Clinical Laboratory Scientist

About This Role

As a Clinical Laboratory Scientist, you will be a critical diagnostic expert, performing complex laboratory tests to ensure accurate, timely results vital for patient diagnosis and treatment. This role involves executing a wide range of analytical procedures across various lab disciplines, providing crucial data for clinical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Execute a wide range of analytical procedures across various lab disciplines (hematology, chemistry, microbiology, etc.)
• Analyze specimens
• Operate and maintain instruments
• Interpret results
• Conduct quality control
• Demonstrate competency in age-specific patient testing for neonate, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients
• Properly identify patient, sample, and/or result and maintain sample integrity throughout the analytical and reporting process
• Perform technical procedures accurately, correlating technical data and evaluating results for reasonableness, and maintaining required documentation
• Accurately report results via computer entry or recording manually
• Assure that authentication parameters have been met prior to allowing the auto release of results via the LIS
• Make appropriate workflow decisions considering clinical needs, test priority, and response to expedited requests
• Perform centrifugation and specimen preparation as needed for appropriate specimen workflow
• Perform and monitor quality control for tests and test systems, at beginning and throughout shift, as required by procedure
• Recognize shifts and trends and apply industry accepted, quality control rules to assure accuracy in test results
• Record date of receipt, expiration date, lot number, date put into use, and identification of reagent/supplies, as required

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in biological science, or US military equivalent
• Clinical Lab Scientist: CA license

About the Company

Founded in 1973, Dignity Health - Methodist Hospital is a 158-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II NICU, heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology. Additionally, Methodist Hospital of Sacramento has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center.