Clinical Lab Scientist (CLS)

Prime Healthcare•Lynwood, CA

About The Position

St. Francis Medical Center is hiring a Clinical Lab Scientist to perform waived, moderate, and highly complex laboratory tests authorized under applicable California regulations. The role requires skill appropriate to the employee’s education, training, experience, and technical abilities, and includes work across Hematology, Blood Bank, Chemistry, Urinalysis, Coagulation, Microbiology, Immunology, and other laboratory disciplines as introduced. The Clinical Lab Scientist follows laboratory procedures and quality-control policies, documents corrective actions, identifies issues that may affect test performance, and corrects problems or promptly notifies a supervisor or director. The employee performs and documents equipment maintenance, reviews patient results for accuracy before release, observes age-specific differences in expected results, and ensures proficiency testing is handled in the same manner as patient testing without prohibited collaboration. The position may also involve venipuncture or capillary puncture, laboratory policy and procedure development, point-of-care testing, and lead technician duties when a supervisor is absent. The employee follows department and hospital requirements for safety, infection control, emergency preparedness, and human resources, and may be assigned other duties by the department manager or director. The position is full-time with a variable shift. The listed compensation range is $45.45 to $61.65; the exact starting compensation is determined at the time of selection based on factors including skills, applicable experience, education, credentials, and licensure. St. Francis Medical Center offers a comprehensive benefits package, with benefits potentially varying by collective bargaining agreement and employment status.

Requirements

At least one year of work experience performing high-complexity testing in hematology, chemistry, blood bank, and microbiology, or training in an approved internship program.
Comprehensive training or work experience covering all areas of the clinical laboratory.
Bachelor’s degree in biological science, chemical or physical science, Medical Laboratory Technology, or an equivalent field from an accredited institution, or other education meeting California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Section 1032 requirements for a Clinical Laboratory Scientist generalist.
Current and valid California State License.

Responsibilities

Perform waived, moderate, and highly complex laboratory tests within authorized scope and competency.
Follow laboratory procedures for collection, processing, analysis, and reporting of patient test results.
Follow quality-control policies and document corrective actions when test systems deviate from established performance specifications.
Identify problems that may adversely affect test performance and correct them or promptly notify a supervisor, director, or medical director.
Perform a wide variety of laboratory procedures using independent judgment and manual and automated methods across Hematology, Blood Bank, Chemistry, Urinalysis, Coagulation, Microbiology, Immunology, and other disciplines as introduced.
Perform and document instrument and equipment maintenance daily, weekly, monthly, or as needed.
Review patient results for accuracy before releasing or reporting them.
Recognize age-specific differences in expected results from newborns through geriatric patients.
Test proficiency-testing samples in the same manner as patient samples and do not collaborate with other laboratories before reporting results to the appropriate agencies.
Perform venipuncture or capillary puncture on patients of various ages, if required.
Assist in developing and maintaining laboratory policies and procedures.
Follow department and hospital policies and procedures related to safety, infection control, emergency preparedness, and human resources.
May serve as Lead Tech and take responsibility for a section or department during the shift when a supervisor is absent.
May perform responsibilities related to point-of-care testing (POCT).
Perform other tasks or responsibilities assigned by the department manager or director.