Medical Technician: HIV Virology Laboratory; NICD - National Health Laboratory Service
(2018-11 - 2022-12)
- Perform routine medical laboratory tests for the diagnosis, research, treatment, and prevention of disease in the tissue culture laboratory.
- Maintain the laboratory machines in order to avoid unnecessary shut-down times and service interruptions.
- Routine testing of cells for mycoplasma infection
- Run quality control procedures such as testing of cell lines for mycoplasma infection to ensure that accurate results can be generated.
- Prepare, grow, store and maintain specimens / cell lines as required by research staff.
- Carry out routine testing procedures on specimens in order to obtain accurate results to be used by scientists, under the general supervision of the senior qualified staff.
- Review and keep both the results under the supervision of the senior scientists to ensure that correct and valid results are sent to relevant sponsors.
- Observe health and safety regulations while working to ensure own and others' safety at all times.
- Clean tissue culture suites including hoods, water baths, work surfaces, shelving, floors and routine sterilisation of CO2 Incubators
- General care/maintenance of the tissue culture microscopes and bench centrifuges
- Defrost freezers/clean fridges when necessary
- Monitor and report to the laboratory manager any infringements of laboratory regulations/practices within the tissue culture suites
- Assist with the training of students and interns under the supervision of the senior staff to ensure that students are adequately trained to meet needs of the organisation.
- Give input into the writing of SOPs in order to assist with improving the standard of the laboratory.
- Input data into databases and LIMS system for later retrieval and analysis.
Engineering Services: Wastewater Treatment - Laboratory Assistant - DRAKENSTEIN MUNICIPALITY
(2014-06 - 2014-12)
- Assist in maintaining an acceptably high chemical and microbiological testing facility by collecting water, wastewater, storm water and trade effluent samples for testing.
- Collect wastewater samples from the City's treatment plants and industrial sites; deliver samples to laboratories for testing and analysis.
- Inspect wastewater samples at both treatment plants; perform pH and temperature readings on samples.
- Check temperature and pH at industrial/manufacturing facilities; collect spot "grab samples" to ensure compliance with City permits and environmental protection regulations, standards, and guidelines regarding hazardous waste discharge.
- Prepare test equipment and procedures to ensure that the test bottles are used, the volume of water is correct, and use correct chemical balance to ensure accurate testing has been done.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Medical Technician: Virology Department - National Health Laboratory Service
(2009-12 - 2012-07)
- Routine testing procedures in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and all tasks in accordance with NHLS safety procedures.
- Laboratory workflow and prevention of contamination; principles and techniques in molecular diagnostics and serology.
- Sample reception, selection of appropriate specimen for testing and processing for analysis; sample and raw data storage within the laboratory.
- Deal with routine enquiries and liaise with laboratories to facilitate specimen and information collection.
- Writing up, interpretation and entering of results.
- Routine maintenance of laboratory equipment.
Laboratory Assistant - Dekro Paints
(2004-11 - 2005-01)
- Research Development and quality control
