Sr. Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Day Shift per Diem

Adventist Health•Glendale, CA

6h•$53 - $72•Onsite

About The Position

The Sr. Clinical Laboratory Scientist prioritizes and performs a wide variety of clinical laboratory tests on biological specimens, then reviews, evaluates, documents, and reports results. The role protects patient confidentiality and follows laboratory safety and maintenance protocols. It may serve as a technical consultant when delegated by the medical director and mentor, train, and supervise laboratory personnel, trainees, assistants, and clerks as needed. The position includes specimen identification and handling; testing across a broad range of laboratory disciplines; result validation and communication, including prompt escalation of critical values; equipment maintenance and troubleshooting; inventory management; and quality control activities. It also supports efficient laboratory operations while maintaining patient care and quality standards.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in medical technology, clinical laboratory science, biological sciences, chemical sciences, or allied health technologies, or equivalent.
Valid Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) license in the state of employment; required in California.

Nice To Haves

Three years of clinical laboratory experience.
Current certification from the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or National Credentialing Agency for Labs (NCA).

Responsibilities

Use positive patient identification procedures and ensure specimen integrity throughout pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical testing.
Collect, label, handle, preserve or fix, process or prepare, transport, and store specimens, including performing phlebotomy when necessary.
Follow HIPAA and other patient confidentiality guidelines and regulations.
Prioritize laboratory orders by type, including STAT, ASAP, routine, and timed studies, and perform testing across a variety of laboratory disciplines according to quality assurance policies and procedures.
Contain costs without sacrificing patient care.
Review and evaluate the validity and accuracy of test results, account for relevant factors affecting results, correlate results with diagnoses, and question incompatible results.
Document and communicate test results and promptly expedite critical values and results to appropriate clinicians.
Maintain, troubleshoot, and calibrate equipment and instrumentation as needed.
Inventory reagents, calibrators, controls, and supplies; monitor usage trends and stock accordingly.
Serve as a technical consultant and mentor to laboratory personnel, and orient, instruct, and supervise laboratory assistants and clerks as needed.
Perform scheduled or assigned inventory checks, correlation studies, and CAP survey testing.
Perform quality control checks and work to resolve quality control issues.
Notify the Department Supervisor of suggested procedural changes or policy improvements that could improve laboratory productivity and efficiency.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.