Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Full-time, Variable Shift

About the role

Adventist Health Sonora has been one of the area's leading healthcare providers since 1900. We are comprised of a 72-bed hospital, 30 medical offices, comprehensive cancer care and a vast scope of award-winning services located throughout Tuolumne and Calaveras counties and the surrounding areas. Sonora is known for its friendly hometown charm, vast outdoor experiences and lively downtown. The allure of Sonora's close-knit community is complimented by its proximity to Yosemite National Park, as well as just a quick drive to Lake Tahoe.

Responsibilities

• Employs positive patient identification procedures to ensure the integrity of each specimen for pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical testing.
• Performs proper specimen collection (including phlebotomy procedures as necessary), labeling, handling, preservation or fixation, processing or preparation, transportation and storage.
• Adheres to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other patient confidentiality guidelines and regulations.
• Prioritizes lab orders according to type (STAT, ASAP, routine and timed studies) and performs various testing (including chemistry, coagulation, hematology, special chemistry, urinalysis, blood bank, serology, immunology, bacteriology, microbiology, referral testing and more) following prescribed quality assurance policies and procedures.
• Performs, evaluates and documents quality control checks.
• Reviews testing results evaluating validity of test results in comparison to anticipated results indicated per procedure manual.
• Reviews and evaluates the validity and accuracy of test results, recognizing the interdependency of tests, the physiological conditions affecting results, patient age and normal values, controls, linearity errors, instrument codes, delta checks and more.
• Correlates test results with diagnoses and questions incompatible results.
• Thoroughly documents and communicates test results, expediting all critical values and results to appropriate clinicians.
• Infectious disposal of contaminated materials and equipment in accordance with policy and assures that work area is properly cleansed after each test.
• Performs equipment and instrumentation maintenance, troubleshooting and calibration as needed.
• Inventories and restocks reagents, calibrators, controls and supplies as needed.
• Participates in the collection and evaluation of data for Performance Improvement evaluations.
• Documents adverse events using incident reporting tool.
• Orients, instructs and supervises laboratory assistants and clerks as needed.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Education and Work Experience: Bachelor’s Degree in medical technology, clinical laboratory science, biological sciences, chemical sciences or allied health technologies or equivalent: Required
• Clinical laboratory experience: Preferred
• Licenses/Certifications: Valid Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) license in state of employment: Required in CACurrent certification from American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or National Credentialing Agency for Labs (NCA): Preferred

Qualifications

• Employs positive patient identification procedures to ensure the integrity of each specimen for pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical testing.
• Performs proper specimen collection (including phlebotomy procedures as necessary), labeling, handling, preservation or fixation, processing or preparation, transportation and storage.
• Adheres to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other patient confidentiality guidelines and regulations.
• Prioritizes lab orders according to type (STAT, ASAP, routine and timed studies) and performs various testing (including chemistry, coagulation, hematology, special chemistry, urinalysis, blood bank, serology, immunology, bacteriology, microbiology, referral testing and more) following prescribed quality assurance policies and procedures.
• Performs, evaluates and documents quality control checks.
• Reviews testing results evaluating validity of test results in comparison to anticipated results indicated per procedure manual.
• Reviews and evaluates the validity and accuracy of test results, recognizing the interdependency of tests, the physiological conditions affecting results, patient age and normal values, controls, linearity errors, instrument codes, delta checks and more.
• Correlates test results with diagnoses and questions incompatible results.
• Thoroughly documents and communicates test results, expediting all critical values and results to appropriate clinicians.
• Infectious disposal of contaminated materials and equipment in accordance with policy and assures that work area is properly cleansed after each test.
• Performs equipment and instrumentation maintenance, troubleshooting and calibration as needed.
• Inventories and restocks reagents, calibrators, controls and supplies as needed.
• Participates in the collection and evaluation of data for Performance Improvement evaluations.
• Documents adverse events using incident reporting tool.
• Orients, instructs and supervises laboratory assistants and clerks as needed.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

• Positive patient identification procedures
• Proper specimen collection
• Handling, preservation or fixation, processing or preparation, transportation and storage
• Quality control checks
• Evaluation of test results
• Maintenance and troubleshooting of equipment
• Inventory management
• Data collection and evaluation
• Documentation and communication
• Supervision and training

Benefits

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

Pay

The estimated base pay for this position is $49.60 to $68.03. Additional individual compensation may be available for this role through differentials, extra shift incentives, bonuses, etc. Base pay is only a portion of the total rewards package, and a comprehensive benefits program is available for qualifying positions. Please contact our Talent Acquisition team for more information.

Schedule

Shift Length: 10 Hours