- Accession and sort specimens, verify labeling, log samples, and reject those not meeting testing criteria while informing the OCC department. Request fresh samples when applicable.
- Serve as a technical resource by participating in staff training.
- Identify and communicate abnormal patient conditions and critical alerts, informing the Pathologist and Patient/Attendant. Obtain clinical history and correlate with sample for abnormal results.
- Assist in the preparation of Test Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Enter test results via interfacing and save reports in IT dose for final approval by the Pathologist.
- Maintain patient confidentiality by ensuring laboratory information remains secure. Coordinate with service engineers in case of instrument breakdown.
- Discard samples as per the sample retention policy.
- Maintain adequate stock levels to ensure uninterrupted testing.
- Ensure test results are processed within the defined Turn-Around-Time (TAT).
- Perform lot-to-lot verification of Quality Controls (QCs) and reagents.
- Follow up on outsourced test reports sent by the lab.
- Ensure TAT compliance for outsourced tests, and attach received reports to the IT dose.
2. Biochemistry
- Provide test results for patient diagnosis and treatment by operating chemistry equipment.
• Maintain instruments as per the scheduled maintenance plan.
- Run proficiency testing samples and maintain calibration records.
- Enter QC summaries into designated files.
- Ensure quality results by running standards and controls, verifying equipment functionality through routine maintenance and troubleshooting, calibrating instruments using approved procedures, and monitoring quality control measures and protocols.
- Haematology & Clinical Pathology - Generate test results for patient diagnosis and treatment by operating haematology instruments.
- Run EQAS samples for haematology testing.
- Enter QC summaries into designated files.
- Ensure quality results by running standards and controls, verifying equipment functionality through routine maintenance and troubleshooting, calibrating instruments using approved procedures, and monitoring quality control measures and protocols.
Serology -
- Perform rapid card tests to provide test results for patient diagnosis. Inform the lab head in case of positive test results and release results following the due procedure.
- Release HIV-positive test results only after confirmation per NACO guidelines, inform the Lab Head, and send the sample to the reference lab for confirmation