Organization: Africa Humanitarian Action (AHA)
Duty Station: Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement, Kamwenge District, Uganda
Reports to: Laboratory Technologist
Africa
Humanitarian Action is a Non – Government Organization (NGO) operating in the
South Western Uganda in the district of Kamwenge, Nkoma Sub County Implementing
Health and Nutrition to the Congolese Refugees on behalf of UNHCR and
Government of Uganda (GoU) through Office of the Prime Minister (OPM).
Job Summary: The Laboratory
Assistant will carry out laboratory tests to identify disease causes and
provide accurate information for diagnosis and treatment of clients.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prepare laboratory reagents and patients for
collecting specimen including providing patient Identification Numbers, labeling specimen containers
and collecting correct specimen in line with Good Laboratory Clinical
Practice (GLCP). - Establishing rejection and acceptance
criteria for laboratory tests. - Carrying out routine lab tests, correctly
documenting the results and submitting the results to the requesting
clinician and clients. - Routinely implement safety procedures and
practices to ensure quality assurance is observed during and after testing
and disposing laboratory waste to maintain healthy and safe work place
needs in line with internationally acceptable laboratory safety standards.
- Maintain laboratory equipment conducting
periodic maintenance procedures for laboratory equipment/machines as per
the related service schedule including reporting any damages and
malfunction. - Make periodic forecasts of lab reagents and
supplies for the laboratory and prepare requisitions for the required
inventory in line with health facility and procurement guidelines. - Compile and send daily weekly and monthly
laboratory reports in line with health facility and AHA guidelines. - Implement capacity building plan through
training, mentorship, support supervision on lab related issues such as
ANC HIV testing, quality assurance and safety practices in line with
Continuous Medical Education guidelines. - Actively participate in research activities
and outbreak investigations including preparing documentation, community
level specimen collection and/or blood plasma processing in line with
GCLP. - Adhere to professional code of conduct and
ethics.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate should hold a Certificate
in Medical laboratory technology - At least two years of laboratory work
experience - Customer care principles,
- Excellent inter-personal and communication
skills - Good documentation and reporting skills
- Excellent ommand of both written and spoken
English - Knowledge in Kiswahili and Kinyabiwesha is an
added advantaged. - Patient, understanding and of a pleasant
character - Computer literacy skills with the ability to
use Microsoft Office - Excellent analytical skills
- Training skills, proficient use of automated
laboratory instrumentation - Commitment to the organizational values
All
suitably qualified and interested should hand deliver their applications to the
Project coordinator AHA Kyaka II/Rwamwanja or Team Leader AHA-Rwamwanja or via Email
with all relevant documents to frankinsh@gmail.com or oyetjames@yahoo.com .
Deadline: 1st February 2016
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