Medical Laboratory Scientist

Job Description

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the above mentioned post.

• Reporting To: Blood Supply Executive Branch Team Leader.
• Period: Five- Year Fixed Term Contract.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Processing blood into components.
• Conducting laboratory tests and investigations on blood and/or urine samples as requested.
• Validating and/or verifying laboratory equipment and processes.
• Conducting on the job training for Interns and Graduate trainees.
• Performing on call duties covering all organizational aspects and referring complex issues to the relevant department.
• Compiling periodic (monthly. quarterly or as needed) Laboratory sectional reports for decision making.
• Reviewing of laboratory sectional equipment and processes quality control reports.
• Drafting and updating Standard Operating Procedures on laboratory processes for approval.
• Handling health facility queries pertaining to blood requests/us.
• Dispatching blood/blood components to relevant health facilities as per requests.
• Providing advice to clinicians on additional laboratory tests and alternative blood components to use the managing medical conditions.
• Identifying non-conformances in the laboratory processes and documenting immediate correction taken and performing corrective action.
• Troubleshooting and resolving first line laboratory testing equipment and processes issues and reporting second line issues to Service engineers.
• Conducting collaborative research in identified priority areas.
• Monitoring and ordering laboratory testing reagents and consumables as per critical stock anal, report.
• Authenticating laboratory test results (correlating with test parameters, reviewing raw data, equipment flags and other testing parameters prior to reporting of results).
• Conducting proficiency tests as scheduled.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Sciences Honours Degree or equivalent.
• Have at least 2 years' experience as a Medical Laboratory Scientist.
• Registration with Medical Laboratory Clinical Scientist Council of Zimbabwe.
• Valid practicing certificate.

Other

How to Apply

Interested and suitably qualified candidates should email their application letters, certified academic and professional certificates and CVs to: hr@nbsz.co.zw addressed to:

The Human Capital Officer