Laboratory Supervisor
Job description.
Main Purpose.
Planning, organizing and
carrying out laboratory activities and supervising the laboratory staff
according to MSF protocols, security measures and hygiene standards, in order to
support the MSF medical team in the diagnosis of patients’ diseases.
Accountabilities.
- Participating
in the project planning and follow-up and reviewing the laboratory budget
when necessary in order to support MSF’s medical activities.
- Ensuring
the compliance of MSF hygiene and safety protocols, both individually and
collectively as well as informing staff of existing biological risks.
- Performing
laboratory tests and carrying out sample collection (serology, hematology,
biochemistry, bacteriology, parasitology …) in accordance with
prescriptions as well as ensuring that quality control tests are carried
out regularly. Informing the doctor of the results of the tests and
keeping a record of the analysis with data from patients.
- Ensuring
proper management (cleaning, maintenance, arranging) of all laboratory
equipment and the adequate supply of needed equipment and material in
order to prevent stock-outs. This includes being responsible for all
required automatic instrument calibration, ensuring that no material is
taken out of laboratories without prior authorization and carrying out a
proper storage system and conditions, inventory, etc. In cooperation with
logistics department, ensuring that cold chain is properly maintained in
Laboratory areas for both, samples and reagents.
- In
the absence of a Laboratory Manager, ensuring proper registration and
needs of all lab related activities and implementing a correct use of the
associated management tool (EpyTryp. Etc.) in order to have a proper
recording of laboratory activities. Preparing and sending slides/samples
for external quality control.
- Supervising,
in close coordination with the Hospital Director, the HR department, the
associated processes (recruitment, training/induction, coaching,
evaluation, potential detection, development and communication) of the
staff under his/her responsibility in order to ensure both the sizing and
the amount of knowledge required
- Ensuring
that all staff using medical devices are qualified and trained. Ensuring
cleaning and minor maintenance tasks are performed according to the
protocols. Reporting any malfunction to the project biomedical service.
- Producing
regular reports on the testing and on any issues / problems related to
laboratory personnel and / or the material used.
MSF Section/Context
Specific Accountabilities
- Day-to-day
running and coordination of all laboratory activities. On the job and
theoretical teaching/training of auxiliary laboratory technician’s
frequent supervision and support to the auxiliary lab tech working in the
HP.
- Weekly
blood supply management through deputy-Medical Coordinator request if
require from the donor
- Collect
samples in an appropriate manner and according to the criteria in place,
for further processing of sample in other locations (Nairobi, Lancet MSFF
etc.). Ensure that results reach their destination timely.
- Ensure
the equipment is available, handled carefully and that consumable goods
are available and ordered in due time.
- Facilitate
any needs relating to epidemic surveillance.
- Supervise
the health post and lab consumable material and drugs, weekly order is
done according to the schedule agreed upon by project pharmacy managers,
follow-up of daily, and weekly registration books and reports. The storage
conditions, inventories, follow-up of expired drugs and their destruction,
and drugs consumption related to departments.
- Part
of the emergency team and also on–call providing support for emergency
laboratory investigations at short notice round the clock as needed.
- Use
appropriate, PPE’s provided by the facility while in the clinical setting
and also when attending to patients.
- Support
capacity building of nurses, clinical officers and doctors in regards to
making them proficient to perform point-of-care rapid tests on their own.
Requirements
Education
- Essential
Laboratory Technician diploma /degree.
Experience
- Essential
2 years’ experience in a laboratory, preferably as a Lab Tech
- Desirable
in MSF or another NGO, desirable in a clinical laboratory
Languages
- Mission
language essential (English). Local language desirable (Somali/Kiswahili)
Knowledge
- Essential
computer literacy (word, excel and internet)
Competencies
- Results,
teamwork, flexibility, commitment, service
How to Apply