Senior Scientific Officer - Microbiology

RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES

• Adheres to policy on proper dress code and Universal Precautions (PPE) always
• Keeps the department neat, clean and well stocked with supplies for sample processing.
• Aware and prepare hypochlorite solution (0.1% for workbench and 0.5% for sharp disposal) daily as per lab safety policy.
• Segregation and safe disposal of biomedical waste.
• Records and maintains forms and records of the department and submit for verification.
• During the shift changes technician should take over, all the duties & responsibilities from previous technical team/check the handed over register.
• Coordinates workflow/workload as necessary to ensure timely reporting of results. Serves as resource and mentor to less experienced lab staff.
• Cleaning of work bench and providing maintenance for all equipments as per recommendation.
• Updation of all basic documentation (forms and records) in the department.
• Receiving and segregating samples for processing .
• Perform QC check for staining, new reagent/antibiotic disc/media.
• Perform sample inoculation/streaking, smear preparation, staining & submit to microscopic observation..
• Ensure and maintain the stock in dept for smooth flow
• Aware & Check the Pending samples in LIS & take responsibility to release the reports.
• Assisting documentation to senior technician and maintenance of QMS documents.
• Report any non-conformance related to technical activities to their respective DIC.
• Rising of material Indent to stores.
• Receiving, inspections of kits and consumables and storage of reagents and consumable in department.
• Ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.
• Participate in all training and continual improvement programmes of the department.
• Act as auditee during internal audit of the lab.
• Maintain work ethics and team building in the department.
• Handles and maintain equipments in department during processing.

· Involved in corrective action against the nonconformance observed in the department. Provide any valuable inputs to the management for better and quality service by the organization.

· Aid in implementation and educating the quality management system & procedure.

· Assist DICs in preparation of SOP and other records.

· To check any outlier in Internal Quality control & perform root cause analysis, corrective action & to document.

• Verification of results after interfacing (i.e) first level authorization of patient reports.
• Document & follow the procedure for Critical alert, repeat test criteria as per policy
• To maintain & verify ATCC strains efficacy as internal control.
• Processing of EQAS samples. Initiation of corrective and preventive actions, whenever necessary and submit to the DIC for verification.
• To understand the non conformance and take corrective & preventive action & report to department incharge.
• Carrying out testing activities in compliance with quality management system and national and international guidelines.
• Modification and development of new test methods. Provision of technical inputs for the operations
• Performing Method validation & Kit validation & send the data to Quality Assurance department for verification

Job Type: Full-time

Ability to commute/relocate:

• West Mambalam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Master's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Authorization: 1 year (Preferred)
• Microbiology: 5 years (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 100% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person