Associate Medical Laboratory Technologist, NCIS - 2 year contract (funded)

Associate Medical Laboratory Technologist, NCIS - 2 year contract (funded)

Overview : To perform laboratory diagnostic procedures and related activities so as to provide a quality laboratory service to our customers, both internal and external.

Primary Responsibilities

• Receive laboratory specimens and reject those that are unsuitable for analysis.
• Operate the Laboratory Information System to perform functions such as result query, order entry and result entry.
• Perform waived tests and moderate complexity tests; perform all procedures in accordance with laboratory protocols.
• Alert appropriate laboratory personnel of critical values.
• Report any adverse incidents to senior member of staff.
• Prepare reagents and materials that require special handling to ensure reliability.
• Receive and resolve queries from customers.
• Undertake preventive maintenance on laboratory instrumentation; notify appropriate laboratory personnel when instruments malfunction.
• Notify appropriate personnel when test kits, reagents or other supplies should be re‑ordered.
• Perform shift duties as required.
• Keep current with new instrumentation, techniques and procedures by attending workshops, seminars and in‑service education classes.
• Promptly carry out the instruction(s) of senior staff with regard to work procedures and duties.
• Comply with good laboratory practice as set out by the Laboratory Accreditation Programme of the College of American Pathologists and Singapore regulatory agencies such as the Medical Audit & Accreditation Unit.
• Comply with all requirements of the Laboratory Safety Manual.
• Comply with DLM Workplace Etiquette in line with NUHS Core Values.

Secondary Duties

Requirements

Qualification Required and Area of Discipline : Diploma in Medical Laboratory Science

Preferably with 1-2 years Clinical Laboratory experience.

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