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Administration Officer job at Lancet Laboratories Uganda
Posted by: ugashare-Volunteer
Posted date: 2024-Dec-13
Location: Kampala
Vacancy title:
Administration Officer [ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Health Care , Category: Admin & Office ]
Jobs at: Lancet Laboratories Uganda
Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, December 17 2024 Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Kampala, East Africa
Summary
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JOB DETAILS:
Key Responsibilities
Admin Duties
• Administers sorting and distribution of samples according to set standard operating procedures to ensure the correct and prioritised channelling of specimens to various laboratories/ sites.
• Processes sample registration ³logging´and queries according to set standard operating procedures.
• Ensures dispatching of specimens for processing in accordance with prescribed standard operating procedures and monitors progress and filing of reports, including handling queries and report delivery, in line with prescribed turnaround time.
• Performs hospital rounds to distribute reports and collect submitted samples for processing in accordance with relevant standard operating procedures.
• Handles and refers administrative queries and customer complaints to ensure timely resolution of queries and responses to complaints.
• Responsible to track progress of sample delivery by couriers to ensure that specimens are received by the designated laboratory, processed and results returned timeously and in compliance with set standard operating procedures.
• Investigates bottleneck in pre-analytical laboratory processes and ensure timely resolution of challenges.
• Ensures basic housekeeping in own working area, including suitable cleaning and preparation of equipment according to set standard operating procedures.
• Monitors stock levels and orders additional stock to ensure the availability of required materials at all times and ensure delivery of stock to the doctor’s rooms.
• Represents the organisation by applying the principles of customer care in the medical pathology field and interacts professionally and ethically with medical professionals and staff.
• Management of the reception area and give out relevant information and direct clients to relevant departments while offering excellent customer service
• Receives cash from patients and ensures banking of monies in accordance with relevant standard operating procedures.
• Reports incidents, logs customer complaints and problem solution, reads documents and actions tasks on the laboratory information management system in compliance with relevant organisational policy.
• Prepares and scans patient forms onto laboratory scanning system (Oculus) and resolves the scanning incompletes according to set standard operating procedures.
• Responsible for adhering to Lancet uniform protocols as set standard operating procedures.
Document management
• Performs the maintenance and calibration of the equipment used in the laboratory to ensure that it is operating efficiently and providing accurate results. This includes ensuring that instrument maintenance and quality control results are recorded as well as trouble shooting, and corrective action is taken and documented.
• Liaising with Laboratory quality officers and managers in ensuring all documents are updated.
• Implement all QMS procedures
• Prepares quality documentation and reports by collecting, analysing, and summarizing information and trends including failed processes, stability studies, recalls, corrective actions etc. Reporting to management review meetings.
Regulatory Affairs
• Ensure all regulatory requirements are adhered to.
• Assist the Laboratory Manager with compliance with various regulatory authorities where required.
• QC process and equipment validation
• Liaising with quality control officers and managers on any equipment concern for escalation to upper management
• Liaising with quality control officer and managers in ensuring all technical staff are adequately trained on QC procedures.
• Record trend analysis by capturing findings from internal audit and external audit reports for the purpose of identifying training needs, and for input into management review
Health & Safety
• Assists the HOD/Laboratory Supervisor to ensure a safe working environment in accordance with relevant legislation and all safety protocols. This includes the on-going maintenance of quality control standards, adherence to infection control measures, correct disposal of bio-hazardous waste and the preparation process for internal and external audits.
• Assists the HOD/Laboratory Supervisor to ensure that incidents and instrument failures are reported by laboratory staff, thereby ensuring compliance with relevant organisational policy and laboratory standard operating procedures.
General duties
• Maintain a positive image of the organisation, promote the services of Lancet Laboratories and monitor resolution of customer complaints.
• Attends training and seminars and participates in continuing professional development (CPD) activities to continuously update knowledge and skills as well as comply with professional registration requirements. This includes ensuring the availability of up-to-date records that can be presented immediately on request thereof.
• Performs on-site training of interns, students, medical colleagues and associated health workers in laboratory techniques, processes and systems, if assigned by laboratory manager and deemed competent.
• Adheres to professional conduct requirements in line with organisational policy and relevant professional body ethical standards.
Education Requirement: No Requirements
Job Experience: No Requirements
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months:
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