Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Core Lab (Evening Shift)

UCLA Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 81,000 - 109,000; Part time

Job summary

UCLA Health seeks a Clinical Laboratory Scientist to join sections of Anesthesiology, Core Laboratory, Special Chemistry, and Point of Care. You will process specimens, develop methods, and run tests across chemistry, hematology, coagulation, immunoassay, and blood gases.

You will maintain instruments, perform QC, calibration, and data entry, ensuring accurate results. Responsibilities include reagent prep and keeping up with quality standards; rotation includes weekends/holidays with potential

Qualifications

• Current, valid California Clinical Laboratory Scientist license.
• Ability to work rotating weekends and holidays.
• Demonstrated technical competence in high-volume chemistry/hematology.
• Working knowledge of lab safety, basic lab skills (e.g., pipetting, dilutions, specimen integrity), and test methodologies.
• Proficiency in fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions for making reagents/calculations.
• Ability to perform repetitive tasks such as pipetting and computer data entry.
• Two years of recent experience in a high-volume laboratory setting – preferred.
• Must pass the Ishihara Color Vision exam.

Responsibilities

• Specimen processing and method development across multiple areas (chemistry, hematology, coagulation, immunoassay, blood gases).
• Maintain laboratory instruments and perform quality control, calibration, and reagent preparation.
• Data entry and accurate recording of results.

Skills

California CLS license

Weekend/holiday rotation

High-volume chemistry/hematology

Lab safety & basic techniques

Fractions/percentages/ratios

Pipetting & data entry

2+ years high-volume lab experience

Ishihara color vision exam

Job description

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Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule

24 hours/week, consisting of three 8-hour shifts from 3:00pm - 11:30pm. Scheduled workdays will be a fixed schedule of either Monday-Wednesday or Wednesday-Friday. Rotating weekends and holidays are required.

Posted Date

09/03/2026

Salary Range: $59.37 - 79.11 Hourly

Employment Type

Duration

indefinite

Job #

32757

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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Join our team as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist where you will conduct various technical procedures in the Anesthesiology, Core Laboratory, Special Chemistry, and Point of Care. Your primary duties include specimen processing, method development, testing across multiple areas such as chemistry, hematology, coagulation, immunoassay, and blood gases. You will also be responsible for maintaining laboratory instruments, performing quality control, calibration, reagent preparation, and data entry.

Salary Range: $59.37/hour - $79.11/hour

In addition to a competitive salary range, this position is also eligible for shift differentials and bonus pay.

Job Qualifications

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• Current, valid California Clinical Laboratory Scientist license


• Ability to work rotating weekends and holidays


• Demonstrated technical competence in high-volume chemistry/hematology


• Working knowledge of lab safety, basic lab skills (e.g., pipetting, dilutions, specimen integrity), and test methodologies


• Proficiency in practical application of fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions for making reagents and calculations


• Ability to perform repetitive tasks such as pipetting and computer data entry


• Two years of recent experience in a high-volume laboratory setting – preferred


• Must pass the Ishihara Color Vision exam, i.e. visual acuity including color differentiation

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer. Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.