Phlebotomist (Wits RHi)

**Main purpose of the job**:

- To perform venepuncture on individuals participating in research trials and studies

**Location**:

- **Wits RHI Shandukani Research Centre,22 Esselen Street, Hillbrow**

**Key performance areas**:

- Prepare study participants’ kits in accordance with the protocol schedule
- Maintain consumables/stock and check expiry dates
- Ensure that all participants are correctly identified and information on sample kits corresponds with participant details
- Draw blood and always maintain the order of blood through the preparation of the tubes in the correct order
- Perform rapid BHCG test for participants, record appropriately
- Perform Rapid HIV test for participants, record appropriately
- Perform urinalysis, record appropriately
- If required, monitor room temperature to ensure that kits and test reagents are kept within the acceptable temperature ranges
- If required, monitor fridge/freezer and room temperature daily and report out of ranges
- Follow - up participant’s results and ensure results delivery to appropriate clinic staff
- Ensure shipment of specimens timeously and per correct temperature
- Assist site staff with maintaining kit levels for relevant studies
- Maintain hand washing techniques before and after each participant
- Maintain universal precautions
- wear protective clothing & resheathing needles
- Adherence to medical waste disposal
- Active participation and attendance in meetings
- Draft daily, weekly, or monthly updates as needed
- Assist other cadres of staff where required and applicable
- Perform duties per delegation of authority log
- Take ownership and accountability for tasks and demonstrates effective self-management
- Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of own work are consistently and accurately maintained
- Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback
- Take ownership for driving own career development in attending training and development sessions and relevant meetings
- Comply with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Protocol requirements, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Verify the accuracy of data in source documentation and accuracy of transcription from source data to Case Report Forms (CRF) as needed
- Ensure errors on source documents e.g., CRF’s are corrected, initialed, and dated (as needed)
- Support the timely transmission/data faxing of relevant Case Report Forms following QC activity (as needed)
- Ensure completion of corrective action of internal and external QC reports and monitoring reviews
- Assist with staff training (and retraining) where error trends are identified

**Required minimum education and training**:

- **Phlebotomy Technician**

**Required minimum work experience**:

- **1 year of work experience in a phlebotomy environment**

**Desirable additional education, work experience, and personal abilities**:

- Individual must have attention to detail, interpersonal relationships
- Venepuncture skills on adults as well as children
- Accountability is of major importance
- Maintenance of confidentiality will be required
- Ability to work independently, dependently, and interdependently

**TO APPLY**:

- Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
- _AJ Personnel is fully POPIA Compliant._
- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
- Note WHC, in accordance with their Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.
- PLEASE NOTE: Our Client, WHC - RHI, maintains mandatory Covid-19 requirements, and as such only Covid-19 vaccinated incumbents will be considered for positions.

**Please note**:

- AJ Personnel is only responsible for the advertising of the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.
- AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.