DUTIES: 

• Quality and timely laboratory service delivery

·         Outline and direct the performance of all laboratory procedures necessary for diagnosis and management of patients.

·         Perform specialized tests within the medical unit’s laboratory.

·         Manage day to day laboratory activities.

·         Check and endorse results of laboratory analysis before dispatch

·         Ensure Total Quality Assurance of all tests/investigations and procedures.

·         Accurate, appropriate and timely result on the right patient, generating useful laboratory information to enhancing correct diagnosis.

• Timely and comprehensive preventive maintenance of laboratory equipment and instruments

·         Maintenance of all scientific instruments in the laboratory

·         Performing required daily, weekly, monthly and yearly maintenance schedule of equipment/instruments as applicable

·         Adopting appropriate handling of equipment as stipulated by manufacturers, drawing up and adopting of standard operating procedures (SOPs)

·         Ensuring appropriate operating environment of humidity, temperature and power requirements (electricity, dust-free environment etc. for all equipment

·         Summary Objective: Ensure equipment in optimal performance state, to have none or minimal down time due to faulty equipment and enhance quality and longevity of equipment.

• Optimized management of laboratory resources- fixed and expendables

·         Tailored purchase of items/reagents and other materials to need

·         Purchase of laboratory consumables with long dated expiry and shelf life

·         Maintenance of cold chain and proper reagent handling to avoid deterioration

·         Summary Objective: Elimination of waste in the use of expendable resources.

• Laboratory Resource Forecast and Inventory Using generated statistics

·         Accurate inventory of all expendable materials in relation to need at every season

·         Working out efficient modalities of getting regular supplies from major suppliers

·         Liaising with Supply Chain to smoothen processes between requisition and supply of Laboratory materials

·         Summary Objective: Continual Availability of laboratory services at all seasons throughout the year.

• Execution of Expanded Biennial Comprehensive Medical Examination for different staff member groups (General Staff, Senior Staff, Managers and IRS)

·         Pre-analytical preparation of staff members on conditions for specific samples and tests

·         Collection of adequate and appropriate samples for given tests

·         Analysis for samples for given test applying total quality assurance

·         Presentation of results in standard forms with appropriate reference intervals (Electronic/hard copies)

·         Electronic archival of results of biennial medical laboratory examinations for future reference or decision making

·         Pre-employment medical screening for potential staff member.

• Capacity building

·         Continuous supervision and training of different categories of Laboratory Staff Members-Laboratory Technician, Youth Corpers, I.T. students and other laboratory ad-hoc staff

·         Supervise sample collection and preparation for analysis

·         Supervise proper recording and documentation of investigation results.

• Working together with the Information Technology (IT) Unit, in the development of the Laboratory Information Systems (LIS)

·         Development and organization of electronic laboratory forms (test description, tests categories/classifications, tests units, reference intervals)

·         Deployment/supervision of computer-based electronic records for statistics and dispatch of laboratory results

• Selection and continuous review of appropriate test methods/platforms/systems for different investigations

·         Decisions on choice of suitable and cost-effective tests equipment

·         Guide (Supply Chain) in the procurement of appropriate scientific instruments and consumables.

• Coordination of IITA Clinic’s partnership with external laboratories

·         Liaise with external medical laboratory facilities for conduct laboratory investigations and receipts of results deemed necessary to be conducted at such external facilities

·         Collaborate with the Medical Unit Administrative Manager for the processing of bills from external medical laboratory facilities.

• Advise Physicians on the various aspects of laboratory medicine.

·         Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor.

QUALIFICATION:

Master’s degree in Chemical Pathology/ B.Sc. in Medical Laboratory Science from a reputable higher institution/Associate Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (AMLSCN). The ideal candidate must have a Practical working experience in an NGO with up to 8 years’ experience in Chemical Pathology, Hematology, Microbiology, Blood Grouping and Transfusion Science and Histopathology.

Professional certification in Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) Licensure is required.

COMPETENCIES:

The ideal candidate must:

• Have Laboratory Analytical Skills.
• Have ability to manage resources-materials, human and otherwise
• Have ability to communicate effectively.
• Have ability to build capacity to teach.
• Have experience in Medical Laboratory Management.
• Have good inter-personal relationship skills.
• Be honest.