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Job Title: Laboratory Specialist
Overall Responsibilities
The laboratory Specialist will be required to provide technical leadership in laboratory management in support to HIV infection diagnosis, monitoring treatment and diagnosing also. Hs/She will contribute to the health facility upgrades plans in the area of laboratory upgrades including needs for equipment, water and drainage, safe disposal of sharps and contaminated waste wastes, and health facility laboratory staff in services training.
As part of this role, the laboratory specialist will work closely with the technical advisors to ensure health facility laboratories implement GoN-approved diagnostic protocols, quality control procedures and safe disposal of sharps and contaminated laboratory waste.
He/she will also train and supervise project laboratory coordinators at state level in the use of new technologies for HIV diagnosis and treatment monitoring, work closely with the project Logistic and Procurement Specialist to introduce and over see the functioning of the process for re-ordering at re-supply test kits, reagents and other laboratory consumables to ensure no stock outs.
Specific Responsibilities
- A laboratory scientist must be registered with Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN)
- Minimum of B.Sc./HND Medical Laboratory Science
- Preferably with a Postgraduate degree in public health/health science
- Significant experience in laboratory diagnosis of AIDS, tuberculosis and other opportunistic infections and laboratory monitoring of clinical status of people living with HIV essential
- Familiarity with ministry of health national VCT guidelines and diagnosis algorithms essential
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