Clinical Specialist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• College graduation with a major in an appropriate scientific field, a California Clinical Laboratory Scientist license or similar State Department of Health license of equal or higher level, and two years of experience as a licensed Clinical Laboratory Scientist; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• California Clinical Laboratory Scientist License.
• Proficiency in clinical laboratory statistical analysis and regulatory compliance.
• Considerable technical experience and knowledge in the laboratory department specified for the specialist position.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and customer-service skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel and computer skills sufficient to perform the job responsibilities.
• Ability to multitask and adjust promptly to changing work volumes.
• Ability to work independently and under pressure while maintaining organization and resolving problems.
• Ability to critically analyze information relevant to the role and communicate findings verbally and in written reports.
• Ability to understand and write technical procedures.
• Excellent work ethics.

Nice To Haves

• Two or more years of clinical laboratory testing experience.
• At least one year of teaching or trainer experience, with evidence of successfully completing trainee training and skills assessments within deadlines.
• Experience in a high-volume computerized laboratory.
• Teaching experience.
• Experience using EP Evaluator.
• Experience preparing quality reports.
• Technical expertise in the specified division’s test methods.
• Knowledge of or successful completion of validation experiments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical expert and key operator for instruments, tests, methodologies, information systems, and workflows in assigned laboratory departments.
• Troubleshoot instrument and assay problems; investigate, validate, implement, and optimize new methodologies, systems, and workflows.
• Develop, review, and modify department protocols and procedure manuals, and assist with their implementation.
• Support quality assurance activities, including review of quality control data, evaluation of new control lots, proficiency testing, linearity testing, method comparisons, reference-range experiments, and regulatory documentation.
• Monitor instrument maintenance and records, turnaround-time and statistical reports, supplies and reagents, and regulatory compliance.
• Train and assess laboratory staff, new hires, students, and residents; maintain training and competency documentation.
• Prepare and submit monthly quality assurance reports; attend and participate in departmental, operational, and other requested meetings.
• Lead projects and contribute to process improvements, performance improvement, patient safety, test optimization, and workflow streamlining.
• Rotate through department work benches and perform Clinical Laboratory Scientist duties, including patient testing, quality control, proficiency and other testing, result validation and reporting, and communication of critical or discrepant results.
• Manage workflow and pending samples to meet turnaround-time standards, respond to inquiries, and use laboratory and hospital information systems to perform, review, verify, and release results.
• Perform routine, scheduled, and emergency preventive maintenance; document issues and corrective actions; maintain a clean and safe work area.
• Communicate endorsements and operational issues to the appropriate staff, collaborate professionally with laboratory and hospital personnel, and assist colleagues as needed.
• Monitor inventory, restock workstations, and help ensure adequate supplies and reagents.
• Assist with data collection, processing, statistical calculations, report formatting, and other data-management tasks using LIS and Windows software.
• Follow laboratory information-system downtime procedures and continue assigned duties during system interruptions.
• Perform clerical duties and contribute to continuing education programs as requested.
• Assist with phlebotomy, test ordering, critical-result calls, or sample processing when needed.