Lab Technician

Job Description

Title: Lab Technician

Company Name: Concerned Women for Family Development [CWFD]

Vacancy: 2

Age: At most 35 years

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• At least 1 years

• Diploma in Medical Technology (Laboratory) from recognized institute.

• Any third division/class in an academic career will lead to ineligibility.

• At least 1 years

• Age At most 35 years

Experience: Minimum 01 years’ experience in a relevant field/ managerial role

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPIs):

• No. of discordant/ error/ invalid

• Maintenance of the laboratory equipment

• Optimum utilization of laboratory equipment/ test/ screening

• Infection control measures

• Reduce the turnover time

• Preparation of quality report

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & COMPETENCIES (required to perform all the responsibilities of this role):

Knowledge:

• AFB microscopy/ Xpert MTB RIF/ Truenat

• Knowledge about GeneXpert, Truenat, light and LED microscope

• Organizational Values, Vision, Mission and Policies

• Skills:

• Computer skills– MS Office

• Communication skills

• Multi-tasking ability

• Reporting skills

• Competencies:

• Communication and Coordination with other stakeholders

• Team oriented

• Analytical ability

• Time management

Location: The post will be based at the field level of Dhaka city corporation.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform mWRDs/ Microscopy testing for presumptive and ongoing TB patients

• Perform HIV and COVID-19 screening of TB patients

• Maintain essential safety precautions during sample collection, while working in the lab and during disposal of potentially infectious materials (waste management)

• Ensure quality assurance of reagents and other health products

• Conduct outreach center for sample collection

• Keep record and prepare proper necessary reports (i.e., ASPECT, e-TB Manager, TBCP software etc.) timely

• Reconcile both physical stock with register and TBCP software

• Assure regular indent, supply of reagents and other logistics, proper storage and ensure maintenance of GeneXpert/ Truenat/ Microscope with proper documentation (i.e., logbook etc.)

• Extensive visits to the peripheral labs and guidance for better improvement (for EQA staff)

• Quality assurance of the random slides and provide feedback report to the respective laboratories in a regular basis (for EQA staff)

• Practice and promote organization’s gender policy and support implementation of gender equality and women empowerment at all levels

• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the organization’s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment

• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action

• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so

• Accept relocation of the work station or transfer anywhere based on the need of the project

MAJOR CHALLENGES (encountered while performing the major responsibilities):

• Time-bound action

• Maintain infection control

• Maintain quality-assured bacteriology