Graduate in Medical Laboratory Technology + 3-year experience

Lab Technician for strengthening Point of Care Diagnostic Services for delivering comprehensive primary healthcare at AAMs

Lab Technician for strengthening Point of Care Diagnostic Services for delivering comprehensive primary healthcare at AAMs

EQUIP-HWC (Equitable, Quality Universal health coverage Implementation research Project for optimizing comprehensive primary health care through Health and Wellness Centres) is a multi-site implementation research and a national health priority project funded by ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) and BMGF (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) being conducted in Salumbar district, Rajasthan in collaboration with district health department. This implementation research project focuses on developing a successful model to deliver 12 comprehensive primary healthcare (CPHC) services including strengthening and implementing the diagnostic services through the public health system across all Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs). This project will be undertaken by the Centre for Healthcare at IIM Udaipur in collaboration with Basic Healthcare Services.

Qualifications:

Graduate in Medical Laboratory Technology + 3-year experience

• Proficient in venous and capillary blood sample collection
• Ability to collect other types of samples - urine, sputum, pus, etc.
• Proficient in preparing slides for peripheral blood smears, malaria diagnostics, and related analyses.
• Ability to trouble-shoot the devices available at the HWCs, such as Glucometer, Haemoglobinometer, Rapid diagnostic tests
• Ability to identify and troubleshoot erroneous results
• Ability to drive a 2-wheeler and have a licence
• The project implementation area is Salumbar district, Rajasthan. The selected candidates will have to stay in the field area in Salumbar district for the entire duration of the project
• Willingness to extensive travel to the field area in Salumbar
• Working knowledge of computer, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, e-mail)
• Good command over Hindi language

Desired attributes:

Previous experience in data collection activities, preferably in public health.

Ability to train the HWC team of PHCs to conduct diagnostic test efficiently and generate report accurately

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact effectively with study participants, healthcare professionals, and community stakeholders.

Flexibility to adapt to changing project requirements, field conditions, and unexpected challenges.

Responsibilities:

• Ability to teach technicians at HWCs/PHCs the correct methods of conducting specific tests, with focus on correct methods of collection, performance of test, reporting, quality assurance, communication, turnaround time, biosafety, and appropriate biomedical waste disposals.
• Expected to learn about and teach common mistakes in testing, identify potential problems in the diagnostic process, and help improve processes.

Rs 25,000 to Rs 30,000 depending on the relevant years of experience and qualification

• Gain hands-on experience of working with rural communities, gaining insights and making a tangible impact
• Learn best practices in the field of public health diagnostics from the experts working on the project.
• Build own technical skills in clinical and public health diagnostics

This job contract will be for 12 months, renewable for additional terms based on satisfactory performance and project resources.

All applications will be reviewed and only those that are shortlisted will be contacted and invited for an interview remotely (online) or in person.