Laboratory In-Charge Job Opportunity – Kampala Hospital
Job Title: Laboratory In-Charge
Organisation: Kampala Hospital
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Clinical Operations Manager
About US:
Kampala Hospital is a privately owned hospital that was established in 2007. Our mandate was and is to bring non-existent services to the countries that were often sought by many people who frequently moved abroad to seek quality medical care.
Job Summary: The Laboratory In-charge plays a vital role in the overall safety of the laboratory and is responsible for managing the daily operations of the lab. The Lab In-charge takes responsibility for all aspects of the lab, including but not limited to; instruments/equipment, users of the lab, and supplies needed to ensure the lab runs smoothly.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Management of the Laboratory
- Be familiar with the regulatory requirements specific to the lab and ensures all users are in- compliance with those standards.
- Review research protocols of internal and external research groups in an effort to stay abreast as to what research projects are occurring in the lab at any given time.
- Update and maintain the Lab Safety Plan/Manual and the SDS Manual.
- Accompany the EHS Manager during Lab Inspections.
Laboratory Operation
- Oversees laboratory safety and ensures that the laboratory remains in compliance with all local, state and federal regulations. In cases where non-compliance is found, documents the instances as well as how they were abated.
- Ensures all reagents and supplies are available when needed.
- Manages and updates Chemical inventories and/or Risk Group Agent inventories.
- Communicates and enforces laboratory safety rules to internal and external researchers working in the lab.
- Ensures all users of the lab are wearing the appropriate PPE.
Training
- Ensures lab users have been trained on the correct use of the lab equipment, in addition to mentoring and disciplining lab users for not following safety policies/procedures that have been established for the lab.
- Schedules safety training for new lab users and retraining for lab users who are in need of refresher training to include but not be limited to: equipment training, safety training and/or lab safety plan reviews and ensure the training has been documented.
Maintenance/Housekeeping
- Ensures that the laboratory is cleaned/sanitized and kept in an orderly manner.
- Ensures all instrumentations/equipment is functioning properly to include but not limited to eyewash/safety showers and when instruments/equipment is found to be in need of maintenance/repair, he/she contacts the Equipment Engineer to have it repaired.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Laboratory and a valid Allied practicing license from Allied Professional Council.
- Excellent knowledge of computer applications
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and think outside the square
- Effective time management skills.
- A good team player with strong interpersonal skills, outgoing personality, and ability to work independently and effectively under pressure and on strict deadlines
How to Apply:
All candidates are encouraged to send their updated CVs, applications (including 3 work references) to:
Head of Human Resources,
Kampala Hospital Limited,
Plot 5C Makindu Close Kololo,
P.O. Box 35059, Kampala-Uganda
Email to: hr@kampalahospital.com
Deadline: 27th July 2018
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