Job Description

Job Summary

The Laboratory Technologist is responsible for performing routine laboratory tests and supporting daily lab operations while ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliance with regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform Daily, Weekly, Monthly maintenance
• Perform calibration
• Run Quality Control
• Operate laboratory instruments/ analyzers
• Perform laboratory manual examinations
• Carry out the following tasks assigned below:
• Establish Mean for IQC
• Calculate Mean, SD, %CV
• Compile Monthly IQC
• Review EQA Evaluation
• Perform Factor Calibration for Hematology Analyzers
• Enter Referral Laboratory Results
• Reconstitute QC and Calibrators
• Validate/Verify Analyte
• Follow standard operating procedures for all assigned duties as per quality management system, (CAP, JCIA and ISO 15189 ) adopted by the laboratory
• Follow laboratory safety practices
• Proficiently use laboratory information systems
• Maintain a chain of communication across various shifts and other instances of handing over
• Inform critical values as per the defined procedure
• Carry out tests and generate results in a timely manner, monitor Turn Around Time (TAT)
• Evaluate analyzer flags related to
• Examination and analyzer
• Preserve specimens after examination to maintain specimen integrity and discard after the relevant storage period
• Preserve highly abnormal specimens and blood films, where possible
• Release of reports, including critical results
• Release of amended/corrected report, after communicated to Physician
  

Requirements

• Experienced Lab Technician/Technologist with a minimum of 3 years’ experience
• Valid laboratory technician/technologist license by MOHAP, DHA or HAAD
• Degree (Technologist)/Diploma (Technician) in medical laboratory technology