Medical Technologist / Medical Laboratory Scientist

Overview

JOB DESCRIPTION

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with health and safety measures at all times each day / month / year.
• Perform preventive equipment maintenance performed per schedule.
• Daily compliance - Record temperature readings and equipment maintenance in accordance with relevant SOPs ensuring documents are accessible and retrievable.
• Compliance with in laboratory TAT and upholding the standard daily.
• Efficient stock control on bench, receives samples and determines if the sample is acceptable to proceed with further analysis.
• Perform tests in accordance with SOPs.
• Verify test results.
• Understand the physical and chemical principles of the various analyses performed.
• Complete corrective action and troubleshooting logs for QC and equipment failures.
• Run Instrument Quality Controls (IQC) and EQA.
• Record Non-Compliance (NC).
• Record Customer Complaints.
• Action Overdue and Pending List.
• Identify results that are outside expected findings or clinically established reference ranges and ensure as per SOP and report any Abnormal results.
• Perform Data Checks as per SOP.
• Complies with the standards of professional conduct established by the organization and the applicable professional body.
• Uncertainty of Measurement.
• Inter Lab Comparisons and Validations.
• Participate in continuing professional development (CPD) activities.
• Note : all shortlisted applications are subject to verification checks.

Minimum Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS :

Diploma : Biomedical Technology / Bachelor of Health Science : National Laboratory Science / NQF level6 or 7

Registration with the HPCSA as Medical Technologist in Clinical Pathology

Experience

Required Skills

Strong analytical and documentation skills.

Required Competencies

Please note that all shortlisted applications are subject to verification checks.

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