Purpose
The Laboratory In-Charge is responsible for the overall management of the laboratory, ensuring accurate test results, quality assurance, patient safety, staff supervision, equipment maintenance, inventory control, and compliance with applicable healthcare standards and organizational policies.
Key SkillsTechnical Skills
- Strong knowledge of clinical laboratory procedures
- Specimen collection, handling, and processing
- Quality Control (QC) and Quality Assurance (QA)
- Laboratory equipment operation and troubleshooting
- Knowledge of hematology, biochemistry, microbiology, immunology, and serology
- Infection prevention and biomedical waste management
- Laboratory Information System (LIS) proficiency
- Documentation and record management
Management Skills
- Leadership and team supervision
- Staff scheduling and duty allocation
- Decision-making and problem-solving
- Time management
- Inventory and stock management
- Vendor coordination
- Budget awareness
Communication Skills
- Effective communication with doctors and nurses
- Patient communication when required
- Training and mentoring laboratory staff
- Report writing
- Interdepartmental coordination
Personal Skills
- Attention to detail
- Professional ethics
- Confidentiality
- Accountability
- Stress management
- Continuous learning
Duties & Responsibilities
1. Laboratory Operations
- Supervise daily laboratory activities.
- Ensure accurate and timely processing of samples.
- Verify laboratory reports before release (where applicable).
- Monitor workflow and turnaround time (TAT).
- Ensure uninterrupted laboratory services.
2. Quality Management
- Implement Quality Management System (QMS).
- Monitor Internal Quality Control (IQC).
- Coordinate External Quality Assurance (EQAS).
- Investigate quality issues.
- Maintain quality records.
- Conduct corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
3. Staff Management
- Supervise laboratory technicians and assistants.
- Prepare duty rosters.
- Monitor staff attendance and performance.
- Conduct orientation for new staff.
- Identify training needs.
- Evaluate staff competency.
4. Equipment Management
- Ensure calibration of laboratory equipment.
- Coordinate preventive maintenance.
- Maintain equipment logbooks.
- Report equipment breakdowns.
- Coordinate with service engineers.
- Verify equipment performance after repairs.
5. Inventory Management
- Monitor reagent consumption.
- Maintain minimum stock levels.
- Prepare purchase requests.
- Check expiry dates.
- Prevent stock shortages.
- Maintain inventory records.
6. Sample Management
- Ensure proper patient identification.
- Verify sample labeling.
- Monitor sample transportation.
- Ensure proper storage conditions.
- Reject unsuitable specimens according to policy.
- Maintain specimen traceability.
7. Safety & Infection Control
- Ensure staff use appropriate PPE.
- Follow infection control guidelines.
- Implement biomedical waste segregation.
- Maintain laboratory cleanliness.
- Report accidents and incidents.
- Ensure fire and emergency preparedness.
8. Documentation
- Maintain SOP files.
- Maintain quality records.
- Record temperature logs.
- Maintain maintenance records.
- Keep training records.
- Prepare monthly laboratory reports.
9. Compliance
- Ensure compliance with organizational policies.
- Follow applicable regulatory and accreditation standards.
- Participate in internal and external audits.
- Implement audit recommendations.
- Ensure confidentiality of patient information.
10. Coordination
- Coordinate with doctors regarding critical values.
- Communicate with nursing departments.
- Coordinate with the purchase department.
- Support HR for staffing and training.
- Work closely with administration on laboratory operations.
Daily Responsibilities
- Open the laboratory and check readiness.
- Verify equipment functionality.
- Review temperature logs.
- Monitor Quality Control results.
- Supervise sample collection.
- Ensure timely reporting.
- Check inventory.
- Resolve operational issues.
- Monitor housekeeping.
- Complete end-of-day documentation.
Monthly Responsibilities
- Conduct stock verification.
- Review Quality Indicators.
- Analyze turnaround time (TAT).
- Schedule equipment maintenance.
- Conduct staff meetings.
- Organize staff training.
- Submit monthly reports to management.
- Review incident reports.
- Update SOPs if required.
- Plan departmental improvements.
Drop Your CV: [email protected]
: 9334700700
Pay: ₹12,870.30 - ₹57,247.81 per month
Work Location: In person
