Laboratory Technician

Job Description

Title: Laboratory Technician

Company Name: Bangladesh Association for Maternal Neonatal Health (BAMANEH)

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka (Tejgaon)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Three years Diploma in Medical Technology from any recognized institution
∎ Any third division in academic career will lead to ineligibility

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Recruitment of "Laboratory Technician" under GFATM Fund
∎ Location: The post will be based at the laboratory with frequent field visit at Nakhalpara SM Clinic.
∎ Job Location: Nakhalpara SH Clinic, Tejgaon, Dhaka.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ PLANNING:
∎ Participate in planning of laboratory set up
∎ Participate in quality assurance planning of the laboratory
∎ Plan and prepare annual and quarterly logistics requirements for the laboratory
∎ Support preparing quality assurance tools and guidelines in line with the national guidelines.
∎ Support higher management in decision making
∎ IMPLEMENTATION:
∎ Maintain essential safety measures for infection control in the laboratory
∎ Maintain optimum standard in smearing and microscopy following the SOP and guidelines
∎ Ensure maintenance and other laboratory equipment's as per the SOP and guidelines
∎ Ensure availability of anti-TB drugs, reagents and other logistics at the laboratory
∎ Refer presumptive and complicated cases to designated facilities for further diagnosis
∎ Support in EQA and slide-rechecking
∎ Ensure hygienic disposal of waste materials
∎ Conduct 4 outreach smearing centres at the field in every month
∎ Maintain contact tracing register for active case findings and refer presumptive cases to nearby diagnostic facility
∎ Assist govt. MT (Lab.) at UHC lab, whenever necessary
∎ Any other job as required by the project
∎ MONITORING:
∎ Maintain regular coordination with related stakeholders
∎ Periodic monitoring of the Laboratory (for EQA Technician)
∎ Check the randomized slides and provide the result as first controller (for EQA Technician)
∎ REPORTING:
∎ Record results in respective forms and registers and report promptly to the requesting staff
∎ Ensure complete and accurate monthly and quarterly reporting as per the guidelines

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 35 years
∎ Minimum 2 year of experience in relevant field.
∎ Ability to work independently and in a team
∎ Good interpersonal and communication skill
∎ Good oral and written communication skill
∎ Good eyesight to read microscopy
∎ Willingness to conduct outreach smearing centre at the field.

Salary:
∎ BDT. 14,375/= (Gross).

Application Deadline: January 11, 2020

Company Information:
∎ Bangladesh Association for Maternal & Neonatal Health (BAMANEH)

Category: NGO/Development