• Participating in the project planning and follow-up and reviewing the laboratory budget when necessary in order to support MSF’s medical activities.
• Ensuring the compliance of MSF hygiene and safety protocols, both individually and collectively as well as informing staff of existing biological risks.
• Performing laboratory tests and carrying out sample collection (serology, hematology, biochemistry, bacteriology, parasitology ...) in accordance with prescriptions as well as ensuring that quality control tests are carried out regularly. Informing the doctor of the results of the tests and keeping a record of the analysis with data from patients.
• Ensuring proper management (cleaning, maintenance, arranging) of all laboratory equipment and the adequate supply of needed equipment and material in order to prevent stock-outs. This includes being responsible for all required automatic instrument calibration, ensuring that no material is taken out of laboratories without prior authorization and carrying out a proper storage system and conditions, inventory, etc. In cooperation with logistics department, ensuring that cold chain is properly maintained in Laboratory areas for both, samples and reagents.
• In the absence of a Laboratory Manager, ensuring proper registration and needs of all lab related activities and implementing a correct use of the associated management tool (EpyTryp. Etc.) in order to have a proper recording of laboratory activities. Preparing and sending slides/samples for external quality control .
• Supervising, in close coordination with the HR department, the associated processes (recruitment, training/induction, coaching, evaluation, potential detection, development and communication) of the staff under his/her responsibility in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required
• Ensuring that all staff using medical devices are qualified and trained. Ensuring cleaning and minor maintenance tasks are performed according to the protocols. Reporting any malfunction to the project biomedical service.
Producing regular reports on the testing and on any issues / problems related to laboratory personnel and / or the material used.MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities
· Oversees all related operations of the Blood collection campaigns.
· Prepares work schedules and distributes in a timely fashion.
· Orders and controls supplies and equipment. Monitors maintenance and repair of equipment.
· Coordinates and monitors quality control activities to ensure that standards and procedures are followed and recorded.
· Responsible for all aspects of blood donation, including marketing and donor recruitment
· Ensure continuous supply of blood to Gambella hospital by arranging mobile blood collection sessions and by enhancing office blood collection.
· Plan weekly and monthly activities related to blood donor mobilization
· Organize contact networks with target institutions necessary for blood donor mobilization activities;
· Develop partnership with target institutions for blood collection like schools, universities, public and private organization, churches, and local government authorities to promote regular blood donation
· Prepare relevant tools for blood donor mobilization campaign
· Organize regular meetings and discussions in target institutions about volunteer blood donation.
· Organize blood collection teams and ensure collection equipment and supplies are adequate and in good condition
· Prepare weekly/monthly blood collection schedule based Gambella Hospital blood consumption
· Perform the pre-donation counselling/education and blood donor education;
· Prepares reports of blood-donor program and recruitment activities.
· Ensure compliance with quality requirements in his/her service
Perform any other duties as assigned by hierarchical manager
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