Duties and Responsibilities:
Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail receiving and scrutinizing laboratory requisition forms and specimens; preparing clients for collection of specimens; receiving, collecting, labeling, and registering specimens; disaggregating specimens for processing and analysis; preparing reagents; supervising the disinfection, washing, and sterilization of apparatus; preparing media for culture and sensitivity testing; examining specimens for quality; writing and recording of laboratory findings and results; dispatching laboratory results for use in clinical management; preparing blood products; processing the specimen according to the specific standard operating procedures; and preparing operational research proposals and periodical laboratory reports.
Requirements for Appointment:
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -
Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences or any other relevant and equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
Registration by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board
Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution; and,