clients/patients requiring blood transfusion
Prepares and submits monthly and / or annual reports, as deemed necessary.
Undertakes any other duties that may be assigned to him/Her.
Education: BSc in Laboratory Technology
Experience: 3 years and above experience in public hospital