Nandipha Ndzimbovu
Senior Medical Technologist, Laboratory Manager
Johannesburg
Summary
A dynamic and result driven Senior Medical Technologist with intensive background in medical diagnostic and clinical trials. Advanced knowledge in instruments methodologies, troubleshooting and instrument maintenance. Committed to achieving and exceeding demanding targets and department objectives while remaining focused on providing an exceptional standard of service to clients. Enjoy being part of a successful and productive team and thrives in highly pressurized and challenging working environments
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Laboratory Manager
Vundla Biologistics
6 2023
- A Laboratory and Operations manager oversees the daily operations of laboratory, ensuring that all processes run smoothly, efficiently and in compliance with established safety and quality standards
- Manging laboratory staff
- Develop and implement standard operating procedures (SOP)
- Ensure adherence to safety protocols and quality standards
- Recruit, train and supervise laboratory personnel
- Schedule staff shifts and manage leave requests
- Conduct performance evaluations and provide ongoing feedback
- Implement and monitor quality control procedures
- Ensure accurate and timely testing and reporting of results
- Troubleshoot and resolve any issue related to testing processes
- Maintain and calibrate laboratory equipment
- Order and manage inventory of laboratory supplies and reagents
- Coordinate and maintain repairs of laboratory instruments
- Conduct regular safety audits and risk assessments
- Provide training on safety procedures and emergency protocols
- Develop and manage the laboratory budget
- Monitor expenses and optimize resource utilization
- Prepare financial reports and forecasts
- Support R&D activities by providing technical expertise and resources
- Instrument maintenance and housekeeping
- Implement and maintain the quality management system (QMS) for the laboratory
- Provide training to staff on documented SOP’s, policies and procedures
- Perform internal and external quality control.
Senior Medical Technologist
Clinical Laboratory Services, Wits Health Consortium
02.2023 - 05.2024
- Attempts to resolve all issues and report to manager
- Staff supervision
- Laboratory administration
- Analyse, interpret and produce participant results from specimens
- Implement and maintain the quality management system (QMS) for the laboratory
- Provide training to staff on documented SOP’s, policies and procedures
- Perform internal and external quality control in conjunction with other colleagues.
Senior Medical Technologist
Pathcare Laboratories
12.2020 - 01.2023
- Perform the role of a medical technologist as required in accordance with operational needs- processing patient samples, verifying and releasing patients results within given turnaround time (TAT) while maintaining a good laboratory practise
- Interacts with Pathologists on technical matters to provide all relevant data that may pertain to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease
- Carrying out administrative tasks -calling and sending reports to the doctors, hospitals and clinics, handling internal and external laboratory telephone enquiries, customer liaison.
Senior Medical Technologist
Lancet Laboratories
07.2018 - 11.2020
- General responsibilities – processing of haematology and chemistry specimen and reviewing diff slides
- Daily, weekly & monthly maintenance of laboratory equipment
- Reviewing L-J charts for internal and external QC’s and doing corrective action where needed
- Doing monthly interlaboratory comparison and TAT monitoring
- Verification of manual results entries according to the laboratory SOP.
Senior Medical Technologist
Ampath Laboratory
10.2017 - 06.2018
- Operates, maintains and calibrates the equipment used in the laboratory to ensure that it is operating efficiently and providing accurate results, recognising and resolving problems by troubleshooting malfunctioning equipment, taking corrective action and ensuring that quality control results are recorded and reviewed as well as troubleshooting and corrective action is taken and documented
- Implements sound housekeeping procedures -to ensure safe working environment in accordance with safety protocols
- Materials management- to ensure the most effective utilization of resources, optimise stock levels, reduce costs and ensure availability of required stock
- Assist in monitoring the implementations of service levels, quality standards, ISO-15189 and lean processes in accordance with the principles of good laboratory practise, SANAS accreditation requirements, quality assurance including quality controls, health and safety, SOP’s, TAT targets and service agreements with clients to ensure that the laboratory is constantly able to deliver a high quality, cost effective and safe service
- Assist management with management of staff including recruitment, motivation and development of staff where necessary to ensure that operational objectives are achieved
- Assist with laboratory accreditation which includes preparation for audits, maintenance of status, document updates and scope of approved tests to ensure that Accreditation is achieved or obtained in line with organisational objectives.
Senior Medical Technologist
Lancet Laboratory
02.2014 - 09.2017
- Managing auto cell department - Operating, maintaining and calibrating the equipment used in the laboratory to ensure that it is operating efficiently and providing accurate results, recognising and resolving problems by troubleshooting malfunctioning equipment and taking corrective action and ensuring that quality control results are recorded and reviewed as well as troubleshooting and corrective action is taken and document, managing staff and validating instrument for new tests
- Trained and received certificates on – ISO 15189, root cause analysis, interlaboratory comparison, stock-take, reviewing internal QC graphs (Levi-Jennings), running and actioning Thistle samples, interface verifications.
Newly qualified medical technologist
National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) – Madadeni Lab-KZN
07.2011 - 12.2013
- Processing, verifying and releasing patient results
- Processing and troubleshooting IQC and EQA
- Maintaining laboratory equipment
- Training experiential students
- Supervising chemistry department.
Intern Medical Technologist
National Health Laboratory Service –Madadeni Lab-KZN
01.2010 - 06.2011
- Housekeeping – recording temperatures, disinfecting laboratory working benches, safe waste disposal
- Sorting laboratory sample, filing and storing according to temperature needs
- Processing laboratory samples (under supervision), delivery laboratory results
- Managing telephone queries
- Receiving stock upon delivery, labelling and packing according to the FIFO method.
Education
National Diploma: Biomedical Technology -
Mangosuthu University of Technology
01.2009 -
Skills
Chemistry
hematology including manual diffing and Microbiology
Basic QC and ISO 15189 (Lancet laboratories)
Good Laboratory Practice- GLP (Lancet Laboratories)
Good Clinical Laboratory Practice- GCLP (DAIDS certificate)
Project Management (Alison certificate)
Root cause analysis (Lancet Laboratories)
Interlaboratory comparison (Lancet Laboratories)
Materials management (Lancet Laboratories)
Emotional intelligence (Lancet Laboratories)
Interpersonal Skills ( Lancet laboratories)
Human Subjects Protection/Good Clinical Practice ( DAIDS)
Transportation and handling dangerous goods ( IATA)
Laboratory work competency
Lab equipment maintenance
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Senior Medical Technologist
Clinical Laboratory Services, Wits Health Consortium
02.2023 - 05.2024
Senior Medical Technologist
Pathcare Laboratories
12.2020 - 01.2023
Senior Medical Technologist
Lancet Laboratories
07.2018 - 11.2020
Senior Medical Technologist
Ampath Laboratory
10.2017 - 06.2018
Senior Medical Technologist
Lancet Laboratory
02.2014 - 09.2017
Newly qualified medical technologist
National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) – Madadeni Lab-KZN
07.2011 - 12.2013
Intern Medical Technologist
National Health Laboratory Service –Madadeni Lab-KZN
01.2010 - 06.2011
National Diploma: Biomedical Technology -
Mangosuthu University of Technology
01.2009 -
Laboratory Manager
Vundla Biologistics
6 2023