Summary
Date Posted: Monday, November 23, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP) is a private-not-for profit Company under Makerere University. MJAP works to build partnerships and strengthen health systems to optimally respond to HIV/AIDS, TB, Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and other diseases of public health importance in Africa.
MJAP is implementing a sub-award grant from Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI), for accelerating HIV/AIDS Epidemic Control in Kampala region; with funding from the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
MJAP is seeking competent, passionate and dynamic individual to fill the position of a Laboratory Technician, MJAP
Role Title: Laboratory Technician
Reports to: Laboratory Coordinator, MJAP
Duty station: Kiruddu National Referral Hospital, Kampala
Role definition: To support clinical care of patients with Advanced HIV Disease and TB through provision of quality laboratory diagnostic and monitoring tests at Kiruddu National Referral Hospital in line with MoH clinical guidelines.

Duties and Responsibilities
1. Explain specimen collection procedures to patients and collect samples according to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
2. Follow biosafety/biosecurity precautions to ensure the safety of laboratory staff and laboratory users.
3. Process laboratory specimens for AHD patients, TB patients and other patients at Kiruddu Hospital in a timely manner.
4. Carry out routine maintenance of laboratory equipment and report unresolved defects to the Laboratory Coordinator in a timely manner.
5. Request for laboratory testing supplies and consumables and keep stock records according to the standard operating procedures.
6. Evaluate test results, make recommendations and communicate critical test results to the clinicians immediately.
7. Participate in the implementation of Laboratory Quality Management Systems (LQMS) and Quality improvement activities to improve AHD and TB services at Kiruddu Hospital.
8. Coordinate referral of samples to referral Laboratories, and follow up on all results.
9. Document results of all samples sent to referral laboratories for analysis.
10. Prepare monthly test statistics and submit to the Laboratory Coordinator on a monthly basis.
11. Prepare monthly reports of tests done under the AHD and TB program.
12. Provide mentorship to Kiruddu hospital laboratory staff to support institutionalization of AHD care services at the hospital.
13. Provide laboratory support to the HIV and TB clinic as well as in-patient departments regarding active pharmacovigilance for HIV and TB medicines
14. Provide technical support to the MJAP-supported facilities as requested from time to time.
15. Participate in program review meetings at Kiruddu National Review Hospital.

Qualifications
• Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Technology/Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science.
• Current annual practicing license.
• 2 years’ experience in implementing LQMS.

Key personal competencies:
• Knowledge of LQMS and Quality Improvement.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience mentoring laboratory staff on LQMS.
• Attention to detail.

Job Experience Requirements: degree

Job Experience Requirements: 2 years

Work Hours: 8

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Job application procedure
Interested and qualified candidates should apply via the email below and submit their cover letters, a detailed curriculum vita and copies of relevant academic documents to: hr@mjap.or.ug  addressed to; The Human Resource Manager, Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP), not later than 2nd December, 2020 by 5:00pm. Please note that only online applications will be accepted.
Please ensure that your attachments do not exceed 5 MB.
We do appreciate your interest to work with MJAP. However, we regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 2 weeks after the submission deadline.

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