Laboratory Technologist

Department

Outreach Clinic Nakuru East

Entity

Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi

Location

Nakuru, Kenya

Introduction

Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (AKUH, N) is a private not-for-profit teaching hospital that provides tertiary and secondary level healthcare services. It is one of the hospitals in East Africa accredited by the Joint Commission International from USA. The University Hospital has been providing high quality care for the people of East Africa and beyond for over 60 years.

The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi Outreach Division is a rapidly growing network of 50 medical centers spread over East Africa. These medical centers feature three to five consulting rooms with a practice that is home to qualified medical officers, highly-experienced nurses and constant reception cover. The clinics offer an on-site pharmacy and laboratory as well as radiology and sonography services. There is high expectation for staff to provide high quality professional services.

Applications are invited from qualified candidates for the above position based in Nakuru Kenya. The position holder will be responsible for ensuring provision of effective, efficient and quality Laboratory services.

Responsibilities:

• Receive and analyse all specimens in the Laboratory
• Maintain appropriate internal controls on all processes in the Laboratory to ensure validity of reports.
• Monitor and manage routine and planned preventive maintenance of equipment in the Laboratory.
• Perform tests with maximum efficiency utilizing reagents appropriately by following laid down standard operating procedures to achieve expected turn-around time.
• Communicate urgent/critical/abnormal test results to appropriate clinicians with recommended period of time and maintain appropriate documentation.
• Observe/comply with Health & Safety requirements in the laboratory by maintaining high standards of hygiene and general cleanliness in the work area.
• Participate in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives

• Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology from a recognized institute
• Registered with the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technician & Technologist Board
• 3 years working experience.
• Current practicing license
• Computer literate
• Well versed in the required discipline
• Team player
• Attention to detail
• Good communication skills