In 1998, CURE International, in cooperation with the African Inland Church, opened the AIC-CURE International Hospital in Kijabe, Kenya. Along with being CURE’s first hospital, CURE Kenya was Africa’s first orthopedic pediatric teaching hospital for children with disabilities. The 30-bed hospital provides care for children suffering from a wide range of ...

Position Overview

Provision of accurate, timely and cost-effective testing of patient samples to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of disease in compliance

Essential Duties

• carry out laboratory investigations as per established standards
• Prompt, efficient and effective communication of the results to the concerned personnel
• Maintaining confidential and complete documentation of all patient’s results
• Maintaining cleanliness of the work
• Improve skills by attending required continuing education opportunities
• Participate in the facility’s Quality Improvement Program
• Maintain warm, sensitive and cooperative relationships with patients, families, co-workers, department managers, administration and medical staff etc.
• Participate in staff morning devotions
• Assist in Carrying out the lab investigations on Sundays for Monday surgeries
• To outsource the investigations that are not done here in kijabe hospital
• Perform any other reasonable duty and responsibilities that may be assigned by the supervisor as deemed necessary
• In-charge of all quality activities in relation to this position as per the Hospital Standards.
• Ensure compliance with all the requirements of the quality management system ( Safecare ).
• To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Qualifications Education And/Or Experience Required At Entry

• Diploma in Medical Laboratory
• Minimum two years of experience in laboratory work performing laboratory procedures
• Working in a busy hospital environment is a critical advantage

Skills, Abilities, Special Licenses Or Certificate

• Compassion: Empathy is necessary when working closely with patients who might be in pain or under emotional duress.
• Attention to Detail: Performing tests will require exact measurements and a good eye for detail, or the results could be false.
• Dexterity: Work with hands and will need skill to work with small vials, test tubes, and delicate lab equipment.
• Stamina: Lab technicians work long days on their feet, sometimes hunched over a workstation for long periods of time.
• Technical Skill: Need to understand complex lab machinery and computer programs used to conduct tests.
• Integrity and a professional attitude
• Ability to do detailed work and maintain a high level of accuracy
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.

COMPETENCIES

• Social Skills- Must be able to relate well will all of partners online and all our kids and guardians that he has to get stories from
• Integrity - Ability to be tactful, maintain confidences, and foster an ethical work environment; prevent inappropriate behavior by coworkers; give proper credit to others; handle all situations honestly.
• High Achiever- Able and willing to set goals relevant to his Job description, achieve them and help the team achieve common departmental goals

• carry out laboratory investigations as per established standards
• Prompt, efficient and effective communication of the results to the concerned personnel
• Maintaining confidential and complete documentation of all patient’s results
• Maintaining cleanliness of the work
• Improve skills by attending required continuing education opportunities
• Participate in the facility’s Quality Improvement Program
• Maintain warm, sensitive and cooperative relationships with patients, families, co-workers, department managers, administration and medical staff etc.
• Participate in staff morning devotions
• Assist in Carrying out the lab investigations on Sundays for Monday surgeries
• To outsource the investigations that are not done here in kijabe hospital
• Perform any other reasonable duty and responsibilities that may be assigned by the supervisor as deemed necessary
• In-charge of all quality activities in relation to this position as per the Hospital Standards.
• Ensure compliance with all the requirements of the quality management system ( Safecare ).

• Compassion: Empathy is necessary when working closely with patients who might be in pain or under emotional duress.
• Attention to Detail: Performing tests will require exact measurements and a good eye for detail, or the results could be false.
• Dexterity: Work with hands and will need skill to work with small vials, test tubes, and delicate lab equipment.
• Stamina: Lab technicians work long days on their feet, sometimes hunched over a workstation for long periods of time.
• Technical Skill: Need to understand complex lab machinery and computer programs used to conduct tests.
• Integrity and a professional attitude
• Ability to do detailed work and maintain a high level of accuracy
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Social Skills- Must be able to relate well will all of partners online and all our kids and guardians that he has to get stories from
• Integrity - Ability to be tactful, maintain confidences, and foster an ethical work environment; prevent inappropriate behavior by coworkers; give proper credit to others; handle all situations honestly.
• High Achiever- Able and willing to set goals relevant to his Job description, achieve them and help the team achieve common departmental goals

• Diploma in Medical Laboratory
• Minimum two years of experience in laboratory work performing laboratory procedures
• Working in a busy hospital environment is a critical advantage