Assistant Professor - MLT

Core Responsibilities

• Specimen Collection and Handling: Collect, label, sort, and prepare blood, urine, tissue, and other body fluid samples while maintaining sample integrity.
• Diagnostic Testing: Perform routine and automated laboratory tests in areas such as hematology, clinical chemistry, microbiology, and immunohematology.
• Equipment Maintenance: Set up, calibrate, clean, and troubleshoot lab instruments like microscopes, cell counters, and centrifuges.
• Quality Control: Run quality control checks, follow standard operating procedures (SOPs), and ensure reliable, consistent test results.
• Data Management: Record test findings, log data into electronic health records, and communicate critical values or abnormal results to physicians.
• Safety and Compliance: Follow strict biohazard safety protocols, use personal protective equipment (PPE), and maintain patient confidentiality standards like HIPAA.

Required Qualifications and Education

• Education: Bachelor's degree (BSc / BMLT) with Master's Degree in MLT.
• Certification / Licensure: Credentials or certification from recognized bodies (such as ASCP, ICMR, or NABL depending on region) and state or local licensure if required.
• Workplace Settings: Hospitals, private diagnostic laboratories, research centers, public health agencies, and blood banks.

Key Skills

• Technical Skills: Proficiency in operating automated lab equipment and manual staining or micro-pipetting techniques.
• Attention to Detail: High precision to prevent mislabeling, contamination, or testing errors.
• Critical Thinking: Ability to evaluate test anomalies and troubleshoot equipment or sample issues.
• Communication: Clear verbal and written ability to report results to the clinical team.