Job
Title: Laboratory
In-Charge
Title: Laboratory
In-Charge
Organisation: Kampala
Hospital
Hospital
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to:
Clinical Operations Manager
Clinical Operations Manager
About US:
Kampala Hospital is
a privately owned hospital that was established in 2007. Our mandate was and is
to bring non-existent services to the countries that were often sought by many
people who frequently moved abroad to seek quality medical care.
a privately owned hospital that was established in 2007. Our mandate was and is
to bring non-existent services to the countries that were often sought by many
people who frequently moved abroad to seek quality medical care.
Job Summary: The
Laboratory In-charge plays a vital role in the overall safety of the laboratory
and is responsible for managing the daily operations of the lab. The Lab
In-charge takes responsibility for all aspects of the lab, including but not
limited to; instruments/equipment, users of the lab, and supplies needed to
ensure the lab runs smoothly.
Laboratory In-charge plays a vital role in the overall safety of the laboratory
and is responsible for managing the daily operations of the lab. The Lab
In-charge takes responsibility for all aspects of the lab, including but not
limited to; instruments/equipment, users of the lab, and supplies needed to
ensure the lab runs smoothly.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Management of the
Laboratory
Laboratory
- Be familiar with the regulatory requirements specific to the lab and
ensures all users are in- compliance with those standards. - Review research protocols of internal and external research groups
in an effort to stay abreast as to what research projects are occurring in
the lab at any given time. - Update and maintain the Lab Safety Plan/Manual and the SDS Manual.
- Accompany the EHS Manager during Lab Inspections.
Laboratory
Operation
Operation
- Oversees laboratory safety and ensures that the laboratory remains
in compliance with all local, state and federal regulations. In cases
where non-compliance is found, documents the instances as well as how they
were abated. - Ensures all reagents and supplies are available when needed.
- Manages and updates Chemical inventories and/or Risk Group Agent
inventories. - Communicates and enforces laboratory safety rules to internal and
external researchers working in the lab. - Ensures all users of the lab are wearing the appropriate PPE.
Training
- Ensures lab users have been trained on the correct use of the lab
equipment, in addition to mentoring and disciplining lab users for not
following safety policies/procedures that have been established for the
lab. - Schedules safety training for new lab users and retraining for lab
users who are in need of refresher training to include but not be limited
to: equipment training, safety training and/or lab safety plan reviews and
ensure the training has been documented.
Maintenance/Housekeeping
- Ensures that the laboratory is cleaned/sanitized and kept in an
orderly manner. - Ensures all instrumentations/equipment is functioning properly to
include but not limited to eyewash/safety showers and when
instruments/equipment is found to be in need of maintenance/repair, he/she
contacts the Equipment Engineer to have it repaired.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Laboratory and a
valid Allied practicing license from Allied Professional Council. - Excellent knowledge of computer applications
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and think outside the
square - Effective time management skills.
- A good team player with strong interpersonal skills, outgoing
personality, and ability to work independently and effectively under
pressure and on strict deadlines
How to Apply:
All candidates are
encouraged to send their updated CVs, applications (including 3 work
references) to:
encouraged to send their updated CVs, applications (including 3 work
references) to:
Head of Human
Resources,
Resources,
Kampala Hospital
Limited,
Limited,
Plot 5C Makindu
Close Kololo,
Close Kololo,
P.O. Box 35059,
Kampala-Uganda
Kampala-Uganda
Email to:
[email protected]
[email protected]
Deadline: 27th July 2018
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