Embu County Profile Embu County Government headed by H.E Governor Martin Wambora is one of the 47 counties in Kenya which came into operation after the March 4 2013 General Election.

VACANCY NO. CPSB 20/24 (E)

Terms of Service: Three (3) years Contract

Salary — A fixed monthly salary of Kshs. 50,000.

Duties and Responsibilities

An officer at this level will work under the supervision and guidance of a senior and experienced officer. Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail:

• Decontaminating working benches; :
• Receiving and scrutinizing laboratory requisition forms and specimens;
• Preparing clients for collection of specimens;
• Receiving, collecting, labelling and registering of specimens;
• Disaggregating specimens for processing and analyses;
• Preparing reagents;
• Examining specimens;
• Writing and recording of results;
• Dispatching the results for use in clinical management;
• Preparing stains;
• Performing blood grouping;
• Issuing blood and blood products to peripheral health facilities; and
• Storing blood products according to their requirements.

Requirements for Appointments

For appointment to this grade a candidate must have: –

• Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences or any other equivalent qualification from an institution recognized by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologies Board.
• Registration Certificate issued by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board (KMLTTB)
• Valid Practicing license from Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologist Board; and
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution.