Lab Technologist

Job Description

Title: Lab Technologist

Company Name: Friendship

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

Published: 2025-01-22

Application Deadline: 2025-01-28

Education:

• Diploma in Medical Technology (lab) from Government approved organization. 

Skill and Competencies:

Job Requirements:

• At least 3 to 5 years of experience in a pathological laboratory in a healthcare facility/NGO is preferred.
• Previous experience of working in NGO preferably in a hard to reach area.
• Good interpersonal communication skills. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

• Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.
• Ability to prepare and process laboratory samples using established protocols.
• Ability to monitor and/or maintain quality control standards.
• Good communication skill and basic computer skill.
• Ability to work under pressure in a hard to reach area.

Responsible for: 

• Ensure care & maintenance of all the lab instruments & equipment.
• Carrying out regular & emergency lab procedures.
• Ensure availability of all related reagents & logistics of the laboratory, ensure proper storage and usage of equipment & consumables.
• Review stock & initiate requisition for laboratory activities.
• Documentation of all lab activities.
• Keep service records and prepare monthly report.
• Protects patients and technicians by adhering to infection-control protocols.
• Attend all training and ensure knowledge dissemination to assistant.
• Ensuring collection, processing, and handling of all biological specimens according to IPCD.
• Counsel the patients on the sample collection process.
• Conducts blood tests for transfusion purposes; may draw blood from patient's finger, ear lobe, or vein observing principles of asepsis to obtain blood samples.  

Activities:

• Conducting and supporting scientific investigations and experiments.
• Performs a variety of clinical laboratory tests in the areas of hematology, microbiology, immunology, clinical chemistry, and urinalysis, as assigned; conducts quantitative and qualitative chemical analyses of body fluids such as blood, urine, and spinal fluid; performs blood counts using microscope.
• Develops and maintains cell/tissue cultures for testing purposes, as appropriate; isolates and identifies specimens, using advanced laboratory techniques.
• Performs quality control on test results, ensuring validity and accuracy.
• Performs calibration and troubleshooting on testing systems and instruments to ensure adherence to established standards of accuracy.
• Keeps records and reports on results according to established procedures.
• Practices safety, environmental, and/or infection control methods.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
• Planning, setting up, and undertaking controlled experiments and trials.
• Recording and analyzing data, and demonstrating procedures. Collecting, preparing, and/or testing samples.
• Maintaining, calibrating, cleaning, and testing the sterility of the equipment.
• Providing technical support and presenting results to senior staff.
• Keeping up to date with relevant scientific and technical developments.
• Supervising staff, carrying out risk assessments, ordering and maintaining stock and resources.