Clinical Laboratory Scientist Lead (CLS III)

Centinela Hospital Medical Center•Inglewood, CA

3d•$39 - $54•Onsite

About The Position

Centinela Hospital Medical Center is seeking a Clinical Laboratory Scientist Lead to serve as a department section supervisor or lead. The role supervises daily section operations, provides technical consultation to medical staff, and manages section performance improvement, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, staffing competency, and technical and fiscal activities. The position performs authorized laboratory testing and ensures patient results are accurate before release. It also maintains policies and procedures, quality control documentation, equipment maintenance, and proficiency testing practices. The role may include responsibilities related to the laboratory information system (LIS) and point-of-care testing (POC). The position is full-time and works day shifts. Centinela Hospital Medical Center is a 362-bed acute-care hospital serving Inglewood and the wider Los Angeles area. It is part of Prime Healthcare and offers emergency, stroke, orthopedic, cardiac, critical care, and rehabilitation services. The estimated compensation range is $38.59 to $53.88. The exact starting compensation is determined during hiring based on factors including skills, applicable experience, education, credentials, and licensure. Benefits include paid time off, a 401(k) retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and additional voluntary benefit options.

Requirements

At least five years of hospital laboratory work experience.
Bachelor’s degree in chemical, physical, or biological science, or Medical Laboratory Technology from an accredited institution, or other educational requirements specified in CLIA (42 CFR 493.1489).
Current and valid state Clinical Laboratory Scientist license.
Perform only waived, moderate, or highly complex tests authorized by CLIA and California Business and Professions Code Section 1204, with skill commensurate with education, training, experience, and technical abilities.

Nice To Haves

ASCP certification or equivalent is preferred.

Responsibilities

Supervise the daily operation of assigned laboratory section(s).
Provide consultative services to medical staff as a Technical Consultant.
Oversee section and department performance improvement and participate in hospital interdisciplinary performance-improvement initiatives.
Manage the technical and fiscal activities of assigned section(s).
Oversee section quality management and quality assurance programs.
Ensure compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements.
Assess staff competency and complete performance evaluations in a timely manner.
Ensure patient results are accurate before releasing or reporting them.
Develop, maintain, and update section policy and procedure manuals, ensuring policies and procedures remain current.
Review quality-control performance and ensure corrective actions are documented when test systems deviate from established performance specifications.
Identify problems that may adversely affect test performance and correct them or immediately notify the Director or Medical Director.
Perform a wide variety of laboratory procedures using independent judgment and manual and automated methods in Hematology, Blood Bank, Chemistry, Urinalysis, Coagulation, Microbiology, Immunology, and other disciplines introduced into the laboratory.
Ensure equipment maintenance is performed and documented daily, weekly, monthly, or as needed.
Recognize age-specific differences in expected results from newborns through geriatric patients.
Ensure proficiency-testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient samples and prevent collaboration with other laboratories before results are reported to the appropriate agencies.
Follow department and hospital policies and procedures related to safety, infection control, emergency preparedness, and human resources.
May be assigned responsibilities related to the laboratory information system (LIS) and/or point-of-care testing (POC).
Perform other tasks or responsibilities assigned by the department manager or director.