Senior Lab Technician - Hematology

RESPONSIBILITIES \& DUTIES

• Adheres to policy on proper dress code and Universal Precautions (PPE) always

• Keeps the department neat, clean and well stocked with supplies for sample processing.

• Aware and prepare hypochlorite solution (0.1% for workbench and 0.5% for sharp disposal) daily as per lab safety policy.

• Segregation and safe disposal of biomedical waste.

• Records and maintains daily monitoring checklist and submit for verification.

• During the shift changes technician should take over, all the duties \& responsibilities from previous technical team/check the handed over register.

• Coordinates workflow/workload as necessary to ensure timely reporting of results. Serves as resource and mentor to less experienced lab staff.

• Carrying out instruments maintenance.

• Assist DICs in preparation of SOP and other records  Performing quality controls for all instruments. To check any outlier in Internal Quality control \& perform root cause analysis \& Corrective action \& to document.

• Cross check the blood grouping samples and submit to DIC for authorization.

• Verification and submission of PS slides to DIC for authorization  Receive and process samples \& Check the Pending samples in LIS \& take responsibility to release the reports.

• Verification of results after interfacing (i.e.) first level authorization of patient reports.

• Document \& follow the procedure for Critical alert, repeat test criteria as per policy

• To reconstitute, Aliquot \& label the calibrator and Internal Quality controls material for routine use.

• Processing of EQAS samples. Initiation of corrective and preventive actions, whenever necessary and submit to the DIC for verification.

• To understand the non conformance and take corrective \& preventive action \& report to department In charge. Provide any valuable inputs to the management for better and quality service by the organization.

• Carrying out testing activities in compliance with quality management system and national and international guidelines.

• Modification and development of new test methods. Provision of technical inputs for the operations

• Participate in training and evaluation in the department

• Recording and maintaining of QMS documents daily.

• Process split samples for proficiency testing for parameters that don’t have external quality control programme.

• Performing Method validation \& Kit validation \& send the data to Quality Assurance department for verification

• Act as Auditee during internal audit of the lab

• Provide any valuable inputs to the management for better and quality service by the organization.

• Maintain work ethics and team building in the department.

Job Type

Full-time

Pay

₹18,000.00 - ₹28,000.00 per month

Benefits

• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Provident Fund

Ability to commute/relocate

• Salem, Tamil Nadu: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education

• Diploma (Required)

Experience

• total work: 5 years (Required)

Work Location

In person