Laboratory Technician

 To conduct diagnostic tests on patient samples such as blood, urine, tissues, and other bodily fluids. Analyzing test results to assist in diagnosing and monitoring medical conditions by ensuring accuracy and quality of laboratory procedures, maintaining laboratory equipment, and adhering to safety and regulatory standards.

•                        Responsible for laboratory quality control and quality assurance programs; supervises and monitors the quality of test results through participation in external proficiency test programs as may be required by regulatory agencies.

•                        Establish, execute, review and evaluate laboratory procedures and policies and procedures for operating functions of laboratory

•                        Supervises and monitors the proper disposal of bio hazardous waste generated by the Laboratory.

•                        Participate in staff performance management.

•                        Analyze, supervise and manage all Laboratory Department activities.

•                        Plan, prepare and supervise laboratory services relating to national standards and organization's policies.

•                        Attain and manage appropriate and needed accreditation.

•                        Provide and perform access to laboratory personnel for consultation and determine operational troubles in timely manner.

•                        Perform analytic, pre and post analytic functions to attain departmental goals and ensure stable conformance by laboratory staff.

•                        Perform responsibility of Laboratory Document Control.

•                        Head responsibility to maintain laboratory records, reports and files.

•                        Perform activities to fulfill report requirements and record retention as established by accrediting agencies.

•                        Monitor equipment usage and ensure proper maintenance.

•                        Responsible for the dissemination and enforcement of policies related to the protection of patients and employees.

•                        Receive, label, and analyze patient samples, including blood, stool, urine, and sputum, while ensuring proper handling and transportation

•                        Perform routine laboratory tests.

•                        Record, interpret, and report test results to clinicians in a timely manner.

•                        Support community health outreaches and participate in disease surveillance. 

•                        Develops, manages, communicates, and ensures implementation of working instructions, standard operating procedures, and operational standards with regard to all technical and /or administrative processes and practices in support of the achievement of organizational strategy and objectives.

•                        Monitors equipment maintenance including enforcing compliance to service level agreements with service providers, asset management, procurement of goods and staff overtime expenditure to ensure the most effective utilization of resources, optimization of stock levels and reduction of costs at all times.

•                        Monitors the maintenance and calibration of the equipment used in the laboratory to ensure that it’s operating efficiently and provides accurate results. This includes ensuring that instrument maintenance and quality control results are recorded as well as trouble shooting.

•                        Manages client liaison to maintain a positive image of the organization, promote the services of the laboratory and monitor the resolution of customer complaints.

•                         Participates in regular meetings with doctors, Pathologists and other technical managers, coordinators to report on operational maters, discuss progress against agreed plans and update / develop technical standards, procedures and work instructions

•                         Schedules staff training and ensures that staff are trained in the Quality Management system and the processes/procedures of the Laboratory.

•                         Provides input into evaluation and validations of new equipment and methods to ensure standardization and continuous technological advancement.

•                        Performs statistical analysis of management reports in order to monitor work and performance status as well as determine expenditure trends of the region and provide inputs into strategic planning of the organization

•                         Ensures that external audits are conducted according to the schedule as shared by the assessing body.

•                         Identify relevant training needs and assist in teaching and training of laboratory personnel, interns and students, medical colleagues, and associated health workers to ensure that they are competent in various laboratory techniques, processes and systems.

•                        Adheres to professional conduct requirements in line with organizational policy and relevant professional body ethical standards and monitors compliance of own employees in this regard.

•                        Ensures that all client’s complaints, requests, or suggestions are taken care of appropriately with timely resolution of complaints or feedback

•                        Schedules Laboratory meetings and ensures that these are held accordingly to align laboratory processes and planned laboratory activities as per world health calendar year.

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