Clinical Laboratory Scientist
About The Position
Dignity Health - Methodist Hospital is a 158-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital in Sacramento, California, founded in 1973. It serves more than 80,000 patients annually and provides services including a Level II NICU, heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology. The hospital is recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center. The Clinical Laboratory Scientist performs complex laboratory testing and analytical procedures across disciplines such as hematology, chemistry, and microbiology. The role includes analyzing specimens, operating and maintaining instruments, interpreting results, conducting quality control, and providing accurate, timely data to support clinical diagnosis and treatment. The position requires technical proficiency, problem-solving, attention to detail, and a commitment to accuracy and regulatory adherence. The scientist demonstrates competency in age-specific testing for neonatal, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in biological science, or a U.S. military equivalent.
- Clinical Laboratory Scientist: California.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate competency in age-specific patient testing for neonatal, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients.
- Properly identify patients, samples, and results, and maintain sample integrity throughout analysis and reporting.
- Perform technical procedures accurately, correlate technical data, evaluate results for reasonableness, and maintain required documentation.
- Report results accurately through computer entry or manual recording.
- Ensure authentication parameters are met before allowing automatic release of results through the laboratory information system (LIS).
- Make workflow decisions based on clinical needs, test priority, and expedited requests.
- Perform centrifugation and specimen preparation as needed for specimen workflow.
- Perform and monitor quality control for tests and test systems at the beginning of and throughout the shift, as required by procedure.
- Recognize shifts and trends and apply industry-accepted quality control rules to help ensure accurate test results.
- Record reagent and supply receipt dates, expiration dates, lot numbers, dates placed into use, and identification, as required.
- Operate and maintain laboratory instruments and perform analytical procedures across laboratory disciplines.
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Job Type
Full-time
