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Marie
Slopes Uganda (MSU) is a marketing-focused, results-oriented social business
that uses modem management and marketing techniques to provide family
planning and reproductive healthcare across every district of Uganda. We aim
to contribute 15 points to Uganda’s contraceptive prevalence rate by 2015
saving and improving many thousands of Ugandan lives. MSU has 25% of the
market share in modem contraceptives and, In 2010/2011, safely delivered
50,000 babies and contributed 4 points to Uganda’s contraceptive prevalence
rate. MSU has enjoyed 20% year on year growth since 2007 MSU is part of a
global network, Marie Stopes International (MSI), and subscribes to MSI goal
and mission, to prevent unwanted births and to ensure individual’s rights to
Children by Choice not Chance.
The
core responsibility of these positions is to use your initiative, energy,
persistence, results orientation, drive, integrity, enthusiasm and commitment
to personal development to further MSU’s vision to become a sustainable
nationwide provider of high quality, integrated reproductive health/family
planning services.
Mario
Stopes Uganda would like to fill the vacant positions above ;
Responsibilities.
- Provide
comprehensive laboratory services to centre clients
- Taking
necessary steps to ensure that all centre clients are treated with
sensitivity, respect, and consideration.
- Promptly
refer clients to the Centre Manager if complaints are raised
Supplies Management:
In
liaison with the Centre Manager, ensures that adequate, but not excessive
stocks are maintained.
- Ensure
that Laboratory stock cards are up-dated regularly,
- Ensures
that appropriate spare equipment (e.g. bulbs for microscope, slides,
test tubes) is maintained at the centre to avoid inconveniencing
clients.
- Ensure
that the Centre Manager is alerted in a timely manner of expiring
reagents to allow for timely notice to Support Office and transfer to
another centre for usage.
Technical Excellence:
- Based
on laboratory request form and recorded client notes, be able to conduct
and report on the tests such as; Blood slide for malaria, film commentary,
Urinalysis. Microscopy (stool, urine, HVS swabs), occult blood (stool),
white eel count blood grouping, dotting time, ESR, widal tests. VDRURPR,
HB. Gram Stain, Brucella test HCG test. Sickling Test, blood sugar,
semen analysts, sputum AAFB, HIV rapid tests AND any other relevant
tests
- Ensure
that the highest standards of laboratory services are provided to
clients as per AMREF, MOH and MSI guidelines
- Take
responsibility and ensure that their laboratory comply with Infection
Prevention Guidelines
- Ensure
the reagents are correctly transported and stored (including maintenance
of cold chain for refrigerated reagents)
- Ensure
a warm and attractive laboratory environment for clients
- Ensure
that the laboratory is dean. neat and tidy at all limes
Record Keeping and Reporting:
- Ensure
that laboratory test orders and results for company clients are property
recorded on the claim forms.
- Ensure
that the laboratory test orders and results for all other clients are
clearly and properly recorded.
- Ensure
that the laboratory registers are correctly and neatly completed (MSU
clients, VCT & Outside Contract Work etc)
- Ensure
that timely monthly laboratory reports are forwarded to the Centre
Manager.
- Monitor
fridge temperature and record the figures (temperature inside fridge) on
a daily basis
Timely
and accurate recording and submission of results to medical staff and Centre
Manager accordingly.
Budgetary control:
In
liaison with the Centre Manager
- Takes
responsibility for costs in the laboratory to be contained within the
approved annual budget
- Strives
for income from laboratory services to meet or exceed budgeted targets,
Including providing contract laboratory services to non MSU clients to
improve sustainability of laboratory service provision
Promotional Activities:
- Community
Outreach: The laboratory technician 6hall participate on community
outreach activities as directed by the Centre Manager This may indude
moMe VCT services, arid other networking activities.
- Promotion:
Fully participates on planned promotional activities as required and
directed by the Centre Manager.
Qualifications:
- Diploma
in Medical Laboratory Techniques from a recognized institution.
- Full
registration with Allied Health Professionals Council.
- At
least 2 years work experience in a busy clinical setting.
- Computer Literacy (MS Packages)
How to apply:
Interested and qualified
applicants should send their CV and application letter to jobs@mariestopes.or.ug or through post
office to the Senior Manager, People and
Development. Plot 1020, Kisugu- Muyenga, P.O Box 10431, Kampala.
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