Job title: Medical Laboratory Services Manager
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Job description: Position: Medical Laboratory Services ManagerClosing Date: 9 May 2025Contract: 3-year renewable contract Location: IbadanDUTIES:
- Quality and timely laboratory service delivery
· Outline and direct the performance of all laboratory procedures necessary for diagnosis and management of patients.· Perform specialized tests within the medical unit’s laboratory.· Manage day to day laboratory activities.· Check and endorse results of laboratory analysis before dispatch· Ensure Total Quality Assurance of all tests/investigations and procedures.· Accurate, appropriate and timely result on the right patient, generating useful laboratory information to enhancing correct diagnosis.
- Timely and comprehensive preventive maintenance of laboratory equipment and instruments
· Maintenance of all scientific instruments in the laboratory· Performing required daily, weekly, monthly and yearly maintenance schedule of equipment/instruments as applicable· Adopting appropriate handling of equipment as stipulated by manufacturers, drawing up and adopting of standard operating procedures (SOPs)· Ensuring appropriate operating environment of humidity, temperature and power requirements (electricity, dust-free environment etc. for all equipment· Summary Objective: Ensure equipment in optimal performance state, to have none or minimal down time due to faulty equipment and enhance quality and longevity of equipment.
- Optimized management of laboratory resources- fixed and expendables
· Tailored purchase of items/reagents and other materials to need· Purchase of laboratory consumables with long dated expiry and shelf life· Maintenance of cold chain and proper reagent handling to avoid deterioration· Summary Objective: Elimination of waste in the use of expendable resources.
- Laboratory Resource Forecast and Inventory Using generated statistics
· Accurate inventory of all expendable materials in relation to need at every season· Working out efficient modalities of getting regular supplies from major suppliers· Liaising with Supply Chain to smoothen processes between requisition and supply of Laboratory materials· Summary Objective: Continual Availability of laboratory services at all seasons throughout the year.
- Execution of Expanded Biennial Comprehensive Medical Examination for different staff member groups (General Staff, Senior Staff, Managers and IRS)
· Pre-analytical preparation of staff members on conditions for specific samples and tests· Collection of adequate and appropriate samples for given tests· Analysis for samples for given test applying total quality assurance· Presentation of results in standard forms with appropriate reference intervals (Electronic/hard copies)· Electronic archival of results of biennial medical laboratory examinations for future reference or decision making· Pre-employment medical screening for potential staff member.
- Capacity building
· Continuous supervision and training of different categories of Laboratory Staff Members-Laboratory Technician, Youth Corpers, I.T. students and other laboratory ad-hoc staff· Supervise sample collection and preparation for analysis· Supervise proper recording and documentation of investigation results.
- Working together with the Information Technology (IT) Unit, in the development of the Laboratory Information Systems (LIS)
· Development and organization of electronic laboratory forms (test description, tests categories/classifications, tests units, reference intervals)· Deployment/supervision of computer-based electronic records for statistics and dispatch of laboratory results
- Selection and continuous review of appropriate test methods/platforms/systems for different investigations
· Decisions on choice of suitable and cost-effective tests equipment· Guide (Supply Chain) in the procurement of appropriate scientific instruments and consumables.
- Coordination of IITA Clinic’s partnership with external laboratories
· Liaise with external medical laboratory facilities for conduct laboratory investigations and receipts of results deemed necessary to be conducted at such external facilities· Collaborate with the Medical Unit Administrative Manager for the processing of bills from external medical laboratory facilities.
- Advise Physicians on the various aspects of laboratory medicine.
· Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor.RequirementsQUALIFICATION:Master’s degree in Chemical Pathology/ B.Sc. in Medical Laboratory Science from a reputable higher institution/Associate Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (AMLSCN). The ideal candidate must have a Practical working experience in an NGO with up to 8 years’ experience in Chemical Pathology, Hematology, Microbiology, Blood Grouping and Transfusion Science and Histopathology.Professional certification in Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) Licensure is required.COMPETENCIES:The ideal candidate must:
- Have Laboratory Analytical Skills.
- Have ability to manage resources-materials, human and otherwise
- Have ability to communicate effectively.
- Have ability to build capacity to teach.
- Have experience in Medical Laboratory Management.
- Have good inter-personal relationship skills.
- Be honest.
BenefitsWe offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.
Expected salary:
Location: Ibadan, Oyo State
Job date: Sun, 27 Apr 2025 22:33:50 GMT