Medical Laboratory Technician Job at the Eye Foundation Hospital Group

Eye Foundation Hospital Group (EFHG) is a healthcare group with speciality in Eye care services. The Eye Foundation Hospital was started in 1993 as a high tech specialist eye hospital capable of providing services comparable to those obtainable abroad. It is the first and foremost indigenous eye practice in the country that runs a group practice with many sub specialized ophthalmologists.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Medical Laboratory Technician

Job Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The Medical Lab Technician will be responsible for performing diagnostic analysis of patient blood and urine samples and provide results for physician’s use.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform routine clinical laboratory tests done in hematology, chemistry, immunohematology, microbiology, immunology and coagulation.
• Adequate stock taking and preparation for clinic.
• Attending to patient in a professional and timely manner.
• Maintain quality results by running standards and controls, verifying equipment function through routine equipment maintenance and advanced trouble shooting; calibrating equipment utilizing approved testing procedures; monitoring quality control measures and protocols.
• Identify and communicates abnormal patient conditions by alerting supervisory personnel, the pathologist, the patient physician, or nurse; reporting mandated information to the public health department or other designated officials.
• Collating of monthly reports.
• Providing test results for patient diagnosis and treatment (chemistry, hematology, immunology, microbiology) by operating equipment provided.
• Organize work by matching orders with specimen labeling; sorting specimens; checking labeling; logging specimens; arranging reports for delivery; keeping work surfaces clean and orderly.
• Identify the presence or quantity of drugs of abuse, therapeutic drugs, and toxic substances by operating toxicology instrumentation and performing manual methods for the performance of drug screens, blood alcohol levels, and carbon monoxide levels.
• Contributing to a safe and secure environment for patients, visitors, physicians and co-workers by following established standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
• Maintaining patient confidence by keeping laboratory information confidential.
• Serving and protecting the hospital community by adhering to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements standards.
• Enhancing laboratory services and hospital reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Qualifications

• Candidates should possess minimum of a National Diploma in Medical Laboratory Techniques of Technology is required for the role.
• 2+ years of relevant work experience.

Skills and Competencies:

• Expert level written and verbal communication skills.
• Attention to Detail.
• Accurate
• Quick to learn.

Computer Savvy skills:

• Must be an intermediate level user of Microsoft office suite {Word, Excel and PowerPoint}.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send CV their to: careers@eyefoundationhospital.com using the Job Position as the subject of the email.