Senior Laboratory Technologist

Role Overview:

We are looking for a Senior Laboratory Technologist to lead and support day-to-day laboratory operations, ensuring accurate and timely diagnostic results. This role plays a key part in maintaining quality standards, supporting clinical teams, and mentoring junior staff.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Perform Daily, Weekly, Monthly maintenance.
2. Perform calibration.
3. Run Quality Control.
4. Operate laboratory instruments/ analyzers.
5. Perform laboratory manual examinations.
6. 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

7. Follow standard operating procedures for all assigned duties as per quality management system, (CAP, JCIA and ISO 15189 ) adopted by the laboratory.

8. Follow laboratory safety practices.

9. Proficiently use laboratory information systems.

10. Maintain a chain of communication across various shifts and other instances of handing over.

11. Inform critical values as per the defined procedure.

12. Carry out tests and generate results in a timely manner, monitor Turn Around Time (TAT).

13. 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.

14. Release of reports, including critical results.

15. Release of amended/corrected report, after communicated to Physician

• 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