Fresher Laboratory Runner Job Opportunities – Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP)

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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: recruitment@mjap.mak.ac.ug 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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