Clinical Lab Scientist II

Cottage Health • Goleta, CA

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About The Position

Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories seeks a Clinical Laboratory Scientist II for its Core Lab department. The role performs a range of standard and specialized laboratory tests to gather data used in patient diagnosis and treatment. Depending on the work site, the scientist may work in Blood Bank, Microbiology, Automated, General Laboratory, or specialized areas. The CLS II provides work direction and instruction to students, trainees, non-licensed personnel, and new staff. This higher-experience role includes teaching students and trainees, demonstrating in-depth troubleshooting capabilities, and participating in proficiency testing. The scientist checks test results for accuracy, reliability, and validity before reporting them and identifies and resolves proficiency-testing outliers or non-conformance events when possible.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• California license as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist, validated and deemed qualified under California and CLIA guidelines to perform waived-, moderate-, and high-complexity clinical laboratory tests and examinations.
• Hands-on experience using a variety of common laboratory analyzers and computer systems, including PCs.
• At least 1 year of relevant experience, or demonstrated proficiency in CLS II competencies.
• An individual assessing the high-level technical competency of others must have at least 4 years of experience or training in the specialty area being evaluated.

Nice To Haves

• Certification as a Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) from the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).

Responsibilities

• Perform standard and specialized laboratory tests to support patient diagnosis and treatment.
• Work in applicable laboratory areas, including Blood Bank, Microbiology, Automated, General Laboratory, or specialized areas.
• Check test results for accuracy, reliability, and validity before reporting them.
• Provide work direction and instruction to students, trainees, non-licensed personnel, and new staff.
• Teach students and trainees and demonstrate in-depth troubleshooting capabilities.
• Participate in proficiency testing, identify outliers or non-conformance events, and resolve them when possible.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level