CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENTIST I (BLOOD BANK)

About the role

LA Health Services is LA County’s integrated healthcare system and the second-largest public health system in the nation. Our system includes four public hospitals, more than 20 community health centers, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Correctional Health Services, and community-based programs that connect people to care where they are. We serve as the safety net for more than 10 million residents, providing care regardless of ability to pay, insurance coverage, or immigration status.

Responsibilities

• Performs standardized immuno-serological, biochemical, and toxicological tests on specimens such as blood, urine, cerebral spinal fluid or joint fluid.
• Performs quantification, macroscopic and microscopic analysis, various chemical and toxin analysis, or point of care tests on urine, blood, and body fluid.
• Cultures, isolates, and identifies microbiological pathogens, such as, but not limited to parasites, bacteria, fungi, and viruses in blood, sputum, urine, feces, exudates, tissues, spinal fluid, and similar substances using standardized laboratory procedures.

Requirements

• Experience: Six (6) months of experience as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist in an approved laboratory blood bank.
• One of the following issued by the State of California Department of Public Health:
• A Clinical Laboratory Scientist license
• A Limited Clinical Laboratory Scientist License in one of the following specialties when assigned to a specialized area such as chemistry, microbiology, hematology, toxicology, and immunohematology.

Special Requirement Information

To receive credit for the required license, you must include a legible copy at the time of filing or within seven (7) calendar days from the date of filing your application. Documentation must be submitted to Cramirez4@dhs.lacounty.gov and must include your name, the exam title, and the exam number. Applicants who currently practice and/or reside outside the State of California must possess a valid and unrestricted California Clinical Laboratory Scientist license. We do not accept password-protected documents.

Desirable Qualifications

• Additional experience beyond the Requirements

Special Information

• Vacancy Information: The list established from this examination will be used to fill vacancies throughout the Department of Health Services as they occur.
• Available Shift Appointees might be encouraged to work any shift, including evenings, nights, weekends and holidays.

Application and Filing Information

• We only accept applications filed online. Applications submitted by U.S. mail, fax, or in person are not accepted.
• Apply online by clicking on the "Apply" green button at the top right of this posting.
• This website can also be used to get application status updates.
• Please fill out the application completely. Provide relevant job experience including employer's name and address, job title, beginning and ending states, number of hours worked per week, and the description of work performed.

Important Notes

• All information and documents provided by applicants is subject to verification.
• We may reject your application at any time during the evaluation and recruitment process, including after appointment has been made.

ADA Coordinator

(323) 914-7111

California Relay Services

800-735-2922

Contact Information

Christina Ramirez, Exam Analyst
Telephone Number: (213) 288-7000
cramirez4@dhs.lacounty.gov

Equal Employment Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Statement

The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non-discrimination in the County workforce, regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law.