Medical Laboratory Technician at Afriglobal Group

Locations: Victoria Island and Lekki, Lagos

Responsibilities

• Draws blood from patients for analysis or other medical purposes: Assembles equipment, such as tourniquet, needles, disposable containers for needles, blood collection devices, gauze, cotton, and alcohol on work tray, according to requirements for specified tests or procedures.
• Verifies or records identity of patient or donor and converses with patient to allay fear of procedure.
• Applies tourniquet to arm, locates accessible vein, swabs puncture area with antiseptic, and inserts needle into vein to draw blood into collection tube.
• Withdraws needle, applies treatment to puncture site, and labels and stores blood container for subsequent processing- duplication to be removed
• Verifies test requisitions by comparing information with requesting Physician or other medical personnel and bringing discrepancies to the attention of unit personnel.
• Obtains blood specimens by performing venipuncture and finger sticks.
• Maintains specimen integrity by using aseptic technique, following department procedures; observing isolation procedures.
• Collects therapeutic drug-monitoring assays by collaborating with nursing personnel to ensure appropriate drug dose to collection time.
• Tracks collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection; maintaining daily tallies of collections performed.
• Performs bleeding-times tests when needed and entering results to the database , informing laboratory supervisor of results falling outside normal ranges for onward report to the requesting physician
• Resolves unusual test orders by contacting the physician, pathologist, nursing station, or reference laboratory; referring unresolved orders back to the originator for further clarification; notifying supervisor of unresolved orders.
• Educate clients on pre-analytical preparation when required
• Obey and practice laws of Nigeria
• Have respect for other team members, board and business associates.

Requirements

• Possess 0-1 year post experience.
• Proficient in English
• Practicing license MLT
• Analyzing Information, Infection Control, Attention to Detail, Lab Environment, Procedural Skills, Quality Focus, Creating a Safe, Effective Environment, Performing Diagnostic Procedures, Informing Others and high ethics.
• Cautious and friendly to patients
• A high sense of human relation.