Clinical Lab Scientist - Copley - Day Shift - Per Diem

Shift: 6 AM – 2:30 PM, 8-hour shifts (40 hours/week). Weekend work as needed; no on-call required.

Pay

Hourly pay range: $54.67 – $79.00. The stated scale reflects the range Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. Actual pay rate and pay grade will depend on years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, and employer business practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical knowledge, expertise, and judgment to support Sharp HealthCare’s laboratory services.
• Perform analytical testing procedures using written policies and procedures; identify and revise policies as needed.
• Complete new procedures within acceptable training timeframes; meet or exceed department turnaround time goals.
• Document activities and results thoroughly; review and correct clerical or analytical errors.
• Evaluate data for accuracy and verify questionable findings through investigation.
• Perform pre-analytical (sample collection, processing) and analytical procedures, considering patient age and population-specific factors.
• Demonstrate critical thinking and decision-making under stressful situations.
• Serve as a resource for employee/student training, development, and competency assessment.
• Act as a key operator for testing, validation, analyzers, and technology.
• Manage equipment, including troubleshooting, reporting issues, and validating performance post-repair.
• Participate in analyzer and test methodology evaluation and selection.
• Perform and validate preventive and corrective maintenance on equipment.
• Manage inventory and evaluate consumables to prevent shortages.
• Coordinate quality assurance processes, including QC performance, proficiency testing, and test validation.
• Supervise Medical Lab Technicians, Certified Phlebotomy Technicians, and Laboratory Assistants.
• Complete daily tasks within expected timeframes to meet quality assurance goals.
• Investigate, correct, and document errors; notify appropriate personnel.
• Participate in regulatory and safety compliance activities.
• Perform shift lead duties as necessary.

Requirements

• California Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) Generalist license or a California CLS specialty license (Clinical Chemist, Microbiologist, Toxicologist, Genetic Molecular Biologist, Cytogeneticist, or Histocompatibility Scientist) issued by the CA Department of Public Health. License must align with the assigned department.
• ASCP certification preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working as a CLS in a clinical laboratory.