Medical Technologist

Medical Technologist for Haematology and Blood Bank at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital.

Key accountabilities

• Responsible to perform, depending on the section posted, a variety of test procedures according to the standards set in the Laboratory with little direct supervision by a senior staff
• Routine sample processing such as spinning and aliquoting of patient samples
• Routine qualitative and quantitative chemical analyses on blood, CSF (cerebrospinal fluid), urine, stool and other body fluids
• Routine haematology procedures including microscopy (blood film, microfilaria, malaria parasite, reticulocytes), bone marrow assistance, slide staining and stem cells thawing
• Coagulation testing
• Blood transfusion services (crossmatching, blood typing, antibody screening, unit typing, stock management and transfusion reaction investigation)
• Administrative section – responsible to perform registration of patient samples, handling telephone inquiries by clients and printing and faxing of patient results. Result retrieval and record / specimen keeping
• Complies and maintains all applicable safety regulations in the Laboratory
• Maintains proper inventory levels of all Clinical Laboratory consumables and reagents
• Reviews all daily QC results and discuss any problems with senior staff
• Checks the performance of all instruments and equipment in the Laboratory and to report any equipment which is not functioning properly
• Complies with all regulatory guidelines, participating in CAP proficiency testing programs and in hospital quality assurance programs
• Participates in a routine maintenance program for instruments and in on-going continuing education and professional development programs
• Supports flexible staffing requirements in the department and participates in shift duties
• Any other duties as assigned from time to time by clinical supervisor

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