Laboratory Technician at Medecins Sans Frontieres - France

Medecins Sans Frontieres is a private, not-for-profit international humanitarian organization dedicated to providing medical assistance to populations in distress, without discrimination and regardless of race, religion, creed or political affiliation.

The French Section of Medecins Sans Frontières is currently recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Laboratory Technician

Location: Katsina

Main Purpose

• Perform clinical laboratory activities according to MSF protocols, security and hygiene measures in order to obtain results to determine the patient’s treatment.

Job Description

• According to medical prescription, preparing and performing clinical exams/tests with appropriate techniques and following MSF protocols and procedures. This function includes, among others:
  • Collecting samples (blood, urine, stool, Etc) and perform exams as prescribed by the clinician.
  • Centrifuging blood and urine samples.
  • Performing laboratory exams
  • Have a good mastery on blood transfusion process
• Ensuring proper reporting and registration of the sample results in order to keep a written track of activity and give information to the relevant persons, ensuring confidentiality.
• Perform cleaning and minor maintenance for biomedical equipment used. Following the user manual and protocols and alert supervisor in case of malfunctioning
• Applying hygiene and safety protocols, doing daily cleaning /maintenance, sterilization, washing general glassware after procedures are done.
• Ensuring proper sample waste disposal according to MSF protocols and highest safety standards.
• Supplying orders, do stock, storage conditions follow-up, keep inventory.
• Reporting all relevant information linked to the activity in the laboratory to the line manager, especially the loss/robbery/damage of laboratory equipment or medicines.

Requirements
Education:

• Laboratory Technician Diploma / Degree - Essential

Experience:

• Minimum 1 year working experience essential.
• Computer literacy essential

Languages:

• English and Hausa essential, any other local language desirable

Contract:

• 208 working hours per month and roster flexibility required

Remuneration
According to MSF France salary grid.

Application Closing Date
7th August, 2021 by 5:00pm.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• Please make sure to submit your application on or before the application deadline.
• Only successful applicants will be called for next steps.
• No monetary transactions, neither demands of favours in kind, nor other types of favouritism will be tolerated in the MSF recruitment process.
• MSF reserves the right to refuse hiring a candidate having benefitted from any such acts. All illicit demands may be pursued through the judicial system.
• MSF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages any Nigerian citizen to apply irrespective of race, gender, religion, creed, political affiliation.