Clinical Laboratory Scientist, CLS III

Centinela Hospital Medical Center; Inglewood (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Centinela Hospital Medical Center, part of Prime Healthcare Services, seeks a Laboratory Section Supervisor/Technical Lead to oversee daily lab operations in hematology, chemistry, microbiology, and more. The role requires ASCP certification, a California CLS license, and at least five years of clinical lab experience.

You will supervise testing quality, staff competency, and adherence to CLIA and state regulations while coordinating with medical staff on performance improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• ASCP certification or equivalent required.
• Bachelor's degree in chemical, biological health science or Medical Laboratory Technology required.
• Minimum of five years' clinical laboratory experience required.
• Active California CLS license required; limited/specialty licenses may be considered with scope constraints.

Responsibilities

• Functions as Department Section Technical Supervisor/Lead, supervising daily operation of sections.
• Provides consultative services to medical staff as Technical Consultant.
• Oversees section performance improvement program and participates in hospital interdisciplinary initiatives.
• Is responsible for technical and fiscal management of sections; ensures quality management/assurance compliance.
• Maintains equipment, documentation, and staff competency; ensures timely reporting of results.

Education

ASCP certification, or equivalent

Bachelor's degree in chemical, biological health science or Medical Laboratory Technology

Minimum of five years' clinical laboratory experience

Active California Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) license

Job description

Overview

At Centinela Hospital Medical Center, our dedicated team of professionals are committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community. As a member of Prime Healthcare, a Top-15 hospital system in the United States, Centinela Hospital Medical Center is actively seeking new members to join its award-winning team!

Centinela Hospital Medical Center has been serving the communities of Inglewood and the wider Los Angeles area for 100 years. An award-winning facility, ranking in the top 5% nationally for quality and patient safety, Centinela Hospital is a 362-bed acute-care hospital with a 24-hour STEMI certified emergency department and primary stroke center, orthopedic care, advanced cardiac services, critical care services, inpatient and outpatient rehab programs, and more. Centinela has earned hundreds of national awards and recognitions, including "100 Top Hospital" recognition from Fortune/Merative and straight 'A's (2018-2024) for hospital safety from The Leapfrog Group.For more information, visit www.centinelamed.com.

Responsibilities

Each individual performs waived, moderate, or highly complex tests authorized by California Bus. & Professional Code 1204, 1206.5, 1209.1, 1210, 1261 and CLIA, responsibilities as testing personnel for moderate complexity testing (42 CFR § 493.1425) and high complexity testing (42 CFR § 493.1495) and must possess a degree of skill commensurate with individual's education, training or experience and technical abilities.

This individual: 1) functions as the department Section Technical Supervisor/Lead, responsible for supervising the daily operation of the section(s), 2) provides consultative services to the medical staff in the capacity of Technical Consultant, 3) oversees the section/department performance improvement program and participates in hospital interdisciplinary performance improvement initiatives, 4) is responsible for the technical and fiscal management of the section(s), 5) oversees the section(s) quality management/assurance program, 6) ensures compliance with all regulatory and accreditation requirements, 7) assesses staff competency and completes performance evaluations in a timely manner, 8) ensures the accuracy of patient results prior to releasing or reporting, 9) develops, maintains and updates section policy and procedure manuals, 10) reviews quality control performance ensuring documentation of corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications, 11) identifies problems that may adversely affect test performance and either correct the problem or immediately notify the Director, or Medical Director, 12) performs a wide variety of laboratory procedures requiring independent judgment using both manual and automated methods in Hematology, Blood Bank, Chemistry, Urinalysis, Coagulation, Microbiology, Immunology, and any other discipline as introduced into the laboratory, 13) ensures the performance and documentation of equipment maintenance – daily, weekly, monthly, or as needed, 14) recognizes age specific differences in expected results for newborns to geriatrics, 15) ensures that the testing of proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient samples and that collaboration with other laboratories is prohibited prior to the reporting of proficiency testing results to the appropriate agencies, 16) ensures the currency of all laboratory policies and procedures, 17) adheres to all department and hospital policies and procedures related to safety, infection control, emergency preparedness, and human resources, 18) may be assigned responsibilities related to LIS and/or POC. 19) other tasks or responsibilities may be assigned by the department manager/director.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

• ASCP certification, or equivalent, required.
• Bachelor's degree in chemical, biological health science or Medical Laboratory Technology from an accredited institution, or other educational requirements stated in CLIA (42 CFR § 493.1489) required.
• Minimum of five years' clinical laboratory experience required.
• Active California Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) license required. Individuals holding a limited or specialty California clinical laboratory license (e.g., limited CLS, Cytotechnologist, Clinical Genetic Molecular Biologist Scientist, or other specialty license) may be considered; however, such individuals may only perform and supervise testing within the scope of their licensed specialty in accordance with California Business and Professions Code and applicable regulations.

Pay Transparency

Centinela Hospital Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a reasonable compensation estimate for this role is $62.00 to $62.00. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

Employment Status

Per Diem

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.

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