CHIEF MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must:

                i.             Served in the grade of Senior Medical Laboratory Technologist for a minimum period of three (3) years;

              ii.             Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences or any other equivalent qualification from an institution recognized by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board;

             iii.             Registration Certificate issued by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board (KMLTTB);

             iv.             Valid practising license from Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board;

               v.             Certificate in Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;

             vi.             Certificate in Computer Application skills from recognized institutions; and

            vii.             Demonstrated capability and efficiency in organizing work and discharging Medical Laboratory functions.

Duties and Responsibilities

i)                Implementing laboratory policies, guidelines, strategies and programmes;

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

iii)             Performing blood grouping;

iv)             Screening for blood transfusion transmissible infections, issuing blood and blood products to health facilities as per request;

v)               Coordinating the preparations of reagents, stains and examining specimens;

vi)             Carrying out operational laboratory research;

vii)            Preparing procurement plan for laboratory requirements;

viii)          Providing technical specifications for the procurement of medical laboratory reagents, apparatus and equipment;

ix)             Maintaining equipment and reagents for vector and insecticide application, monitoring and evaluation;

x)               Investigating disease outbreaks with liaison with other health care providers;

xi)             Archiving specimens of medical importance for reference;

xii)            Processing the specimen according to specific standard operating procedures (SOP);

xiii)          Validating and calibrating laboratory equipment; and

xiv)          Preparing laboratory periodical reports.