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Job Title:     Laboratory Assistants/
Technicians (2 Fresh Graduates)

Organization: Hebron
Medical Clinic (SMC) Limited

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Salary: UGX
3,600,000/= to UGX 12,000,000 (per annum)

About US:

Hebron Medical
Clinic (SMC) Ltd trading as Mwebaza Medical Clinic is a Private Healthcare
Centre operating in Greater Kampala, Kawempe Metro Registration No.:
80020001132813 providing quality Preventive, Promotive, Curative &
Rehabilitative Healthcare, a modern Laboratory and diagnostics, Maternal
Healthcare among a wide range of other services.

Job Summary:  The qualified Lab Assistant/Technician to
undertake a variety of laboratory procedures of a technical nature. You will be
handling sensitive equipment to analyze samples or substances and conduct tests
reporting findings to a laboratory supervisor. The goal is to optimize lab
procedures and succeed in producing reliable and important  results that can be used to make a difference.

Key
Duties & Responsibilities:

•          Receive, label and analyze samples.
•          Design and execute laboratory testing according
  to standard procedures, make observations and interpret findings.
•          Conduct experiments under defined conditions to
  verify/reject various types of hypotheses using refined scientific methods.
•          Organize and store all chemical substances,
  fluids and compressed gases according to safety instructions. 
•          Record data and findings in specified forms
  (paper and electronic) with accuracy and responsibility.
•          Maintain equipment and assist in ordering
  laboratory supplies.
•          Ensure that all safety guidelines are followed
  strictly at all times and maintain a clean and orderly environment.
•          And to ensure Quality Management in the
  Laboratory
•          And to perform any other work as may be assigned
  to him or her by the Medical Executive Director/Medical Clinical Officer for
  the successful functioning of the Lab & the health facility at large.

Requirements:

•          Proven internship experience as a Lab
  assistant/Technician or relevant position for at least 2-4 months or in a
  hospital, healthcare center or busy health practice.
•          Experience in operating electrical and
  non-electrical laboratory equipment and potentially dangerous substances
  (flammable liquids, infectious bacteria, biohazards, etc).
•          In depth knowledge of Health Information
  Systems.
•          Technology, preventative measures and laboratory
  best practices.
•          Excellent physical condition and endurance.
•          Working knowledge of MS Office (especially
  Excel) and database systems. 
•          Ability to work autonomously and under pressure.
  
•          Diploma & Certificates in Laboratory
  Technology or relevant field.
•          Practicing License from Allied Health, Uganda
•          Ability to use Laboratory computer software plus
  all electronic & manual lab equipment.
•          Strong report writing and record keeping
  ability.

Key
skills & required competencies for the position:

•          Good time management skills
•          Respectful to both customers & fellow
  co-workers & superiors.
•          Strong Leadership & Communication skills
•          Ability to mentor others.
•          Ability to use resources sparingly in the
  respective department & medical facility at large.
•          Willing to develop and become a better Lab
  Professional
•          Knowledge of the Laboratory technician’s or
  Laboratory Assistant’s role including safety measures and overall Bio ethics.
•          Knowledge of the Medical/Healthcare sector in
  the country and the sub-region is an added advantage.
•          Previous internship in a private healthcare
  practice such as a hospital or general big medical practice is an added
  advantage.
•          Ability to speak at least three languages i.e.
  English, Luganda and the mother tongue is an added advantage.
•          Ability to use Clinical Master and other Medical
  or Laboratory software available on the market is an added advantage.

How to Apply:

All candidates
should send their Email applications with the following in one scanned pdf file
namely;

·        
Certified
copies of Academic transcripts.

·        
Certificate
of Registration as either a Lab Assistant or a Lab technician.

·        
A valid
Annual Practicing License (APL) for either a Laboratory Assistant or a

·        
Laboratory
technician or a pay slip for renewal of the previous year’s Annual

·        
Practicing
License (APL).

·        
A
Curriculum Vitae for a Laboratory technician or Laboratory Assistant position

·        
containing
at least three referees that’s to say two academic referees & one
internship/professional referee with emails & daytime telephone contacts

·        
A Valid
Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) for the applicant (Desired but not  mandatory).

·        
Copy of
O’ level (UCE) or its equivalent for foreign nationals in Uganda- for Lab

·        
Assistant
applicants & technicians

·        
Copy of
A’ level (UACE) or its equivalent for Laboratory technician applicants

·        
Plus
copy of at least one Identification Document e.g. National Identification Card,
Refugee ID or Passport ID.

·        
Letter
from Local Council authority/LCI and day time telephone contacts to:

The Office of
CEO/Medical Executive Director,

Hebron Medical
Clinic (SMC) Ltd

trading Mwebaza
Medical Clinic,

Plot 214, Block No.
4362, Kawempe Metro, Kampala (U)

Or email all
academic documents in 1 scanned pdf to: mwebazamedicare887@gmail.com

Deadline: 20th August, 2019 by 5:00 pm.

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