Clinical Lab Scientist - Copley - Variable Shifts - Per Diem

Sharp HealthCare • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

The Clinical Lab Scientist provides the technical knowledge, expertise, and judgment required to support Sharp HealthCare’s mission and scope of laboratory services. The role performs pre-analytical and analytical laboratory procedures, evaluates and documents results, supports quality assurance, and helps maintain laboratory equipment and analyzers. The scientist may serve as a resource for employee and student training, supervise the work of laboratory support staff, and perform shift lead duties as needed. This is a per-diem position with variable shifts and an every-other-weekend requirement.

Requirements

• Education required for a California State CLS or CLS specialty.
• A California Department of Public Health license appropriate to the assigned department area: Clinical Laboratory Scientist Generalist, Clinical Chemist Scientist, Clinical Microbiologist Scientist, Clinical Toxicologist Scientist, Clinical Genetic Molecular Biologist Scientist, Clinical Cytogeneticist Scientist, or Clinical Histocompatibility Scientist.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a clinical laboratory as a CLS.
• ASCP certification.

Responsibilities

• Perform testing procedures according to written policies, procedures, and other appropriate resources; identify issues and submit necessary revisions.
• Learn and perform new procedures and policies within acceptable training intervals and meet or exceed department turnaround-time goals.
• Document activities and results thoroughly and legibly, proofread work, and review operational reports for errors and corrections.
• Evaluate data accuracy and investigate questionable findings, following through appropriately.
• Perform pre-analytical procedures, including patient reception, sample collection, and processing, as well as analytical procedures; assess testing factors related to patient age and population-specific groups.
• Use critical thinking, logical decision-making, and emotional intelligence to resolve issues, particularly in stressful situations.
• Support employee and student training, development, and competency assessment; serve as a key operator for testing, validation, analyzers, and technology.
• Participate in writing and revising policies and procedures and perform additional duties to meet operational needs.
• Use and maintain equipment, analyzers, products, and tools according to manufacturer instructions, training, and established procedures.
• Report, document, and resolve or facilitate resolution of equipment, analyzer, tool, or reagent issues; remove defective equipment from use and notify appropriate personnel.
• Follow through on repairs and validate equipment or analyzer performance after repair; verify inspections are current.
• Participate in evaluating and selecting analyzers and test methodologies and provide input to decision-making.
• Use information systems, computers, software, and equipment competently and efficiently.
• Perform and validate required preventive and corrective maintenance on equipment, analyzers, and tools.
• Manage consumable and reagent inventory to prevent shortages and alert ordering personnel as needed.
• Coordinate and complete processes that maintain quality testing standards and participate in continuous improvement.
• Represent the laboratory department on entity or system committees, task forces, or workgroups as needed.
• Communicate clearly using Closed Loop and SBAR tools.
• Supervise work activities of Medical Lab Technicians, Certified Phlebotomy Technicians, and Laboratory Assistants, promoting accountability, mutual respect, and teamwork.
• Complete and assess quality control performance, proficiency testing, test validation, calibration, and linearity, taking corrective action as needed.
• Review quality assurance indicators and work with the laboratory team to meet or exceed established thresholds.
• Complete and validate daily position tasks within expected timeframes to meet quality assurance indicator goals.
• Investigate errors, make corrections, document findings, and notify appropriate caregivers and laboratory leadership.
• Pursue self-improvement, receive feedback constructively, and provide thoughtful feedback to others.
• Participate in regulatory and safety compliance activities as assigned.
• Perform shift lead duties as necessary.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed