Laboratory Technician Al Futtaim Healthcare UAE

Al Futtaim Group is actively seeking experienced individual to take on the role of a Laboratory Technician. The selected candidate will undertake non-interpretative processing of clinical samples, support the pathology team to meet targets and assist in the day-to-day demands of the department.

Duties of Laboratory Technician

• Organizes work by matching computer orders with specimen labelling, sorting specimens, checking labelling, logging specimens, arranging reports for delivery, keeping work surfaces clean and orderly.
• Maintains quality results by running standards and controls, verifying equipment function through routine equipment maintenance and advanced trouble shooting.
• Calibrating equipment utilizing approved testing procedures,  monitoring quality control measures and protocols.
• Serves as technical resource by participating in staff training, answering questions of other professionals, participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, participating in professional organizations.
• Identifies and communicates abnormal patient conditions by alerting supervisory personnel, the pathologist, the patient physician, or nurse, reporting mandated information to the public health department or other designated officials.
• Toxicology identifies the presence or quantity of drugs of abuse, therapeutic drugs, and toxic substances by operating toxicology instrumentation and performing manual methods for the performance of drug screens, blood alcohol levels, and carbon monoxide levels.
• Chemistry provides test results for patient diagnosis and treatment by operating chemistry equipment,  performing hand chemistries.
• Hematology provides test results for patient diagnosis and treatment by operating hematology, urinalysis, and coagulation equipment, performing manual methods of differentials.
• Immunology provides test results for patient diagnosis and treatment by operating equipment such as the gamma counter, spectrophotometer, densitometer, and through methods such as radioimmunoassay, enzyme immunoassay, and serological testing.
• Microbiology provides physician with information for treatment of patient infection by performing technical procedures for the identification or susceptibility of bacteria, parasites, fungi, and mycobacteria.
• Blood bank ensures the patient of receiving compatible blood/blood components by completing blood typing, antibody screening, compatibility testing, and antibody identification procedures.
• Blood bank assures future retrieval of patient transfusion information by preparing patient packets and maintaining blood bank database.

What You’ll Do More?

• Contributes to a safe and secure environment for patients, visitors, physicians and co-workers by following established standards and procedures.
• Maintains patient confidence by keeping laboratory information confidential.
• Serves and protects the hospital community by adhering to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) standards.
• Enhances laboratory services and hospital reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests.
• Exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Eligibility Requirements for Role of Laboratory Technician

The eligibility requirements for role of a Laboratory Technician are as under:

• Diploma or certificate in Medical Laboratory Technician from an accredited program or equivalent.
• Minimum two (2) years of course duration.
• DHA License or Eligibility is mandatory.
• Minimum 2+ years’ experience as Medical Laboratory Technologist or Technician preferably in clinics and/or hospitals in UAE.

Skills Desired

• Excellent presentation and analytical skills.
• Exceptional written and oral. communication skills.
• Strong operational thinking skills.
• Critical Thinking.
• Conflict Management.
• Independence.
• Cognitive skills.
• Analytical skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Good team working skills.
• Time management.
• Customer Service orientation.

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