3 SLMTA Technical Assistants Jobs - American Society for Clinical Pathology - Kenya Office

American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is an international organization recognized as the preeminent organization for continuing education in pathology and laboratory medicine.

The ASCP’s Institute for Global Outreach currently works in 13 countries in Africa to improve global health by identifying and implementing innovative methods and partnerships that improve laboratory practice.

Overall Goal

ASCP proposes to hire three subcontracted Technical Assistants (TAs) to provide support to its accreditation program in Kenya. The overall goal for these positions would be to serve as dedicated mentors in the labs to get the labs to the point where they can successfully undergo external assessments.

Reporting and Responsibility

Working with the ASCP In-Country Representative as the Team Leader, the selected TAs will work with selected SLMTA labs in a mentorship capacity and to assist broadly with the laboratory accreditation initiative in Kenya on behalf of the ASCP.

Other duties will include but are not limited to: guiding labs through the accreditation process; monitoring, assisting, and encouraging the successful completion of assigned improvement projects; and supporting the development of knowledge capacity of lab directors and quality officers of the 13 ASCP SLMTA laboratories.

The TAs will continue to collaborate with representatives from Kenya’s Ministry of Health, National HIV Reference Laboratory, NPHLS, and CDC-Kenya in planning and implementing ASCP’s cooperative agreement projects.

Other duties may include assessing the criteria for completion of improvement projects; supporting improvement projects customized to specific labs; and monitoring these labs using the WHO/AFRO checklist.

A component will include addressing gaps identified by the Mid Term Assessments through workshops or individual mentorships designed to fix deficiencies through unique implementation
projects.

The TAs will also be expected to take on other responsibilities as will be assigned on an ad hoc basis by the In-Country Representative.

Qualifications

Requirements for this position include the following

At least a Higher National Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences,
Capacity building training in Quality Assurance/Quality Control training,
Knowledge and familiarity with various aspects of laboratory quality management systems,
Knowledge and familiarity with ISO Standards including ISO 15189, ISO 17025, Good Laboratory Practices, , Clinical Laboratory & Standards Institute (CLSI), and WHO-AFRO Stepwise Laboratory Improvement Process Towards Accreditation (SLIPTA),
Technical expertise in various evaluation methodologies and techniques and report writing, and
Registration by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board (KMLTTB)

NB: Organizations may apply.

Method of application

Letter of application CV and copies of academic certificates 3 professional referees and Salary history addressed to

The In-Country Representative
American Society for Clinical Pathology - Kenya Office
Malone House, Kindaruma Road, off Ngong Road
P.O Box 60790-00200, Nairobi

Applications can be posted or dropped at the above offices by noon 23rd December 2011