Lab Technician

Riyadh Hospital

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Strict directions for the appropriate use of safety measures, including warning labels and provision of personal protective equipment.
• Facilitate the provision of quality laboratory services for pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic phases of testing.
• Review verification procedures used are adequate to determine accuracy, precision, and other pertinent performance characteristics of the method.
• Always facilitate the availability of basic laboratory services.
• Ensure that the laboratory has adequate and functional space to maintain safe and proper working conditions including, but not limited to; safe storage of reagents, supplies, consumables, samples, records, paraffin blocks, glass slides & appropriate area for each laboratory activity/section.
• Assess the availability of the following facilities: including but not limited to; adequate water taps and sinks, temperature and humidity control, ventilation, lighting, safety signs & well-maintained floors, walls, ceilings, bench tops and sinks.
• Devise procedures to ensure that the prepared/reconstituted reagents and solutions are labeled with; content, concentration/titer, preparation date, expiration date & storage requirements.
• Ensure critical laboratory supplies and reagents are stored according to the manufacturer s recommendations under controlled conditions or in appropriate storage device & the conditions are monitored using appropriate temperature monitoring system.
• Ensure testing of water quality that required for procedures.
• Direct protocols for appropriate maintenance of laboratory records.
• Facilitate the availability of appropriate personnel, equipment, and supplies.
• Daily assessment of functionality of all tools and equipment.
• Participate in the development and implementation of operations budget to ensure compliance with organizational expenditure requirements.
• Regular maintenance of department as per quality and infection control guidelines.
• Ensure the laboratory has a specimen collection manual that includes the following, but not limited to; methods of patient preparation & collection procedures, quality and quantity of sample, specimen labeling or handling, transportation & rejection criteria.

Qualification & Experience Requirements:

• Higher Diploma in a health-related field.
• Current Registration in the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a Laboratory setting.

Skills and Competencies:

• Abilities to operate & monitor laboratory instruments.
• Expertise in laboratory principles, methods, practices, and standards to ensure quality patient care.
• Good knowledge of all utilized laboratory equipment and tools.
• The acquaintance of English language and medical terminology.
• The ability to communicate and establishing good relations with others.

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