Clinical Lab Scientist

CommonSpirit Health • Sacramento, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

As our Clinical Lab Scientist, you will be a critical diagnostic expert, performing complex laboratory tests to ensure accurate, timely results vital for patient diagnosis and treatment. Every day you will execute a wide range of analytical procedures across various lab disciplines (hematology, chemistry, microbiology, etc.). You'll analyze specimens, operate/maintain instruments, interpret results, and conduct quality control, providing crucial data for clinical decisions. To be successful in this role, you must demonstrate a strong scientific foundation, advanced technical proficiency, exceptional problem-solving skills, and meticulous attention to detail. Your paramount commitment will be to accuracy and regulatory adherence. Demonstrates competency in age-specific patient testing for neonate, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients. Demonstrates competency with no prompting, reminding or intervention Properly identifies patient, sample, and/or result and maintains sample integrity throughout the analytical and reporting process Performs technical procedures accurately, correlating technical data and evaluating results for reasonableness, and maintaining required documentation

Requirements

• Bachelors Other degree in biological science, or US military equivalent
• 1-3 years experience
• 1 year Internship in a hospital clinical laboratory
• Clinical Lab Scientist:CA

Nice To Haves

• Strong scientific foundation
• Advanced technical proficiency
• Exceptional problem-solving skills
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Paramount commitment to accuracy and regulatory adherence

Responsibilities

• Execute a wide range of analytical procedures across various lab disciplines (hematology, chemistry, microbiology, etc.)
• Analyze specimens
• Operate/maintain instruments
• Interpret results
• Conduct quality control
• Provide crucial data for clinical decisions
• Demonstrate competency in age-specific patient testing for neonate, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients
• Properly identify patient, sample, and/or result and maintain sample integrity throughout the analytical and reporting process
• Perform technical procedures accurately, correlating technical data and evaluating results for reasonableness, and maintaining required documentation

What This Job Offers

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