Medical Laboratory Technician at DEDA Hospital

Job Description

The Medical Laboratory Technician performs and submits results on specimens received for laboratory analysis using highly sophisticated instrumentation or manual methods.

• Executes systems for positive specimen identification;
• Prepares reagents, assembles equipment, verifies correct instrument operation.
• Idenitifes unusual results or abnormalities,
• Correlates laboratory data with common physician diagnosis,
• Identifies discrepancies and takes prompt appropriate action to assure accuracy,
• Solves problems and refers results.

Education Requirments:

Applicants must possess an Ordinary National Diploma or National Certificate for Medical Laboratory Technician from a reputable Institute.

Experience: 0-1 year

Language/Communication Skills:

• English required.
• Must have the ability to speak effectively and professionally to all staff, management, and all outside individuals at all levels from elementary to professional.

Mathematical Skills:

Skill in adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing whole numbers, fractions, and decimals without a calculator.

Reasoning Ability:

• Must have the ability to apply non-judgmental reasoning capabilites whenever necessay when dealing with patients, visitors, and staff. Critical thinking and multi-tasking skills a must.
• Must have reasonable reflective thinking focused on deciding what to believe or do.
• Must possess pruposeful, self-regulatory judgment which results in interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and inference, as well as explanation of the evidential, conceptual, methodological, criteriological. or contextual considerations upon which that judgment is based.
• Must be able to collaborate with others to complete work; can be relied upon to organize workload; maintain neat work area; performs tasks as assigned; set appropriate priorities and be responsible for own work.