Medical Laboratory Technician (Phlebotomist) at Afriglobal Group

Location: Woji GRA, Port Harcourt, Rivers

Key Responsibilities

• To independently manage and perform the routine laboratory operations.
• Control TAT - Sample flow, Testing and Results
• 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.

Other Duties:

• Record and maintain inventory of Laboratory and other related stocks
• Calibrate, standardize, and maintains instruments following established procedures.
• Validates & reports the results of tests performed.

Requirements

• We need a licensed Lab Technicians (Phlebotomist) with 1 – 2 years cognate work experience in Laboratory process coordination & management
• Minimum Qualification of MLT (Medical Laboratory Science)
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Possess 2 - 3 years post qualification experience.
• The ideal applicant must reside within the vicinity of Woji Road, GRA Phase 2, Port Harcourt.
• Should possess a specialized training in chemical pathology or hematology
• Current practicing license.
• 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.
• Excellent Interpersonal Skills.

Consideration:

• Candidate with proximity to these locations will be considered first.
• Male applicant will be considered for gender balance.