LAB ASSISTANT (LABORATORY ASSISTANT) – Botswana Harvard Health Partnership (Bhp)

Key Responsibilities

• Maintains competency in efficient and accurate data entry.
• Ensure accurate specimen handling and documentation.
• Maintains competency in specimen sorting and demographic checking.
• Operate and maintain laboratory information management system relevant to specimen receiving, processing and inventory.
• Follows up on and resolves internal data and specimen related queries.
• Carries out primary check of specimens, ensuring request form details correspond with received specimens before processing and storage.
• Capture and verify request form details in the laboratory information management system.
• Completes auditing processes for specialist visits and other scheduled audits.
• Clean and reconcile data to ensure records are accurate and free from duplication.
• Occasionally perform point of care testing at clinical sites (e.g. GeneXpert testing) as required.

Requirements

• Certificate/ Diploma in Health Care Auxiliary or equivalent.
• Five (5) years’ experience in a similar role.
• Good communication skills.
• Proactive problem solving and adaptability.

How to Apply