Kericho County Principal Medical Laboratory Technologist - Jobs in Kenya

Kericho County Principal Medical Laboratory Technologist - Jobs in Kenya


Job Description and Job Specification:

a) Duties and responsibilities

  • Implementing laboratory policies, guidelines, strategies and programs;

  • Recruiting, preparing and bleeding of blood donors for transfusion services;

  • Performing blood grouping;

  • Screening for blood transfusion transmissible infections;

  • Issuing blood and blood products to health facilities as per request;

  • Coordinating the preparation of reagents, stains and examining specimens;

  • Carrying out operational laboratory research;

  • Preparing procurement plan for laboratory requirements;

  • Providing technical specifications for the procurement of medical laboratory reagents, stains, apparatus and equipment;

  • Maintaining equipment and reagents for vector and insecticides application, monitoring and evaluation;

  • Investigating disease outbreaks in liaison with other health care providers;

  • Archiving specimens of medical laboratory importance for reference;

  • Processing the specimen according to Specific Standard Operating Procedures (SOP);

  • Validating and calibrating laboratory equipment; and

  • Preparing periodical laboratory reports.

    b) Requirements for appointment

    For appointment to this grade, an Officer must have: -

  • Served in the grade of Chief Medical Laboratory Technologist for a minimum period of three (3) years;

  • Diploma in Medical
    Laboratory Sciences or any other equivalent qualification from an institution recognized by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board (KMLTTB).

  • Registration certificate issued by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board (KMLTTB).

  • Valid practicing license from Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologist Board;

  • Certificate in Senior Management Course, lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;

  • Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution;

  • Demonstrated capability and efficiency in organizing work and discharging medical laboratory functions.


    For more information and job application details, see; Kericho County Principal Medical Laboratory Technologist - Jobs in Kenya



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