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Job Title:      Laboratory
Technicians (2 Job Placements)

Organization: USAID
funded Regional Health Integration to Enhance Services – North, Lango Project
(RHITES-N, Lango)

Duty Station: Uganda

Reports to:
Senior Laboratory Technologist

About US:

The Regional Health
integration to Enhance Services (RHITES)-North, Lango project is a Five-year
contract funded by USAID and implemented by a Team of partners with JSI as the
prime. The JSI team includes, Doctors with Africa CUAMM, AMREF Health Africa,
Another Option, and The Medical Concierge Group (TMCG). RHITES-N, Lango is
aimed at improving the use of integrated health services in the Lango
Sub-region of Northern Uganda’s, strengthening the health system to sustain
gains made by earlier projects, improving key population-based national health
indicators and building the capacity of the district local government to carry
out a sustainable and locally-driven response to the HIV epidemic, while also
improving TB, Malaria, Nutrition, Maternal, Neonatal, Child and Adolescent
health (MNCAH), and water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) outcomes through
strengthening of existing structures and processes, improving access to and
strategic use of health and nutrition information, strengthening
community-health facility systems and expanding innovation through integrated
health and nutrition services.

Job Summary:
The Laboratory Technician will  conduct
generalized laboratory investigations for disease diagnosis, treatment,
prevention and control.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

·        
Liaising
with Ward management in the preparation of patients for Laboratory test.

·        
Participating
in collection, handling and transportation of specimens to the

·        
Laboratory.

·        
Analyzing
and interpreting laboratory test results and submitting reports.

·        
Requisitioning
and accounting for laboratory materials and sundries.

·        
Maintaining
an inventory of the laboratory equipment and ensuring their functionality

·        
Enforcing
safety and quality control measures in the laboratory.

·        
Participating
in primary health care and research activities.

·        
Compiling,
analyzing and preparing performance reports for submission to relevant
authorities.

·        
Laboratory
test results and treatment harmonized.

·        
Laboratory
investigations done and results interpreted.

·        
Clinical
staff advised on proper collection, handling and transportation of specimen.

·        
Quality
assurance measures in the Laboratory enforced.

·        
Laboratory
data compiled, analyzed and performance reports prepared and submitted.

·        
Laboratory
materials and sundries requisitioned and accounted for.

·        
Primary
health care and research activities supported.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

 The applicant must hold relevant
qualifications

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified candidates should send their applications and CV addressed to the
Secretary, District Service Commission, Apac District Local Government, P.O.
Box 1, Apac, Uganda or have it hand delivered

Deadline: 19^th July 2019

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