Laboratory Attendant

Job Description

Title: Laboratory Attendant

Company Name: RTM International

Vacancy: 1

Location: Manikganj

Experience:
∎ At least 2 years

Published: 18 Aug 2024

Education:
∎ Minimum HSC pass.
∎ Minimum HSC pass.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 2-year experience in the related field
∎ Following capabilities are mandatory:
∎ Working experience in the relevant field will be an asset
∎ Good communication skills
∎ Minimum 2-year experience in the related field
∎ Following capabilities are mandatory:
∎ Working experience in the relevant field will be an asset
∎ Good communication skills

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Attending a 14-day training on randomized controlled trial and laboratory protocols for analyzing and storing stool, blood, and water samples
∎ Attending monthly refresher trainings
∎ Entering the collected data in the study database
∎ Entering all paper forms into the study database within a week of data collection with the support of Research Officers
∎ Preparing the Media
∎ Cleaning the working station
∎ Autoclaving the media, water bottles and others.
∎ Aliquoting the stool samples and preservation
∎ Conducting bacteriological culturing on water and fecal samples
∎ Screening and recruiting suspected Diarrhea/Cholera cases at health facilities
∎ Conducting stool testing for cholera using the rapid VC Dipstick test
∎ Obtaining informed consent, assent, and/or parental permission from for all study participants
∎ Putting barcodes on all study forms, consent, assent, and parental permission forms, and water, blood, and fecal samples PRIOR to data and sample collection.
∎ Enrolling eligible diarrhea and cholera patients, and administering baseline study questionnaires.
∎ Conducting household spot checks.
∎ Testing water samples for chlorine concentrations
∎ Obtaining height, weight and MUAC measurements of study children
∎ Conducting blood and fecal sample collection in the health facility and in the household
∎ Administering clinical surveillance forms and mobile use survey to study participants
∎ Conducting water sample collection at study households
∎ Collecting blood samples from study participants
∎ Transporting the samples following the SOP
∎ Obtaining height and weight measurements of study children
∎ Assist in obtaining GPS locations of households and water sources
∎ Aliquoting collected water, blood and fecal samples into vials and on filter papers for storage and analysis
∎ Checking all respective study forms collected for completeness
∎ Maintenance of all respective devices and other tools or equipment used in the study
∎ Attending weekly field team meetings with the evaluation and Lab team
∎ Attending weekly meetings with the Lab team only
∎ Transcribing and translating in-depth interviews and focus group discussions
∎ Coding open ended questions for knowledge, handwashing, and water treatment questions
∎ Assisting in any other aspects of the pilot and intervention studies as directed by the Project Coordinator, Intervention Coordinator, or Principal Investigator
∎ This position will include work early in the morning and late in the evenings and on Saturdays and Fridays.
∎ RTM International is going to appoint a number of skilled professionals for the study titled “Testing a Scalable Model of the Cholera Hospital-Based Intervention (Rural Model)”. The required qualification and experiences for the position is given below:
∎ Attending a 14-day training on randomized controlled trial and laboratory protocols for analyzing and storing stool, blood, and water samples
∎ Attending monthly refresher trainings
∎ Entering the collected data in the study database
∎ Entering all paper forms into the study database within a week of data collection with the support of Research Officers
∎ Preparing the Media
∎ Cleaning the working station
∎ Autoclaving the media, water bottles and others.
∎ Aliquoting the stool samples and preservation
∎ Conducting bacteriological culturing on water and fecal samples
∎ Screening and recruiting suspected Diarrhea/Cholera cases at health facilities
∎ Conducting stool testing for cholera using the rapid VC Dipstick test
∎ Obtaining informed consent, assent, and/or parental permission from for all study participants
∎ Putting barcodes on all study forms, consent, assent, and parental permission forms, and water, blood, and fecal samples PRIOR to data and sample collection.
∎ Enrolling eligible diarrhea and cholera patients, and administering baseline study questionnaires.
∎ Conducting household spot checks.
∎ Testing water samples for chlorine concentrations
∎ Obtaining height, weight and MUAC measurements of study children
∎ Conducting blood and fecal sample collection in the health facility and in the household
∎ Administering clinical surveillance forms and mobile use survey to study participants
∎ Conducting water sample collection at study households
∎ Collecting blood samples from study participants
∎ Transporting the samples following the SOP
∎ Obtaining height and weight measurements of study children
∎ Assist in obtaining GPS locations of households and water sources
∎ Aliquoting collected water, blood and fecal samples into vials and on filter papers for storage and analysis
∎ Checking all respective study forms collected for completeness
∎ Maintenance of all respective devices and other tools or equipment used in the study
∎ Attending weekly field team meetings with the evaluation and Lab team
∎ Attending weekly meetings with the Lab team only
∎ Transcribing and translating in-depth interviews and focus group discussions
∎ Coding open ended questions for knowledge, handwashing, and water treatment questions
∎ Assisting in any other aspects of the pilot and intervention studies as directed by the Project Coordinator, Intervention Coordinator, or Principal Investigator
∎ This position will include work early in the morning and late in the evenings and on Saturdays and Fridays.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As per organization policy
∎ As per organization policy

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Manikganj

Read Before Apply:

The incumbent will maintain and abide by the RTM International Code of Conduct in discharging any duties in the refugee camps (while interacting/treating/counseling the refugee population) and commit to abide by the PSEA core principles and other issues.

Attention:

RTM International has a Policy regarding Protection against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), a Gender Policy, and a Child Protection Policy. The organization has a Policy of Zero Tolerance regarding this issue. Candidates having knowledge of PSEA will be preferred. Female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Apply Procedure:

Hard Copy:
∎ Interested candidates are requested to apply to the Director (Administration), RTM International, 581, Shewrapara, Mirpur, Dhaka-1216 by submit your details in “Employment Application Form” by click on this link or copy this link in to the browser address bar, login by your Gmail account and submit your information: https://forms.gle/ox7okfxNvaHuGCSS6.
∎ Upload your CV along with a cover letter, academic and experience certificates, training and certifications, NID and other relevant documents in one file by PDF or Doc file (The file size must be under 10 MB). File name should be as [ Position name-your name-date ... such as "Project Coordinator-karim-cv and certificates", etc. ] on or before 25 August 2024.
∎ Only short-listed candidates will be called for interview.
∎ No TA/DA will be provided for attending the interview.
∎ Director (Administration)
∎ Applying to (Link for Google Form): Click on this link or copy this link in to the browser address bar, login by your Gmail account and submit your information:
∎ https://forms.gle/ox7okfxNvaHuGCSS6.

Company Information:
∎ RTM International

Application Deadline: 25 Aug 2024

Category: Pathologist/ Lab Assistant