Overview
The UN Volunteer Laboratory Technologist will perform a broad range of duties to support the UNAMA Medical Section in providing primary health care. The role involves laboratory testing, blood bank management, inventory control, equipment maintenance, and training.
Tasks Summary
- Perform routine and diagnostic laboratory procedures including phlebotomy, hematology, clinical biochemistry, serology, urinalysis, stool analysis, parasitology, and PCR.
- Review, validate, and communicate laboratory testing results, reporting critical results.
- Coordinate referral to accredited external laboratories when tests are not available on-site.
- Maintain an emergency response local blood bank and an on-site walking blood bank program.
- Perform donor screening, blood testing, and pre-transfusion testing.
- Maintain a laboratory inventory management system for headquarters and regional field offices.
- Ensure proper receipt, labelling, storage, traceability, custody, and accountability for laboratory items.
- Participate in demand planning and support procurement and supply management of laboratory items.
- Follow manufacturer's recommendations for equipment maintenance protocols.
- Oversee preventive maintenance and service of laboratory equipment.
- Provide training on relevant point-of-care (POC) testing procedures to JMS and MERT personnel.
- Ensure proper documentation, records management, data protection, and medical confidentiality.
- Compile, analyse, and submit periodic laboratory operational reports and statistics.
- Create and maintain a laboratory quality management system.
- Establish and maintain a laboratory safety program.
- Support relevant medical administrative functions, participate in work planning, and contribute to continuing medical education.
Experience Requirements
- At least three years of progressively responsible experience in medical laboratory technology.
- Experience with procurement, inventory management, and transfusion medicine is required.
Qualification Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Medical Laboratory Science /Technology; Transfusion Medicine; Laboratory Safety or Laboratory Quality Management Systems (LQMS).
- Valid license to practice as a medical laboratory technologist in your home country.
