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Laboratory Assistant

South African National Blood Service • Other • Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa • $50 - $200 / year • 8h ago

Job category: Medical Research and Laboratory Sciences

Location: Roodepoort

Contract: Permanent

Business Unit: Constantia Kloof

Remuneration: R 176,644.00

EE position: No

Introduction

The incumbent will clean micro-Titre plates, decap and scan specimen collections, load and operate the automated segment sampler, and perform routine bio-hazardous waste disposal and cleaning duties according to relevant Standard Operating Procedures.

Key Performance Areas

KPA 1: Laboratory Operational Objectives

Collect routine specimens from the receiving department by loading specimen trays and transporting them to the Donation Testing laboratory.
Respond to blood grouping senior requests by collecting more specimens when required.
Decap Donation Testing specimens according to IPA timeframes before loading these into the relevant machine/s.
Wash and dry micro titre plates within 1 hour of completion on Olympus either by use of automated plate washers/incubator or manually.
Operate decapping instrumentation and/or scan specimen barcodes into the relevant database to facilitate specimen traceability and tracking.
Load and operate the automated segment sampler according to SOP.
Receive labelled segments from the Inventory department.
Load the automated segment sampler with consumables.
Load the segments for sampling.
Provide the Donation Testing technicians with prepared cell suspensions.
Assist with stock control by performing a routine stock take on a weekly basis.
Receive stock and pack into the designated place in the laboratory.

KPA 2: Waste Disposal Objectives

Dispose of waste according to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
Order and receive all stock required from Waste Disposal Service Providers and Stores.
Attach traceability labels and scan containers into stock using CS Tracker system.
Place bin liners into correct colour-coded medical waste containers.
Collect and discard outdated samples daily.
Seal and package plastic liners in medical waste containers daily.
Capture waste information on the computer system.
Prepare documentation for waste traceability.
Record full containers on Waste tracking document.
Prepare Dangerous Goods Transportation document.
Receive the waste manifest and file for future linking and reference.
Receive waste disposal document and link with original manifest.
Collect and place medical waste containers in the designated area daily for removal and disposal by the approved waste removal company.
Check weighing of waste by the Waste Disposal Company.

KPA 3: Daily Laboratory Duty Objectives

Prepare disinfectant solutions for laboratory use when necessary.
Replenish all laboratory reagents as required daily.
Replenish test tubes in the laboratories daily, and examine for suitability for use.
Collect and send soiled items to the laundry as required. Return the clean items to the relevant work areas timeously.
Clean the laboratory and equipment according to SOP.
Decontaminate, clean and dry items including miscellaneous racks, wash-out trays, and recycle boxes.
Assist with the clean-up of blood spills.
Clean saline and water containers.
Clean and refill detergent containers, ensuring that freshly prepared disinfectant is available for decontamination purposes at all times.
Clean and maintain the automated segment sampler.
Defrost and clean refrigerators and freezers according to schedule.

KPA 4: SHEQ Compliance Objectives

Assist with gathering information to resolve non-conformances, errors, deviations from SOPs, and customer complaints when necessary e.g. retrieve destruction records for discarded materials.
Comply with SOPs.
Comply with Standards of Practice and Safety, Health & Environmental requirements and participate in continuous SHE Legislative compliance.