Per Diem Clinical Laboratory Scientist - Night Shift

Job Summary

Performs pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical phase testing of all complexities as defined by CLIA to include specialized tests and analysis in one or more areas of clinical laboratory such as Hematology, Microbiology, Clinical Chemistry, Urinalysis, Immunohematology, Serology, Parasitology and chemical and morphological examinations to obtain data for use in diagnosis and recording laboratory test results.

Essential Responsibilities

• Upholds Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws.
• Provides the highest level of patient care as defined by established standards and maintains confidentiality on all tests performed by the laboratory.
• Performs and reports test results for all clinical laboratory procedures as assigned, both automated and manual, in the clinical laboratory department, without immediate review by the director, consultant, or supervisory team.
• Demonstrates proficiency, competency and understanding of fundamental principles of clinical laboratory procedures with minimal amount of supervision.
• Maintains confidentiality on all tests performed by the laboratory.
• Maintains overall safety (including chemical and biological) of the department in accordance with established safety, infection control and procedure protocols.
• Monitors supplies and reagents and notifies appropriate parties of par levels.
• Operates computerized laboratory data systems/applications.
• Participates in direct patient care by providing the patient with information to enhance the understanding of laboratory test, instructing the patient on specimen requirements and conditions for specialized testing and collecting from the patient samples to include blood, body fluids, secretions, and tissues for analysis.

Basic Qualifications

• N/A

Additional Requirements

• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of and to utilize the principles, theories, practices, methodologies and techniques required of a Clinical Laboratory Scientist.
• Function competently as a Licensed Clinical Laboratory Scientist in a high volume Laboratory demonstrating knowledge of principles, theories, practices, techniques.
• Good communication skills and able to solve problems.
• Experience in the automated instrumentation; knowledge testing principles; molecular based procedures; QC protocols; knowledge in autoverification, EIA, chemiluminence and IFA platforms; knowledge of method validations, and hematology validation, QC and calibration, manual diff count.
• Experience in the following areas: CORE LAB (includes AUTO CHEM, IMMUNOLOGY, HEMATOLOGY); SPECIAL CHEMISTRY, SPECIAL COAGULATION, BIOCHEMICAL GENETICS; MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY/VIROLOGY.
• Experience in Flow Cytometry analysis such as leukemia / lymphoma phenotyping, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, T cell subset enumeration, DNA cell cycle analysis and cytochemical staining.

Preferred Qualifications

• One (1) year recent experience as a CLS.
• Recent Blood Bank experience, pref 2 yrs experience, able to pass knowledge screening quiz.
• Recent Chem, Hem, Coag, UA exp.