The Department of Health aims to provide quality health services and ensure a caring climate for service users, implement best-practice health care strategies, create a positive work environment for staff, and provide appropriate and top-quality training for health workers. Our vision is to provide high-quality, efficient and accessible healthcare to transform people's lives. Our mission is to create an effective public healthcare system in Gauteng by ensuring we have the right people, skills, system and equipment to provide the care our patients need to live healthy and quality lives.
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Baccalaureus Technologiae (BTech) in Biomedical Technology Biotechnology. Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Technologist and proof of current registration.
No experience after registration with HPCSA in respect of RSA qualified employees who performed community service as required in South Africa.
One year relevant experience after registration with HPCSA in respect of Foreign qualified employees of whom it is not required to perform community service as required in South Africa.
Knowledge of relevant laboratory processes and procedures and Electronic Gate Keeping rules. Assertiveness; Good interpersonal skills. Basic understanding of finance. General supervision and management, Communication, Analytical and Computer skills.
Duties :
Support, monitor and evaluate the laboratory and Blood services. Improve screen of National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) and South African National Blood Service (SANBS) request forms to avoid discrepancies.
Monitor and intercept NHLS tests where insufficient data has been supplied on the request forms. Compile monthly expenditure and utilization reports against allocated NHLS and SANBS budgets. Monitor compliance with Electronic Gate Keeping (EGK) rules and train clinicians on the guideline. Advice management on rationale use of NHLS rejections. Advice the management accordingly on Point of Care Testing (POCT) instruments, as per approved National Point of Care Testing guideline.
Support health programs and participate in internal and external assessments during the audits by Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC) and perform other Laboratory and Blood duties as delegated by Hospital Management. Collaborate with NHLS and SANBS to train clinicians on matters related to the gasps identified during the analysis of data from both service providers.
Continuously provide an updated list of all healthcare professionals to the NHLS for updating the Laboratory Information System (LIS) Establish the committee/s to discuss and address laboratory and blood services improvement matters with all relevant stakeholders as per Service Level Agreement. Compile and submit reports as when requested by the Provincial Office
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