Olan Comprehensive Healthcare Centers was established in August, 2005 by Dr. Soyoola. His interest in medicine started at a young age. Olan Comprehensive Healthcare Center sees patients for primary care and ob/gyn needs.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Medical Laboratory Technician
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Descriptions
- Medical technicians use sophisticated equipment and often work in several areas of a clinical lab.
- However, specialists are also needed and have different responsibilities and levels of interaction with patients.
- Some work directly with patients-phlebotomists draw blood-while others work in a lab (histotechnicians).
- Without compassionate phlebotomists, patients’ fears and phobias would be exacerbated.
- Without skilled medical laboratory technicians, tests wouldn’t be accurate and useful.
Responsibilities
- Admit patients requiring special care, followed by investigations and treatment
- Examine and talk to patients to diagnose their medical conditions
- Collect samples of blood, urine and spinal fluid from patients and perform various laboratory tests depending upon the disease the patient is suffering from
- Perform all kinds of tests like microscopic tests, bacteriological tests and chemical tests to check the composition of the biological samples in the laboratories
- Analyze the tests that have been performed and provide relevant results that may pertain in diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases
- Check the blood group and blood type and help in successful blood transfusion for patients suffering from severe diseases
- Check, Clean, sterilize and look after the maintenance of all kinds of equipment used in the laboratories for performing various tests
- Make sure that required chemicals and infrastructure are available in the laboratories
- Test for drug levels in blood
- Carry out specific procedures, e.g. performing operations and specialist investigations
- Work with other doctors as part of a team, either in the same department or within other specialties
Requirements
- Candidates must be Medical Practitioners registered with professional bodies not less than four (4) years post qualification
- Should be well-acquainted with the technologies and methods used in testing blood
- Capable of looking into the details and getting apt results from the tests performed
- Willingness, enthusiasm and ability to meet the assigned task within time
- Excellent communication skills and good expertise in written skills
- Should be proficient in handling all kinds of laboratory equipment
- Interest in general surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics and anaesthesiology will be added advantage.
- Administrative qualification and experience is an added advantage;
- Knowledge of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is an added advantage.
Application Closing Date
7th June, 2019.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to:
[email protected] using the "Job Title" as the subject of the mail.