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
