Job Description

Working Hours: 3 shifts
Molecular Diagnosis Centre

Job Scope:

. Participate in and, when necessary, supervise the reception of laboratory specimens and rejection of those that are unsuitable for analysis.
. Operate the Laboratory Information System to perform functions such as order entry, result entry, result collation & certification and result query.
. Perform all procedures in accordance with laboratory protocols.
. Ensure that critical values are reported to appropriate personnel.
. Resolve queries from customers.
. Report adverse incidents to the supervisor.
. Perform, record and interpret results of quality control procedures and take corrective action where indicated.
. Undertake simple preventative maintenance of laboratory instrumentation and perform simple troubleshooting in the event of malfunction.
. Comply with laboratory inventory management procedures.
. Keep current with new instrumentation, techniques and procedures by attending/participating in appropriate workshops, seminars and in-service education classes.
. Conduct of in-service education and continuing education classes.
. Assist with planning of staff rosters as required.
. Perform shift duties as required.
. Coach trainees and new staff in laboratory procedure.
. Carry out the instruction(s) of senior staff with regard to work procedures and duties.
. To conduct internal audit.
. Comply with good laboratory practice as set out by the Laboratory Accreditation Programme of the College of American Pathologists and Singapore regulatory agencies such as the Medical Audit & Accreditation Unit.
. Ensure compliance with all requirement of the Laboratory Safety Manual.
. Comply with DLM Workplace Etiquette in line with Core Values.
. Assist with the evaluation of new laboratory test methodologies.
. Undertake back-up procedures in the event of emergencies such as loss of electrical power and information system crash.
. Participate in basic laboratory administrative work such as filling, processing of deliveries orders and invoices.
. Assist with drafting and updating of laboratory protocols when required.
. Participate and contribute to project teams as required.
. Cover duties of Senior Medical Technologist when required.
. Any other duties as assigned by supervisor