Duties and Responsibilities

Decontaminating working benches, surfaces and equipment;
Documenting, receiving and scrutinizing laboratory requisition forms and specimens;
Disaggregating specimens for processing and analyses;
Preparing laboratory reagents;
Examining specimens and recording of results;
Dispatching the results for use in clinical management;
Preparing stains;
Performing blood grouping;
Issuing blood and blood products to peripheral health facilities;
Storing blood products according to their requirements; and
Any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

Have a Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) mean grade C (plain) or
its equivalent qualification;
Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences or any other equivalent qualification from an institution recognized by Kenya Medical Laboratory Technician and Technologists Board;
Valid practicing license from Kenya Medical Laboratory Technician and
Technologists Board; and
Certificate in computer application skills.