Clinical Lab Scientist III, Core Laboratory - Per Diem - Day

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center•Los Angeles, CA

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Cedars-Sinai is seeking a motivated and experienced Clinical Laboratory Scientist III (CLS III) to join their Core Laboratory team. This role involves performing a wide range of standard and technically demanding procedures, exercising initiative and independent judgment. The CLS III will be responsible for complex immunohematology tests, validations, audits, and writing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). This position also entails oversight, planning, and direction of routine and complex testing, ensuring team members have the necessary resources and can complete tasks efficiently. The CLS III will serve as a technical expert and resource for other team members, including those with less experience. Responsibilities include ordering materials, maintaining inventory, caring for lab equipment, and meticulously documenting quality control and assurance procedures. A strong understanding of analytical practices, solution preparation, and calculations is essential. The role may also involve administrative support functions such as maintaining time records, workload documentation, supply management, evaluating quality control data, and scheduling work rotations. Proficiency in computer systems for data entry, reporting, and communication with directors and physicians is required. The CLS III will perform routine, complex, and specialized tests requiring interpretive skills, knowledge of scientific principles, technical expertise, and problem-solving capabilities, adhering to specialist-level standards for speed, organization, precision, and accuracy. Participation in the implementation of new procedures and evaluation of new instruments is expected. This role also involves professional development activities such as precepting, mentoring, and providing educational opportunities for new hires, interns, and residents. Collaboration with the CLS team, physicians, and interdisciplinary teams is key. The CLS III will facilitate special projects and assignments, ensure the reliability of results, and check the work of other analysts based on quality control, specimen integrity, clinical history, and delta checks, taking corrective action as needed. Development of quality assurance protocols for instruments, reagents, and procedures, including assaying standards and controls, performing instrument verifications, and recording control data, is a critical function. Monitoring and statistically evaluating quality control data, and recommending or initiating corrective actions are also part of the role. As Technologist-in-Charge, the CLS III will coordinate workflow, bench assignments, establish testing priorities, and respond to inquiries. Phlebotomy procedures, including venipuncture and capillary puncture, will be performed following SOPs. Adherence to Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) is required.

Requirements

Baccalaureate degree in Clinical Laboratory Science, Medical Technology, or related science.
California Clinical Laboratory Scientist license or limited license appropriate for the area of responsibility.
Five (5) years of relevant clinical experience.
At least 1 year of experience in the area of specialty.

Responsibilities

Perform a range of standard and/or technically demanding procedures in one or more Clinical Laboratory disciplines.
Perform routine and complex immunohematology tests.
Conduct validations and audits.
Write Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Provide oversight, planning, and direction of routine/complex testing.
Serve as a technical resource for other team members.
Order appropriate materials and maintain inventory of reagents and supplies.
Care for lab equipment and document all quality control and assurance procedures.
Perform selected administrative support functions such as maintenance of time and attendance records, workload documentation, supply inventory and requisitioning, evaluation of quality control data, or work rotation and bench assignment scheduling.
Enter results into a database and report results to management.
Communicate with directors and physicians.
Perform routine, complex, and specialized tests requiring interpretive skills and knowledge of scientific principles.
Use approved procedures and protocols according to specialist level standards.
Participate in the introduction and implementation of new procedures and evaluation of new instruments.
Provide and monitor professional development such as precepting, mentoring, and educational opportunities.
Serve as a resource in collaboration with CLS team, physicians and interdisciplinary teams.
Facilitate special projects or assignments.
Ensure reliability of results personally performed and check other analysts’ work.
Take corrective action as necessary based on quality control, specimen integrity, clinical history, or delta checks.
Develop quality assurance protocols to ensure proper functioning of instruments, reagents and analytical procedures.
Monitor and statistically evaluate quality control data and recommend or initiate appropriate corrective action.
Serve as Technologist-in-Charge including coordinating workflow and bench assignments, establishing priorities in testing and responding to problem inquiries.
Perform phlebotomy procedures including venipuncture and capillary puncture.
Follow Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP).