Laboratory Technician for TB Control Program

Job Description

Title: Laboratory Technician for TB Control Program

Company Name: Ashar Alo Society (AAS)

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ hree years diploma in Medical Technology from any recognized institution.
∎ Any third division/class in academic career will lead to ineligibility.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Laboratory Technician for TB Control Program funded by GFATM
∎ Job Location: Dhaka with frequent field visit.

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 of microscope and other laboratory equipments 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 centers at the field, in every month.
∎ Maintain contact tracing register for active case findings and refer presumptive cases to nearby diagnostic facility.
∎ Any other job as required by the project.
∎ Monitoring, Supervision and Coordination:
∎ 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 and dissemination:
∎ 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 years of experience in TB control Program.
∎ Other requirements for the above post:
∎ Emphasis given of those who trained on microscopic examination of sputum for AFB.
∎ 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: Tk. 25000 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Other benefits will be provided as per the organizational policy.

Application Deadline: January 23, 2020

Company Information:
∎ Ashar Alo Society (AAS)
∎ Address : House no.-13, Road no.-06, Shekhertek, Block-Kha, Mohammadpur, Dhaka-1207.
∎ Web : www.aas.org.bd

Category: NGO/Development

Source: bdjobs.com

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