Lab Technician

Department: Laboratory

Job Title: Lab Technician

Report to whom: Head-Pathology & Head- Medical Services

Responsible for : Overall pathology related all activities 

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the overall supervision of technicians and staff in the department.
• Responsible for supervising the receipt of samples by the department staff.
• Responsible for supervision & performing routine tests in the lab for use in treatment, diagnosis of disease & special tests of the department.
• Responsible for surveillance of proper waste disposal and to maintain record of all needle stick injury.
• To prepare tissue and get it processed.
• To troubleshoot and correct minor malfunctions in equipment & its maintenance.
• Testing and examining body fluids for specific diseases/ for abnormalities.
• To collect blood samples, perform blood counts, and perform tests to determine. bleeding, coagulation time, blood types and other characteristics.
• To receive samples such as wound swabs, urine and faeces, help to isolate and identify microorganisms associated with various diseases and infections, and examine.
• Samples for evidence of these microorganisms.
• To prepare smears of body tissues or fluids and examine them with a microscope.
• To manage inventory in respective area allotted.
• To generate various reports (MIS, Quality Indicator etc.) & statistics data collected during hospital surveillance.
• Responsible for keeping record of outsourced tests & their Status.
• To follow Lab. Quality Assurance programme & Lab. Safety Programme.
• Entry of results and generation of reports as per lab protocol.
• To be actively involve in training of new and Junior technicians in various procedures of the department.
• To participate and conduct camps as and when requested.
• To actively participate in training programmes as organized from time to time by the organization.
• Will be responsible for any other duties assigned by Reporting Manager from time to time.

Skill Sets:

• Technical skills required for using the computer and the various radio imaging machines and equipment’s both automatic and manual.
• Verbal Ability/Communication Skill
• Problem Solving/Decision Making
• Leadership Qualities