LABORATORY TECHNICIAN

Job Description

  MSF BELGIUM VACANCY

(Internal/ External)

LABORATORY TECHNICIAN

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters, and exclusion from healthcare. MSF offers assistance to people based on need irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation. MSF is therefore guided by the principles of neutrality and impartiality.  These principles must apply to all MSF staff.

Job Details:

Title of position: LABORATORY TECHNICIAN

Status of position: Full Time

Number of positions:  1

Location: Hangha (Kenema District) – MSF Hospital

Salary: Based on the organization scale

Main responsibilities of the position:

Perform clinical laboratory activities according to MSF protocols, security and hygiene measures in order to obtain results to determine the patient’s treatment.

Accountabilities:

• According to medical prescription, preparing and performing clinical exams/tests with appropriate techniques and following MSF protocols and procedures. This function includes, among others: 
• Taking blood, vaginal and urethral samples. 
• Centrifuging blood and urine samples. 
• Performing laboratory exams (serology, hematology, biochemistry, bacteriology or parasitological, according to context of the mission). 
• Ensuring proper reporting and registration of the sample results in order to keep a written track of activity and give information to the relevant persons, ensuring confidentiality. 
• Taking care, manage and organize efficiently the laboratory material/equipment: 
• Perform cleaning and minor maintenance for biomedical equipment used. Following the user manual and protocols and alert supervisor in case of malfunctioning 
• Applying hygiene and safety protocols, doing daily cleaning /maintenance, sterilization, washing general glassware after procedures are done. 
• Ensuring proper sample waste disposal according to MSF protocols and highest safety standards. 
• Supplying orders, do stock, storage conditions follow-up, keep inventory. 
• Keeping organized the data collection system of laboratory results and all information generated from the analysis done. 
• Reporting all relevant information linked to the activity in the laboratory to the line manager, especially the loss/robbery/damage of laboratory equipment or medicines. 
• Performing minor maintenance and cleaning of the biomedical equipment following user manual and protocols.
• Alerting the supervisor in case of malfunctioning of any device. 

Required Criteria:

Education: Essential: Laboratory Technician diploma /degree

Experience: Essential: Minimum 1 year working experience

Languages:  English, Krio, Mende

Application Details:

Applicants should submit: Application letter, CV, copy of certificates/diplomas, copy of labour card, copy of work certificates from previous employment. no original documents to be submitted

Applications can be submitted to: MSF Kenema Hospital (Hangha), MSF Kenema Base (Tissor), MSF Belgium office in Freetown or to msfocb-kenema-hrtl@brussels.msf.org 

Application deadline: May 12, 2024 – no late applications will be accepted

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for further recruitment process.

Please note that MSF does not reimburse transportation cost if applicants are asked for a test or interview.

Please indicate LABORATORY TECHNICIAN on the envelope or in the subject line of your email. 

MSF does not charge fees for receiving any applications or participating in any recruitment process