Clinical Lab Scientist II

Responsibilities

• Performs a range of standard laboratory tests to gather data for patients’ diagnosis and treatment.
• Works in various departments such as Blood Bank, Microbiology, Automated, General laboratory, or Specialized areas as defined by the work site.
• Conducts both routine and specialized tests, providing work direction and instruction to students, trainees, non-licensed personnel, and new staff.
• Carefully checks tests results for accuracy, reliability, and validity before reporting them from the laboratory.
• Teaches students and trainees, demonstrates more in-depth troubleshooting capabilities, participates in proficiency testing, identifies any outliers or non-conformance events, and resolves them when possible.

Qualifications

• Minimum: Bachelors Degree
• Preferred: California license as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist, validated and deemed qualified under the guidelines of the State of California and the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA).
• Technical Requirements: Hands-on experience using a variety of common laboratory analyzers and computer systems, including PC's.

About the Role

Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, CA, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system. Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion. Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first. We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love.

Cottage Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cottage Health applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, transgender, gender expression and identity, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military status or any other classification protected by law. This policy applies to all aspects of the relationship between Cottage Health and an applicant or employee.

Cottage Health is committed to upholding discrimination-free hiring practices. We strive to cultivate an environment where exceptional people bring diverse perspectives and find belonging, support and connection to their work. Any Cottage Health applicants who require assistance or reasonable accommodations during the application process may request the need for accommodation with the Recruiter.

Pay for non-physician positions is determined based on related years of experience and internal equity. Eligible employees may also receive additional forms of compensation, including shift differentials, on-call pay, incentive pay, and bonus opportunities, where applicable.

Manager and above positions may participate in Cottage Health’s annual management incentive program.

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