Associate Medical Laboratory Technologist - NUHS Diagnostics

About the role

NUHS Diagnostics is hiring an Associate Medical Laboratory Technologist (AMLT). AMLTs are responsible for the day-to-day running of the laboratory, including phlebotomy, electrocardiogram, spirometry and clinical laboratory testing.

Key responsibilities

• Perform daily laboratory operations and all procedures according to standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Carry out phlebotomy, ECG and spirometry accurately, efficiently and professionally
• Perform point-of-care testing (e.g. prothrombin time, glucose) and clinical tests such as urinalysis, haematology, biochemistry and microscopy independently
• Ensure specimen identification, processing and storage follow good laboratory practice
• Perform and verify quality control on all analysers before patient sampling, and use the Laboratory Information System for result entry, validation and tracking
• Maintain equipment, report malfunctions to the lab in charge and arrange servicing with the biomedical engineer or vendor; notify the inventory officer when reagents run low
• Record internal and external quality controls and calibrations, troubleshoot outliers and ensure critical values are reported within 30 minutes
• Keep daily maintenance and QC records up to date and comply with hand hygiene, workplace safety, IPSG, ISO and other regulatory and accreditation requirements
• Provide prompt, courteous service to patients, doctors, service providers and colleagues, and report adverse incidents and workflow anomalies to the supervisor
• Follow NUHS personal data protection and cybersecurity guidelines, and carry out other delegated tasks

Required profile

• Diploma in Biomedical Science, Clinical Laboratory Science or another relevant field
• 1-3 years of laboratory experience and/or phlebotomy experience preferred
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to communicate in vernacular languages is an added advantage
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment, teamwork and good interpersonal skills