Job Description

Maintain Safe Environment by ensuring the following:

Timeous washing of hands with disinfectant Use of personal Protective equipment viz. lab coats and gloves Maintain a clean room environment by disinfecting benches/equipment daily with disinfectant Disposing of hazardous with medical waste according to waste management policy Adhere to standard lab precautions Complying with the ISO Requirements Complying with the Organisation's Policies, Procedures and Rules Comply with GCLP ,as well as relevant statutory/regulatory requirements Attending the relevant in service training, workshops and meetings Establishing a full knowledge of the quality manual Assisting with the training and competency of relevant staff Perform internal audits on all sites, as and when, needed or required

Perform General Duties

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Carrying out the normal duties and functions which occur within a professional Laboratory Service. These duties and functions include, interalia: -

Responsible for the day-to-day working of the Laboratory to achieve an efficient and cost-effective service. Conduct routine and urgent testing of specimens in a Pathology Laboratory; perform routine maintenance, calibrations and quality control on laboratory equipment and analysers. Record the temperature of the room, fridges, freezers and incubators as per the work procedure. Complete the required logs i.e. maintenance/health and safety/decontamination etc. Sound knowledge of relevant laboratory equipment. Maintenance on all equipment used for analysis - ensuring all controls and calibrations are done on all relevant equipment. Check quality controls to release results in accordance with Westgard Rules. Reagent/IQC lot-to-lot validations must be completed timeously. Levy Jennings quality control charts must be printed and reported on. Ensure that all urgent samples are given priority. Ensure instrument raw data has been scanned onto the LIS. To assist Specimen Reception with receiving specimens, Data Capturing and Demo checking of patient requests. Validate and sign out of lab results. Ensure all outstanding tests are completed per department. Required to give out results telephonically. Reagent preparation when necessary. Evaluate new techniques in consultation with the laboratory manager. Supervise and train new staff in the laboratory to ensure an acceptable standard. Troubleshoot to prevent serious or unacceptable incidents involving specimen samples. Report all malfunctions to the lab manager / relevant department manager. Ensure that relevant protocols are maintained and updated. To participate and assist in laboratory projects/audits. Report lab results. Perform EQA analysis. Results submission. Troubleshooting. Monitor stock status i.e. stock take, stock ordering and stock receiving. Ensuring all paperwork is completed with service reports. Ad-hoc duties.

Requirements:

Appropriate registration with the HPCSA Bachelor of Health Science MLS/National Diploma in Biotechnology Relevant BSC degree Current registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Laboratory Scientist for Independent Practice in Clinical Pathology Current registration with HPCSA as a Medical Technologist for independent practice in Clinical Pathology Current registration as a Medical Technician for Supervised Practice Knowledge and understanding of instrumentation, test procedures and methodologies Knowledge and understanding of quality assurance and quality control; understanding and implementation of ISO15189 requirements Basic Computer skills (MS Windows, MS Word, MS Excel) Excellent communication skills Basic administrative skills Knowledge and understanding of OHSA (health and safety in a clinical laboratory) Working experience within a Clinical Pathology environment Able to work independently Able to work safely in a laboratory by doing proper housekeeping and use of PPE Willing to work shift duties, weekend work and public holidays Attention to detail

Area of Work - Queenstown, Eastern Cape

Job Type: Full-time

Ability to commute/relocate:

Queenstown, Eastern Cape: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Application Question(s):

What date does your HPCSA registration expire? What discipline are you registered in?
Work Location: In person