Overview

Management and Development for Health (MDH) is a non-profit organization in Tanzania contributing to address public health priorities. MDH works with the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children; as well as academic and non academic institutions to address the problems of Tuberculosis, Malaria, HIV/AIDS, Nutrition, Maternal and Child Health and to undertake initiatives to advance public health research, education, and services for improving the lives of people.

In Dar es Salaam, MDH supports the Government of Tanzania through the Municipal councils of Ilala, Temeke, Kinondoni, Ubungo and Kigamboni in implementation of the program on HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment and monitoring of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). In order to strengthen the care and treatment of PLWHA in Dar es Salaam, MDH on behalf of the above mentioned Municipal Councils seeks to employ the following staff:

LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST (2)
Reporting to: Facility In-charge

The Laboratory technologist is expected to be a self-motivated individual who will be involved in setting and monitoring the progress of laboratory program targets towards accreditation. He/She will be responsible to the laboratory manager. 

Duties:

• Fully support the laboratory towards accreditation
• Read, understand, and implement SOPs
• Performs daily QC runs on all laboratory tests/procedures
• Perform pre-analytical procedures on all specimens received including but limited to registration, separation, and storage
• Perform testing in serology, hematology, chemistry, molecular biology, parasitology, and micronutrients analysis
• Prepare samples for shipping according to SOPs
• Document daily operation, recalibration, preventive maintenance services, repair of machines/analyzers using operation, reagents, calibration, maintenance, and corrective action logs
• Troubleshoot minor technical faults in machines using operation manual, document the
  action, and report to the laboratory manager
• Analyze samples/PT panel received for the external quality control program and submit them within the deadline
• Checking and completing all the laboratory results in the Laboratory Information System or register book before validation/verification by a laboratory supervisor
• Archive all the source documents after testing in the appropriate files
• Prepare summary reports of the machines/analyzers at the end of every month
• Any duty deemed necessary by the lab supervisor including but not limited to training of junior technicians and students 
  
  

Qualification:

• Bachelor degree or advanced diploma with least two years of experience
• Additional laboratory quality management training will also be considered
• registered by the Health Laboratory Technologists Council

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested candidates should submit their application letters, CVs, Certified photocopies of certificates and names and contact information (email addresses and telephone numbers) of two references.
Applications should be submitted by 24th September, 2018 to the HR Manager, MDH through email
hr@mdh-tz.org or drop by hand at our MDH Mikocheni Office near New Regency Park Hotel. Please note; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.