• Application Deadline: Fri, 27 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Medical Laboratory Scientist - Taraba


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , OND


• Experience 3 - 4 years


• Location Taraba


• Job Field
  

The successful candidate will perform the following functions:

• Clinical services: Conducting all laboratory tests and related services at the OSS in line with good clinical laboratory practice


• Documentation: Maintaining a robust Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and timely reporting of laboratory activities to USAID using the APPR Platform


• Meetings: OSS weekly meetings, State weekly review meetings, Laboratory and Logistic Weekly review meeting, USAID weekly review meetings, and any other meeting as directed.


• Programs: Surge Activities-Case finding, Refills, maintains laboratory Practice and Standards in clinical service delivery, Provide program supervisory functions to an assigned CCAPS


• Report writing: weekly work plan, weekly program report, trip repor

Qualifications/Experience:

• A degree or diploma in clinical/medical laboratory science or in microbiology with applied medical parasitology and bacteriology. Alternatively, person may have held a position as a medical laboratory scientist, laboratory technologist or medical laboratory analyst,


• A minimum of 3-4 years relevant post-qualification work experience


• Experience in sample collection and analysis (e.g. blood, stool, sputum)


• Fluency in Hausa language in addition to English language and other local languages.


• Experience in implementing a supply management system.


• Knowledge of all basic laboratory techniques and quality control systems


• Ability to cope with stress and to organize and prioritize workload.


• Experience in working in a laboratory offering specific tests for ART treatment monitoring.

Skills and Competencies required

• Excellent skills in Good Clinical Laboratory Practice.


• Experience in sample referral and result tracking.


• Ability to cope with stress and to organize and prioritize workload.


• Ability to work in a team.


• Excellent interpersonal, communication (oral and written), presentation skills.


• S/He must be attuned to and be comfortable with the culture/traditions of the people.


• Candidates should be able to communicate proficiently in the dominant language of the region.


• Must have demonstrated proficiency using intermediate-level office software applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, spreadsheets, and database


• Multitask and work with minimal supervision.