Lead Clinical Laboratory Scientist (SEIU), Full-time, Rotating shift
About The Position
Adventist Health Sierra Vista is a 162-bed acute care facility on California’s Central Coast, with a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and a county-designated trauma center. The Lead Clinical Laboratory Scientist serves as technical consultant and direct supervisor of laboratory personnel and manages the performance of laboratory testing. The role develops and maintains policies, standards, and quality-control practices; oversees laboratory safety and maintenance; and serves as a resource medical technologist for the assigned section. The position is responsible for ensuring the laboratory meets accreditation requirements and applicable OSHA standards. It is represented by SEIU. This full-time position works a rotating shift. The Lead Clinical Laboratory Scientist oversees laboratory testing and point-of-care testing, ensures the validity and accuracy of results, supports staff training and competency, and manages quality assurance, equipment, staffing coverage, and regulatory compliance. Adventist Health requires associates to receive required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter where applicable; medical and religious exemptions may apply.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in medical technology, clinical laboratory science, biological sciences, chemical sciences, or allied health technologies, or equivalent.
- Two years of relevant CLS experience.
- Valid Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) license in the state of employment.
Nice To Haves
- Current certification from the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or National Credentialing Agency for Labs (NCA).
Responsibilities
- Oversee laboratory testing and coordinate all point-of-care testing (POCT); review and evaluate the validity and accuracy of test results.
- Perform Clinical Laboratory Scientist duties when needed.
- Identify staff education and competency needs and conduct training on instrumentation, technology, and procedures.
- Establish test performance characteristics, including precision, accuracy, reference ranges, and reportable ranges.
- Evaluate new and evolving laboratory instrumentation, procedures, reagents, and automation for possible implementation.
- Liaise with other medical center departments for the appropriate laboratory specialty.
- Ensure the department meets regulatory requirements.
- Coordinate equipment and instrumentation maintenance, troubleshooting, and calibration.
- Oversee quality control and ensure compliance with applicable regulations and accreditation requirements, including CLIA, FDA, CAP, Joint Commission, AABB, and OSHA.
- Manage staffing to ensure coverage; recommend promotions, reassignment, recognition, and personnel needs; and resolve simple, informal employee complaints or refer them to a supervisor.
- Plan and conduct training for medical technicians, medical technologist students, and new employees.
- Oversee quality control, quality assurance, and preventive maintenance for the assigned section; maintain sectional quality-control records.
- Review and ensure the technological and scientific accuracy of QA tests and procedures.
- Address QA concerns by initiating QA reports and conferring with Medical Staff about laboratory findings, clinical test value, test availability, and turnaround.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
