Clinical Lab Scientist II

Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley•Pleasanton, CA

9h•$60 - $79•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) performs medical laboratory testing used to diagnose, treat, and prevent disease. The role applies technical knowledge and understanding of test principles to record and validate accurate, quality results that conform to specifications. The CLS applies appropriate controls and protocols to abnormal results, escalates discrepancies as needed, communicates critical or urgent results to clinical and medical staff, and may guide, train, and mentor students or technical staff. The position performs laboratory analyses of varying complexity on specimens and body fluids, following laboratory protocols, policies, and applicable safety and regulatory requirements. It reviews and reports results for accuracy and precision, maintains turnaround-time standards, conducts confirmatory testing as appropriate, and interprets results in the context of controls, published standards, and patient data. Duties also include maintaining and checking analytical equipment, calibrating instruments as needed, running and evaluating quality-control samples, and researching or escalating testing, equipment, workflow, or clinical issues. The role is based at Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley and works a night, 8-hour shift. Employees are expected to follow the organization’s C-I-CARE standards and support a patient- and family-centered experience. Specific duties may vary with department or program needs, and other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
At least three years of progressively responsible, directly related work experience required.
Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) license required.
Provide mentorship and training to support performance development for CLSs and MLTs.
Schedule staff work assignments and set appropriate priorities when staff is limited.
Recommend solutions to workflow issues and operational challenges.

Nice To Haves

Ability to analyze data, draw conclusions, and interpret results.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Ability to learn new procedures and adapt to technological changes in the laboratory.
Ability to organize, prioritize, multitask, and adapt to changing priorities.
Ability to solve problems and identify solutions.
Ability to work effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization.
Knowledge and technical proficiency in assigned laboratory specialty areas.
Knowledge of infection-prevention policies and procedures.
Knowledge of local, state, and federal regulatory requirements related to areas of functional responsibility.

Responsibilities

Perform clinical laboratory tests of varying complexity using standard procedures to examine specimens for diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of disease.
Determine whether specimens are suitable for analysis according to established procedures and policies.
Perform and complete laboratory analyses on body fluids in accordance with laboratory protocols and policies.
Perform tests in assigned specialties, which may include chemistry, hematology, coagulation, urinalysis, blood bank, and microbiology.
Follow safety and health requirements and applicable state and federal regulations.
Record and report test results, review them for accuracy and precision, and maintain testing turnaround-time standards; communicate expected delays to appropriate personnel.
Perform confirmatory testing as appropriate and correlate laboratory and patient data to verify results; interpret results in consideration of controls and published standards.
Communicate with physicians, nursing staff, and clients; respond to inquiries and document interactions, including specimen and test requirements and result outcomes.
Communicate critical results to the person responsible for patient care and escalate issues as appropriate.
Maintain and perform function and operational checks on analytical equipment to support accurate and reliable testing and reporting.
Perform calibrations as needed, run scheduled quality-control samples, and evaluate results.
Record and analyze test results to validate accuracy, quality, and conformity to specifications.
Research and work to resolve clinical, equipment, or testing problems using available reference materials, and report or escalate problems to management as appropriate.
Provide mentorship and training to support performance development for CLSs and MLTs.
Schedule staff work assignments and set priorities when staffing is limited.
Recommend solutions to workflow and operational challenges.
Perform duties in accordance with Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley’s C-I-CARE standards and patient-centered interaction framework.
Perform other duties as assigned.