Clinical Lab Scientist II, Core Laboratory - FT - Day

Cedars-Sinai; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles is seeking a Clinical Laboratory Scientist II to join our patient‑facing laboratory team. You will perform routine laboratory tests, operate and maintain equipment, and help ensure quality control and accurate test results in a fast‑paced hospital setting.

Requires a valid California CLS license or appropriate limited license, a Baccalaureate Degree in a biological science or related field, and at least one year of clinical lab experience (two years preferred).

Qualifications

• Valid California Clinical Laboratory Scientist license or appropriate limited license.
• Baccalaureate Degree in a biological science, chemistry, medical technology, or related science.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine laboratory tests and may include some technically complex assays.
• Operate and maintain test equipment, document QC, and report results.
• Train non-laboratory testing personnel and support routine lab operations.

Education

California CLS license

Baccalaureate Degree in biological sciences

Job description

Make a difference every single day! At Cedars‑Sinai, we're motivated by a collective spirit of innovation and the challenge to continuously improve. Above all, we share a real passion for helping others. Day after day, from department to department, our people give their all to create a community unlike any other. This is just one of the many reasons U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America’s Best Hospitals—and now we invite you to join us and make a difference every single day in service of this outstanding work – excellence and innovation in patient care, research, and community service. From working with a team of dedicated professionals to using state‑of‑the‑art facilities, you’ll have great resources to do something incredible—for yourself, and for others.

Job Description

Make a difference every single day! At Cedars‑Sinai, we're motivated by a collective spirit of innovation and the challenge to continuously improve. Above all, we share a real passion for helping others. Day after day, from department to department, our people give their all to create a community unlike any other. This is just one of the many reasons U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America’s Best Hospitals—and now we invite you to join us and make a difference every single day in service of this outstanding work – excellence and innovation in patient care, research, and community service. From working with a team of dedicated professionals to using state‑of‑the‑art facilities, you’ll have great resources to do something incredible—for yourself, and for others.

What will you be doing in this role?

The Clinical Laboratory Scientist II (CLS II) functions with general directions from senior technical personnel. Responsibilities include performing routine laboratory tests and may include some technically complex assays. Activities include operating and maintaining test equipment, performing, and documenting QC, training of non‑laboratory testing personnel, recognizing, and responding to problems, and verifying and reporting test results. Additional duties include general support functions necessary for the routine operation of the laboratory. Performs all job duties with sensitivity and attention to the developmental issues of the patient population(s) being served.

Requirements

• Valid California Clinical Laboratory Scientist license or limited license appropriate for the area of responsibility.
• Baccalaureate Degree in a biological science, chemistry, medical technology, or related science.
• One year of clinical laboratory experience in any clinical lab area is acceptable, two years, preferred.

Physical Demands

• Frequent sitting and standing; walking and bending, lifting of materials up to 25 pounds for distances to 10 feet.
• Frequent use of computer keyboards, monitors, and telephones.
• Responsiveness to auditory alarms and communication devices: telephone and beepers, fire alarms, mechanical failure alarms.
• Near visual acuity including color differentiation.