Laboratory Assistant S.Sudan Jobs

Posted on October 5, 2013 at 12:56 pm

Medical S.Sudan Jobs
Background;
Action Africa Help International (AAH-I) is an INGO currently Implementing Primary Health Care (PHC) services in South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia and Zambia among other programs supporting up-to 90 health facilities inclusive of Maridi hospital.
AAH-I has been authorized by EED and USAID-ISDP to implement a Regional Primary Healthcare Programme (PHC) in three areas of Ibba, Mundri and Maridi of Western Equatoria State and Central Equatoria States in the Republic of South Sudan.
In order to achieve the stated goal, AAH-I south Sudan Programme seeks to recruit qualified and competent South Sudanese nationals to fill the under listed vacant positions:
Job Title:Lab. Assistant
Position:One (1)
Reports to: Lab Technician
Duty Station: Ibba PHCC, Ibba county- Western Equatoria State
Duties & Responsibilities
Pre-analytical:
Make sure you collect the right patient ID
Prepare the patient for specimen collections (properly cared and sited)
Do not mix patients ID number with others
Collect the right specimens as prescribed by the clinical officer in the lab. form sheet
Label all containers according to type of specimens needed and matching with the patient ID
Establish rejection and acceptance criteria
Prepare specimens adequately for microscopy
Do not mix inpatient ID with Laboratory ID’s
Analytical:
Establish proper quality control
Use lenses according to types of specimens
Register all the result in the laboratory forms
Post Analytical:
Recording all results in the laboratory registers
Record gender, location, and age in the register
Deliver results to the right patient or care taker (confidential)
Participate in the general cleaning of the laboratory equipment and rooms.
Reporting of the lab. Activities.
Requesting of the lab. Supplies.
Qualification
A two-years Laboratory assistance Certificate from a recognized institution and at least six months’ experience in similar or higher position
Application Instructions
All applicants will be recruited from the Head Office in Nairobi and posted to live and work in South Sudan in very remote rural set ups where only basic facilities are available.
AAH-I is an equal opportunity employer. Email applications together with CVs (indicating day telephone number, a functional email address and contact details for 3 referees) and copies of certificates and testimonials should be addressed to:  recruitke@actionafricahelp.org to reach by Friday 11th October, 2013 at 5:00 pm.
The email Subject Line must show the job title of the position applied for.
Due to the urgency of the positions, applications will be reviewed as they are received and only those selected for the interviews will be contacted.