Clinical Laboratory Scientist, West Valley Hospital (Night Shift)

UCLA Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift differentials

Bonus pay

Job summary

Join UCLA Health's West Hills Hospital as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist Generalist and contribute to high‑quality patient care through precise laboratory testing. You will perform and interpret tests across multiple disciplines and ensure quality, regulatory compliance, and effective collaboration with healthcare teams.

The role involves night shifts (Mon–Fri, 9:00pm–5:30am) with rotating weekends/holidays; salary ranges with shift differentials and bonus opportunities are provided.

Qualifications

• Current, valid California Clinical Laboratory Scientist license.
• Ability to work rotating weekends and holidays.
• Ability to work an alternative schedule (e.g. Tue–Sat, 11:00pm – 7:30am) based on operational needs.
• Must pass the Ishihara Color Vision exam.

Responsibilities

• Perform and interpret a wide range of moderate and high‑complexity tests across Chemistry, Hematology, Coagulation, Urinalysis and Blood Bank.
• Ensure quality standards, troubleshoot instrumentation, maintain regulatory compliance, and collaborate with care teams.

Skills

CA CLS license

Rotating weekends

Alternate schedule

Color vision (Ishihara)

Job description

Work Location

West Hills, CA, USA

Work Schedule

Monday – Friday, 9:00pm – 5:30am, with rotating weekends and holidays

Employment Type

Duration

Indefinte

Salary Range: $59.37 - 79.11 Hourly

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Join UCLA Health's West Valley Hospital as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) Generalist and play a vital role in delivering high-quality patient care through accurate and timely laboratory testing.

In this role, you will perform and interpret a wide range of moderate and high-complexity laboratory tests across multiple disciplines, including Chemistry, Hematology, Coagulation, Urinalysis, and Blood Bank. You will ensure quality standards are met, troubleshoot instrumentation, maintain regulatory compliance, and collaborate with healthcare teams to support diagnostic and treatment decisions.

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

• Current, valid California Clinical Laboratory Scientist license
• Ability to work rotating weekends and holidays
• Ability to work an alternative schedule on occasion (e.g. Tuesday – Saturday, 11:00pm – 7:30am) based on operational needs.
• 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.