Medical Technologist -Groothe Schuur Hospital

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**Overview** The National Health Laboratory Service, a consumer services company based out of 1 Modderfontein Road, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, is seeking a Medical Technologist for Groothe Schuur Hospital. This full-time role involves conducting and monitoring a variety of diagnostic analyses of patient specimens to provide accurate laboratory test results to aid in and confirm clinical diagnosis and treatment therapies. The position is located in the Northern Cape and Western Cape. **What you will do** The Medical Technologist will be responsible for: * **Operational efficiency of laboratory:** Ensuring compliance with health and safety measures at all times, performing preventive equipment maintenance as per set schedule, recording temperature readings and equipment maintenance in accordance with relevant SOPs, ensuring documents are accessible and retrievable, complying with in-lab Turnaround Time (TAT), maintaining efficient stock control on the bench, receiving samples and determining if they are acceptable for further analysis, performing tests in accordance with SOPs, and verifying test results. * **Quality Management System (QMS):** Understanding the physical and chemical principles of the various analyses performed, completing corrective action and troubleshooting logs for Quality Control (QC) and equipment failures, running Instrument Quality Controls (IQC) and External Quality Assurance (EQA), recording Non-Compliance (NC), recording Customer Complaints, and printing and actioning Overdue and Pending Lists. * **Assessments of results/Special stains/Interpretation of results:** Identifying results that are outside expected findings or clinically established reference ranges, ensuring reporting as per SOP and reporting any abnormal results, performing Data Checks as per SOP, managing uncertainty of measurement, and conducting inter-lab comparisons and validations. * **Teaching, Training & Development of Laboratory staff:** Actively attending Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities and giving one CPD presentation per annum in the second and third year of employment. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * National Diploma: Biomedical Technology / Bachelor of Health Science: Laboratory Science / NQF level 6 or 7. * Registration with the HPCSA (Health Professions Council of South Africa) as a Medical Technologist in Clinical Pathology. * 0-3 years’ experience. * Ability to perform sampling and analysis of blood, tissue and body fluids. * Ability to prepare samples for examination. * Knowledge of the usage of specialised instrumentation. * Knowledge of infection control and sterilisation protocols. * Accurate interpretation of results. * Ability to establish and monitor programmes for data accuracy. * Accuracy and organisational skills. * Attention to detail, striving for an error-free standard. * Ability to identify problems and troubleshoot. * Ability to work independently and collaboratively. * Communication skills (verbal, written & presentation). * Computer Literacy. * Time Management and evaluation skills. **Who should apply** Ideal candidates are those with a National Diploma in Biomedical Technology or a Bachelor of Health Science in Laboratory Science (NQF level 6 or 7), holding current HPCSA registration as a Medical Technologist in Clinical Pathology, and possessing 0-3 years of relevant experience. Applicants should demonstrate strong accuracy, organisational skills, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to identifying and troubleshooting problems. The role requires the ability to work both independently and collaboratively, along with effective verbal, written, and presentation communication skills, computer literacy, and strong time management capabilities. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/medical-technologist-groothe-schuur-hospital-national-health-laboratory-services Source: myjobmag

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