KEMRI / USAMRU – K
“The Walter Reed Project”
Medical Engineering Technician
Closing Date:25/03/2011
No. of Positions: 1
Location: Kisumu
Vacancy No: 004/2011
Position Description: Maintain all laboratory and clinical equipment at multiple sites in Kenya, to meet national and international standards, including repairs, installation, calibration, and routine maintenance needs.
Key Requirements and Responsibilities:
• Must be a holder of a Ordinary Diploma or ( Certificate + considerable experience) from a recognized medical training institution in Medical Engineering
• Must be registered with AMEK (Association of Medical Engineering of Kenya)
• Minimum three years experience with ultra-low freezers and other medical equipment/systems
• Technical experience in a research unit or hospital set-up
• Specific knowledge and experience in the maintenance of flow cytometer machine
• Must be able to carry out planned preventive maintenance, calibration, liaising with the manufactures for routine maintenance, trouble shooting and assisting new users of the flow cytometer machines.
• Knowledge of Good Clinical Laboratory Practice (GCLP)
• Competency in general medical maintenance
Skills & Abilities:
• Understand the general operation, function, application, and safety requirements of health care equipments and systems; ability to diagnose technical faults and carry out repairs
• Ability to interpret electrical and electronic circuits
• Work accurately under time constraints and pressure
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to plan and organize work, develop worksheets and keep records
• Flexibility in accepting work assignments outside normal working hours
• Basic computer skills
Terms of Employment: Yearly contracts, renewable as per KEMRI scheme of service; Probation period for the first 3 months.
Applications should include the following:
• Letter of Application (indicate vacancy number)
• Current Curriculum Vitae with Contact telephone number and e-mail address
• Three letters of reference with contact telephone numbers and e-mail addresses
• Copies of Certificates and Transcripts
Applications are due no later than 25th March, 2011 to: –
Human Resource Manager,
KEMRI/USAMRU-K
“The Walter Reed Project
P.O. Box 54-40100, Kisumu;
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
No phone calls please.
