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JOB SUMMARY:
In response to requests from authorized health facility service providers, this role supports the timely and accurate diagnosis of diseases by performing routine and specialized laboratory tests in accordance with State/National or International set procedures, guidelines, and standards. The position guarantees the precision, quality, and security of laboratory testing and the provision of healthcare. This plays a part in the diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance of diseases, improving health outcomes and safeguarding the most vulnerable people of the community. To ensure accurate and fast findings, this function requires precision, attention to detail, and a basic understanding of scientific principles.
An individual must be able to carry out each necessary task, with or without a reasonable accommodation, in order to do this job successfully:
Principal Duties and Accountabilities
- Use common laboratory tools like pipettes, spectrophotometers, centrifuges, autoclaves, and microscopes. Make sure the equipment is kept in excellent operating order, carry out regular maintenance, and report any issues to the supervisor.
- Conduct laboratory tests for illness diagnosis, screening, or surveillance at the request of approved health care providers in the health facility.
- When conducting laboratory tests, strictly adhere to and follow State/National or International testing methods, procedures, and protocols.
- Give a thorough explanation of the laboratory test that will be conducted, the samples that will be gathered, how they will be collected, and any needs or precautions that need to be taken either before or after sample collection to all of the patients.
- Label samples appropriately, document minutiae, and communicate findings to the healthcare provider who made the request.
- Avoid cross-contamination when gathering samples, handling samples, performing tests, and making sure waste is disposed of properly. To guarantee a secure workplace, keep your workspace neat and orderly.
- Maintain IPC within and outside the lab.
- Regularly evaluate data, communicate trends, identify any problems, and work with the MEAL team and healthcare providers.
- Ascertain that laboratory reagents, sample collection supplies, IPC materials, and other supplies are available in coordination with the pharmacist, team leader, health coordinator, or management. keeps up-to-date stock data for all of the supplies, reagents, etc.
- prevents stock outs by planning ahead and making prompt requests to the warehouse for the restocking of consumables, slides, reagents, IPC materials, etc.
- creates and sends accurate, timely, and routine performance reports.
- Make that the temperature of supplies and reagents that are temperature sensitive is maintained.
- Make sure that every piece of information pertaining to patients is appropriately entered into the registers that are supplied.
- Respect administrative instructions for work schedules, documentation, patient interactions, and refilling necessary medications, consumables, and other supplies.
- When necessary, work together with other departments to guarantee the seamless integration and execution of services.
- As a member of the team, carry out any additional responsibilities given by the manager.
carry out additional tasks as given. The enumerated tasks and obligations in this text are indicative of the type and volume of work that is assigned; they are not necessarily exhaustive.
Code of Behavior According to the requirements of the role, the individual must uphold donor compliance and ethics standards as well as International Medical Corps’ standards, and they must be actively promoted within the organization. Employees are also in charge of guarding against transgressions of our code of ethics and conduct, which might include harassment, fraud, corruption, and conflicts of interest. You have an obligation to report any violations of the Safeguarding Policy or the Code of Conduct and Ethics that you hear about, see, or otherwise become aware of.
If you have supervisory responsibilities, you should monitor compliance of the individuals under your supervision; enforce the Code of Conduct and Ethics and International Medical Corps’ policies, such as the Safeguarding Policy and the Protection from Harassment, Bullying, and Sexual Misconduct in the Workplace Policy, consistently and fairly; and support employees who in good faith raise questions or concerns. These are just a few examples of the ethical behavior that one should set an example for others to follow.
Protection Safeguarding and protecting populations with whom we deal, especially individuals who may be particularly vulnerable and children, is a shared responsibility and obligation of all staff members. This includes protecting against the following actions by our employees or partners: any kind of human trafficking; sexual exploitation and abuse; and the exploitation, abuse, or neglect of children or adults who are at risk.
Equitable Possessions It is the pride of International Medical Corps to offer all of its workers and eligible candidates equal job opportunities, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, or disability.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Usually a certified, registered laboratory technician from an accredited training program with a current practicing license or an authorized comparable qualification across the nation.
- Prior experience in the same role for at least two years will be advantageous.
- Preference given to prior NGO experience.
- Good public relations and communication abilities for carrying out tasks in the public health care system.
- strong reading and writing abilities in English.
- competent and fluid in both local and national languages.
- the capacity to understand and operate sophisticated lab equipment.
- thorough diligence.
- outstanding communication skills both in writing and speaking.
- good abilities in teamwork.
- logical abilities.
- management of time.
- the capacity to maintain thorough records.
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