Clinical Laboratory Scientist - Night Shift, Lab Sleuth

LCMC Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

LCMC Health is seeking a Clinical Laboratory Scientist to join our East Jefferson General Hospital laboratory team in Louisiana. The role emphasizes meticulous testing, specimen handling, and adherence to safety standards within a high-complexity clinical lab setting.

Responsibilities include specimen processing, test performance, quality control, and collaboration with section supervisors to ensure accurate and timely results.

Qualifications

• Licensed Clinical Lab Generalist (CLG) or CLS by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.

Responsibilities

• Ensure specimens received by the laboratory are acceptable for testing by applying the appropriate criteria and change or prepare reagents, controls as necessary and records such in log.
• Label, accession and distribute specimens so that integrity of patient identification is maintained throughout processing and inoculate specimens from all areas of the body on appropriate media.
• Initiate orders for blood and/or blood components from the appropriate blood supplier.
• Follow hospital/laboratory safety and infection control policies and report variances to section supervisors as they occur.
• Determine appropriateness of manual methods and back-up procedures and initiate such procedures.
• Use computer system to compare patient results to previous results and investigate discrepancies and report test results within established departmental turn-around times.
• Prepare and interpret gram stains and other preparations for bacteriology and parasitology.
• Perform all routine procedures including ABORH typing and retesting, antibody detection and identification, compatibility testing and serology procedures.
• Prepare blood components while maintaining aseptic technique and proper storage.
• Evaluate serological reactivity to assist with antibody identification and crossmatch incompatibilities.
• Follow universal precautions at all times when dealing with blood or body fluids and disinfect counter tops.
• Operate, calibrate, conduct performance checks, and maintain laboratory instruments; troubleshoot instrument malfunctions.

Education

Clinical Lab Generalist licensed by Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners as CLG or CLS

Job description

LCMC Health is seeking a Clinical Laboratory Scientist to join our East Jefferson General Hospital laboratory team in Louisiana. The role emphasizes meticulous testing, specimen handling, and adherence to safety standards within a high-complexity clinical lab setting.

Responsibilities include specimen processing, test performance, quality control, and collaboration with section supervisors to ensure accurate and timely results.