Job Title: Laboratory Runner (Fresher Job Opportunities)
Organisation: Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Laboratory Coordinator
About US:
Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP) is a private-not-for profit Company under Makerere University. MJAP works to build partnerships and strengthen health systems to optimally respond to HIV/AIDS, TB, Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and other diseases of public health importance in Africa.
About the Program:
MJAP is implementing a sub-award grant from Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI), for accelerating HIV/AIDS Epidemic Control in Kampala region; with funding from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
Job Summary: The Lab runner will ensure timely delivery of laboratory results, specimen transportation, record keeping and sample reception
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Receiving and recording details of patients’ samples in the laboratory register on a daily basis to ensure sample integrity and that each patients receives correct results.
- Collect monthly Laboratory Reports and send the laboratory team leader for compilation.
- Collect samples for quality control from all MJAP laboratories on respective quality control days and partner laboratory e.g. Butabika Hospital
- Collect DNA PCR Samples all Mulago pediatric wards and deliver to Central Public Health Laboratory for analysis on Buganda Road and also pick results.
- Distribute patient results to respective wards in time to allow Doctors give their treatment in time in line with MJAP policy.
- Entering Patients lab test information in the lab data base daily
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Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Certificate in Laboratory Techniques
- Experience of one year (possibly through internship) working in a similar position in a laboratory setting
- Basic facts about HIV/AIDS and its related problems Rights of People Living with HIV/AIDS
- Overview of HIV tests Result interpretation Confidentiality
- Integrity Empathy
- Team player
How to Apply:
All interested and qualified candidates should apply via the email below clearly indicating position applied for in the subject line and submit their cover letters, a detailed curriculum vita and copies of relevant academic documents to: [email protected] addressed to;
The Human Resource Manager,
Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP).
Please ensure that your attachments do not exceed 5 MB.
We do appreciate your interest to work with MJAP. However, we regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 4 weeks after the submission deadline.
Deadline: 21st October 2022 by 5:00pm
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