Qualification

Must have:


A Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from a recognized Institution.
Must be registered with Nursing Council of Kenya.
Minimum of 2 years’ experience at a comparable position.
Must be Computer Literate.
Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS).


Key responsibilities also include

Reporting to: Dean, School of Nursing

Duties and responsibilities:


Assisting the chief technologist in day-to-day activities of the laboratory.
Provide support in teaching and assessing courses in the nursing discipline at undergraduate level.
Supervising practical conduction technologists and ensuring that they are of quality.
Liaising with the directorate of teaching programs and the relevant department to ensure that practical conduction and their monitoring is done.
Liaising with academic staff to discuss timetables, equipment requirements and work plans.
Running trials of experiments prior to practical sessions and then demonstrating techniques for experiments.
Preparing equipment and chemicals before practical sessions.
Maintaining /being the custodian of equipment and laboratory apparatus in the assigned laboratory(ies).
Reporting failure /breakdown of the equipment to the chief technologist
Record keeping, e.g., student’s practical sessions, tracking methods results, etc.
Ensuring that the laboratories are properly cleaned and that chemicals, drugs and other materials are appropriately stored.
Cataloguing records and making them available when requested.
Supporting the work of lecturers in laboratory sessions and giving technical advice to staff and students.
Working with students and supporting them on research projects.
Managing the stock control of chemicals and equipment.
Contributing to research.
Ensuring that all health and safety procedures are understood and followed correctly.
Coordinating work in the laboratory to ensure efficient use is made of expensive pieces of equipment.
Maintain laboratory equipment and supplies by cleaning maintaining quality assurance.
Developing and maintaining standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the laboratory and equipment.
Maintaining a clean sanitary work area in accordance with standard laboratory practice.
Keeping up to date with technical developments, especially those which can save time and improve reality.
Maintaining the catalogue of all equipment and their movement.
Ensuring regular and scheduled maintenance log of equipment including their repair calibration.
Any other duties that may be assigned by the immediate supervisor.