Medical Laboratory Technologist

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Posted: Oct 8, 2026

Deadline: Oct 13, 2026

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Medical Laboratory Technologist

• Job Type Full Time
• Qualification Diploma
• Experience
• Location Turkana
• Job Field Science

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct routine laboratory tests accurately and promptly, including specimen collection, processing, analysis, and reporting.
• Ensure proper patient identification, specimen handling, storage, referral, and disposal in line with approved procedures.
• Maintain laboratory quality assurance and quality control standards and promptly report critical results, errors, and incidents.
• Operate, clean, maintain, and monitor laboratory equipment, ensuring timely reporting of faults and servicing needs.
• Manage laboratory reagents, consumables, and supplies, including stock monitoring, proper storage, and expiry-date checks.
• Maintain accurate laboratory records, registers, test results, statistics, and routine reports, including electronic health information systems where applicable.
• Maintain high standards of infection prevention, laboratory safety, PPE use, and biomedical waste management.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and uphold professional, ethical, and safeguarding standards.
• Work collaboratively with clinical and other health facility staff to support effective patient care and referrals.
• Participate in outreach, health screening, quality improvement, audits, and other dispensary activities as required.
• Provide guidance to interns, students, or support staff assigned to the laboratory.
• Undertake continuous professional development and remain compliant with relevant regulatory and professional requirements.

Minimum qualifications

• Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences/Technology from a recognised institution.
• Must be registered and licensed to practise in Kenya by the relevant regulatory authority.
• Must hold a valid practising licence.
• Relevant experience in a hospital, health centre, dispensary, NGO, or community health setting will be an added advantage.
• Experience working in a remote or rural setting will be an advantage.
• Good computer, communication, record-keeping, and reporting skills.

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