Laboratory Technician

Name of Organization: Ashar Alo Society (AAS)

Job Description / Responsibility:

  • Planning:
  • Participate in planning of laboratory set up.
  • Participate in quality assurance planning of the laboratory.
  • Plan and prepare annual and quarterly logistics requirements for the laboratory
  • Support preparing quality assurance tools and guidelines in line with the national guidelines.
  • Support higher management in decision making.

  • Implementation:
  • Maintain essential safety measures for infection control in the laboratory.
  • Maintain optimum standard in smearing and microscopy following the SOP and guidelines.
  • Ensure maintenance of microscope and other laboratory equipments as per the SOP and guidelines.
  • Ensure availability of anti-TB drugs, reagents and other logistics at the laboratory.
  • Refer presumptive and complicated cases to designated facilities for further diagnosis.
  • Support in EQA and slide- rechecking.
  • Ensure hygienic disposal of waste materials.
  • Conduct 4 outreach smearing centers at the field, in every month.
  • Maintain contact tracing register for active case findings and refer presumptive cases to nearby diagnostic facility.
  • Assist govt. MT (Lab.) at UHC lab, whenever necessary.
  • Any other job as required by the project.

  • Monitoring, Supervision and Coordination:
  • Maintain regular coordination with stakeholders.
  • Periodic monitoring of the laboratory (for EQA Technician).
  • Check the randomized slides and provide the result as first controller (for EQA Technician).

  • Reporting and dissemination:
  • record result in respective forms and registers and report promptly to the requesting staff.
  • Ensure complete and accurate monthly and quarterly reporting as per the guidelines.      

Job Nature: Full- time

Educational Requirements:

  • Three years diploma in Medical Technology from any recognized institution.
  • Any third division/class in academic career will lead to ineligibility.

Experience Requirements:

  • Minimum 2 year of experience in relevant field

Other requirements for the above post:

  • Ability to work independently and in a team.
  • Good interpersonal and communication skill.
  • Good oral and written communication skill.
  • Good eyesight to read microscopy.
  • Willingness to conduct outreach smearing centre at the field.

Job Location: Chattogram with frequent field visit.

Age: Not exceeding 35 years.

Salary:  Tk.25000/-

Other Benefits: Other benefits will be provided as per the organizational policy

Apply Instruction

Interested candidates who fulfill the above requirements are requested to apply with their completed CVs and a cover letter to Admin officer, Ashar Alo Society, house# 13(2nd-4th), Road# 06, Block# KHA, Adabor, Mohammadpur, Dhaka-1207 or e-mail asharalosociety@gmail.com on or before 10 May, 2018.

(People living with HIV and AIDs are encouraged to apply)
Applicant must enclose his/her photograph with CV.