Summary
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) is hiring a Medical Lab Technologist for its blood bank in Abu Dhabi. The role involves conducting laboratory procedures, analysing samples, reviewing and releasing results, maintaining equipment, and following quality and safety procedures. The technologist also supports staff training, inventory management, proficiency testing, audits and quality improvement, and may work shifts, on-call duties, weekends and public holidays. A relevant bachelor's degree and registration-eligible accredited MLT education are required; experience requirements vary by qualification, and UAE nationals may qualify upon completing an internship.
The posting
As published on ssmc.ae. Pulled from the employer's site and shown as they wrote it.
The role is responsible for independently conducting all laboratory procedures or under the supervision of seniors following operational rules and procedures.
Responsibilities
- Develops and sustains competency to perform laboratory activities assigned to perform.
- Participates in training and orientation of new staff / trainee and ensuring their abidance to the rules and policies as applied and implemented in the Section / Department / Facility (as per requirement).
- Carries out other duties as assigned by the Supervisor / Senior Supervisor.
- Operates equipment in the correct manner including, maintenance, calibration, QC, proper recording, troubleshooting and inform Supervisor of any malfunction.
- Drafts and participate in writing SOP.
- Ensures sufficient inventory of material supplies for daily work and report shortage of materials to the supervisor at earliest convenience. Follow the Lab reagent/consumables policy.
- Participates in proficiency testing program as required.
- Attends / read the section meeting and comply with outcome actions as required.
- Ensures to follow quality control procedures including trouble shooting and initiate corrective actions.
- Analysis of samples, review, report / release of results.
- Complies with the quality control programs and procedures including SOP (standard operation procedures) and Quality Assurance programs for Laboratory and SSMC Hospital.
- Identifies, act on and report incidents.
- Participates in quality assessment and quality improvement activities such as internal audit, risk identification, KPI, accreditation preparation and other activities.
- Manages to respond and react to stakeholders concern, complaint and report.
- Completes all mandatory programs assigned by the hospital, Lab department and section specific including training and competency testing
- Complies with assigned hospital, Lab department and section specific plans, policies and procedures
- Maintains professional and effective communication with patients, family and other medical personnel including accurate handover for other staff.
- Adheres to the requirement of the occupational health/policies and procedures and Laboratory quality assurance program.
- Performs on-call and shift duties as assigned, including weekends, public holidays and during disaster.
Qualifications
Experience :-
Required:
• NLT 2 yrs. experience in a clinical laboratory environment with MSc. NLT 1 year experience in a clinical laboratory environment
• NLT 4 yrs. experience in a clinical laboratory environment
• UAE National: upon completion of Internship.
Desired:
• N.A.
Educational Qualification: Required:
• BSc in Medical Technology or clinical laboratory science or equivalent qualification requiring NLT 3 years training course.
• Graduate of an accredited (MLT) program leading to registration with ASCP/CSMLS or equivalent.
Desired:
• Master's in Biomedical Science or relevant clinical MSc. in related field. (will reduce 1 year from the required years of experience