Lancet is Currently Opening Job Vacancies as Medical Scientist: Main Laboratory (perm position) - Apply Now
Reference No - 1019898
An opportunity has presented itself to appoint a suitably qualified candidate into the position of Medical Scientist: Main Laboratory. This is a perm position based at Molecular Pathology.
Job Summary:
- Assists Laboratory Manager with supervision of staff and functions as per delegated responsibilities.
- Analyses laboratory samples in order to provide results for medical practitioners to diagnose treat and prevent diseases.
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About You:
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Registration in relevant discipline with HPCSA
- BSC : Registration as Medical Technician with HPCSA
Experience:
- 1-2 Yrs Relevant Working Experience
Relevant Job Knowledge:
- Laboratory information systems
- Anatomy, physiology and medical terminology relevant to medical pathology
- Medical ethical guidelines in the medical pathology field
- Laboratory standards operating procedures and processes
- Organisational policy procedures
Key Performance Areas:
- Assists the laboratory manager to ensure a safe working environment in accordance with relevant legislation and all safety protocols. This includes the on-going maintenance of quality control standards, adherence to infection control measures, correct disposal of bio-hazardous waste and project management (as per delegated responsibilities) of the preparation process for internal and external quality control audits.
- Adheres to professional conduct requirements in line with organisational policy and relevant professional body ethical standards.
- Assists the laboratory manager with overseeing and monitoring equipment maintenance, asset management, procurement of goods and staff overtime expenditure to ensure the most effective utilisation of resources, optimisation of stock levels and reduction of costs at all times.
- Records, verifies and amend (when required) test results to ensure integrity of test result database on laboratory information system.
- Reports test results via phone or computer entry to ensure timeous dissemination of data required by health and medical professionals.
- Attends in-service training and seminars and participates in continuing professional development (CPD) activities to continuously update knowledge and skills as well as comply with professional registration requirements. This includes ensuring the availability of up to date records that can be presented immediately on request thereof.
- Oversees the maintenance and calibration of the equipment used in the laboratory to ensure that it is operating efficiently and providing accurate results. This includes ensuring that instrument maintenance and quality control results are recorded as well as trouble shooting.
- Assists the laboratory manager to ensure that incidents and instrument failures are reported by laboratory staff, thereby ensuring compliance with relevant organisational policy and laboratory standard operating procedures.
- Performs investigations into and resolution of customer complaints to ensure a positive image of the organisation by clients and patients and to promote the services of Lancet laboratories.
- Teaches and trains laboratory personnel, interns and students, medical colleagues and associated health workers in laboratory techniques, processes and systems, if assigned by laboratory manager and deemed competent.
- Performs diagnostic testing procedures on instrumentation, analyses results in one or more sections of a laboratory and interacts with pathologists on technical matters to provide all relevant data that may pertain to the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of diseases.
- Ensures the implementation of service levels and quality standards in accordance with standard operating procedures and service level agreements.
Competencies:
- Planning and organising
- Follow up of Incompletes
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Self-management
- Accuracy
- Confidentiality / Sensitivity
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Problem solving
- Attention To Detail
- Rule orientation
- Team leader skills
- Ability to work in a pressured environment
Important
Don't miss this opportunity to start your career at Medical Scientist: Main Laboratory (perm position)!
Interested and qualified candidates can apply through the following application link.