Job summary
Responsible for the supervision and smooth running of the assigned section as well ensuring highest quality services to the customer.
Requirements
- Diploma / Degree in Medical Laboratory Science or Biomedical Science
- At least 2 years of working experience in hospital Laboratory
Duties & responsibilities
- Perform laboratory routine and on call duties
- Conform to laboratory policy and procedures
- Calibrate, operate and maintain the equipment and coordinate the workflow in the assigned section(s)
- Ensure specimens submitted for investigation are in good quality and promptly analyzed with accurate result issued within promised laboratory turnaround time
- Handle test related issues with appropriate actions
- Perform, analyze and interpret the daily quality cornel and carry out corrective action if necessary
- Detect and identify the laboratory hazardous situations and initiate preventive measures
- Assist in the day activities of maintaining normal internal Laboratory services including acquisition of supplies, appropriate storage of reagents and equipment, as well as the disposal of waste material
- Communicate with internal or external doctor effectively on any abnormal finding or requesting blood supplies
- Assist Medical Laboratory Scientist (Grade 2) to achieve laboratory quality objective
- Participate in the training of Junior Laboratory staff and other non-laboratory staff.
- Improve and develop own professional knowledge continuously
- When required, attend meetings with departmental staff and other relevant staff to ensure smooth, operation and implementation of departmental objectives and work together to achieve and maintain the hospital’s accreditation
Other duties
- Undertake other as assigned by the Head, Laboratory from time to time
- The staff shall be rotated to different sections as per assignment and the performance will be monitored monthly and documented
- To collect blood supplies from HAS/HIS during and after office hours when required