AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AFH) is a legally registered not for profit, NGO registered in Zambia. AHF collaborates with the Zambian government and other partner institutions, to provide technical assistance to these key stakeholders to establish sustainable and replicable models for the delivery of quality and comprehensive HIV/AIDS treatment, care and support, HIV Counseling, and Testing, Prevention and Psychosocial services to people living with HIV/AIDS. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation is recruiting Laboratory technologists.

• Company: AIDS Healthcare Foundation
• Location: Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia
• State: Lusaka
• Job type: Full-Time
• Job Category: Healthcare/Medical Jobs in Zambia
• Vacancy: LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST (2 POSITIONS)
• Location: Lusaka (Chifundo and Lusungu clinics).

 

Essential duties and responsibility

• To undertake manual, semi-automated and fully automated laboratory investigations.
• Carry out tasks as laid down in the Standard Operating Procedures in the laboratory
• To measure and monitor the accuracy and precision of laboratory investigations using appropriate quality control procedures.
• To undertake a technical assessment of results from laboratory investigations.
• Report to management any instance or event which may cause service delivery failure.
• Undertake preventive maintenance on laboratory equipment
• To comply with local and national policies for the safe, secure and confidential processing and storage of patient and laboratory information.
• To maintain the integrity and accuracy of laboratory database.
• Entering all results including those from reference laboratories into Logistic Information Management System (LIMS)
• To assist with record keeping and documentation of inventory, test results and other related matters.
• Undertake any other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Laboratory
• Certification in ART and Laboratory Logistics:
• Certification in ART and Ols:
• 1-2 years post graduate laboratory experience, preferably in an ART laboratory.
• Registration by HPCZ with a valid Practicing License
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint presentation
• Conversant with the local languages and cultures in the region
• Basic mathematical skills required.
• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.

 

How to Apply

Candidates are expected to send a cover letter and CV as one document to [email protected] not later than 30th September, 2017 with a clear indication of the position they are applying for and the location in the subject line. First write the word Zambia, put a hyphen then indicate the position you are applying for. All should be in capital letters. It should read: “ZAMBIA-LABTECH-APPLICATION“