Lab Technician

Job Description

Title: Lab Technician

Company Name: Grace Hospital Limited

Vacancy: 3

Age: At least 25 years

Job Location: Dhaka (Dhanmondi)

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Hospital

• Diploma in Medical Technology

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Hospital

• Age At least 25 years

1. Laboratory Responsibilities

• Collect, receive, label, and properly handle patient specimens including blood, urine, stool, and other clinical samples.

• Perform routine laboratory tests according to established procedures and hospital protocols.

• Operate, clean, and maintain laboratory equipment and analyzers.

• Prepare reagents, solutions, and other laboratory materials as required.

• Ensure proper identification, processing, storage, and disposal of specimens.

• Record test results accurately and maintain laboratory registers and documentation.

• Perform internal quality control procedures and report any abnormal or inconsistent findings to the concerned authority.

• Maintain adequate stock of reagents, consumables, and laboratory supplies and inform the supervisor when replenishment is required.

• Follow infection-control, biosafety, and laboratory safety procedures at all times.

• Ensure proper disposal of biomedical waste and used laboratory materials.

• Assist doctors and other healthcare professionals by providing accurate and timely laboratory reports.

• Maintain cleanliness and proper organization of the laboratory.

2. Blood Bank Responsibilities

• Receive, identify, label, store, and issue blood and blood components according to approved procedures.

• Perform blood grouping and Rh typing.

• Perform compatibility testing/cross-matching as authorized by the hospital's blood bank procedures.

• Properly maintain blood and blood-component storage conditions and monitor refrigerator/freezer temperatures.

• Maintain accurate records of blood collection, receipt, storage, cross-matching, issue, return, and disposal.

• Carefully verify patient identification and blood-unit details before issuing blood.

• Monitor blood units for expiry, damage, or abnormalities and ensure appropriate segregation or disposal.

• Maintain proper documentation and traceability of every blood unit.

• Assist in managing blood and blood-component inventory and communicate shortages or urgent requirements to the concerned authority.

• Follow all applicable blood-bank safety, quality-control, infection-control, and regulatory requirements.

• Immediately report any suspected transfusion reaction, blood-storage problem, labeling discrepancy, or other blood-bank incident to the responsible medical officer/supervisor.

• Assist with blood donation/collection procedures where applicable and within the technician's authorized scope of practice.

3. General Responsibilities

• Maintain confidentiality of patient information and laboratory records.

• Work cooperatively with doctors, nurses, blood-bank personnel, and other hospital departments.

• Provide proper shift handover and communicate pending or urgent laboratory/blood-bank matters.

• Participate in emergency and after-hours laboratory/blood-bank services according to the duty roster.

• Attend training and competency assessments as required by the hospital.

• Comply with hospital policies, professional standards, and instructions from the authorized supervisor.

• Perform other laboratory- or blood-bank-related duties assigned by the management within the employee's qualifications and scope of practice.