About This Role
Working in a clinical laboratory, the Laboratory Technician collects, processes, and tests various clinical specimens. This role involves performing routine investigations, maintaining equipment, and ensuring accurate documentation and reporting, suitable for both freshers and experienced professionals.
Responsibilities
- Collect, receive, label, and process blood, urine, stool, and other clinical specimens
- Perform routine laboratory investigations according to established procedures
- Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and diagnostic instruments
- Prepare reagents, stains, and solutions required for laboratory testing
- Ensure accurate sample identification, testing, documentation, and reporting
- Maintain laboratory registers, test records, and patient reports
- Perform internal quality control procedures to ensure reliable test results
- Follow infection control protocols, laboratory safety standards, and biomedical waste management guidelines
- Clean, disinfect, and maintain laboratory workstations and equipment
- Monitor stock levels of reagents, kits, and consumables and report shortages
- Identify and report equipment malfunctions, sample discrepancies, and abnormal findings to the concerned senior staff or pathologist
- Maintain patient confidentiality and adhere to hospital policies and standard operating procedures
- Coordinate with doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals for timely laboratory services
- Ensure the laboratory remains clean, organised, and ready for daily operations
Requirements
- Knowledge of laboratory procedures and diagnostic techniques
- Familiarity with laboratory equipment and automated analysers
- Good attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- Knowledge of infection control and biomedical waste disposal
- Ability to maintain accurate records and manage multiple samples efficiently
- Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology (DMLT) or BSc in Medical Laboratory Technology (BSc MLT)
- Freshers / Experienced can apply
Benefits