Night-Shift Clinical Lab Scientist

Stanford Health Care; United States; On-site; USD 95,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanford Health Care in Palo Alto is seeking a Clinical Laboratory Scientist/Technologist for a full-time night shift. You will perform a wide range of medical laboratory tests, maintain quality, calibration, and instrumentation, and ensure regulatory compliance.

Requirements include a Bachelor's degree in a related field, 1 year of experience, and CLS or CLS-LTD certification. Base pay starts at $69.10–$77.81 per hour with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Ability to analyze data, draw conclusions and interpret results.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to learn new procedures and adapt to technological changes in the laboratory.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, multi-task, and adapt to changing priorities.
• Ability to solve problems and identify solutions.
• Knowledge of infection prevention policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of local, state and federal regulatory requirements related to areas of functional responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Accurately performs and completes laboratory analysis on body fluids in accordance with laboratory protocols and policies.
• Adheres to all safety/health and state/federal regulatory requirements and the procedures, policies and Services Standard defined by the Hospitals.
• Applies the appropriate control measures in test with abnormal results.
• Demonstrates technical proficiency in all areas of assigned responsibility.
• Maintains a current understanding of all procedures used in the assigned laboratory section(s).
• Performs clinical laboratory tests of varying complexity using standard procedures examining specimens for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of disease.
• Performs maintenance and function checks on analytical equipment and perform operational checks necessary for proper test performance to assure accurate and reliable test results and reporting.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisors.
• Resolves problems related to clinical issues, equipment or testing by initiating research utilizing available reference material.
• Using technical knowledge and theoretical understanding of the basis of tests, records and analyzes test results to validate accuracy, quality and conformity to specifications.

Skills

Data analysis

Communication

Laboratory procedures

Problem solving

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Stanford Health Care in Palo Alto is seeking a Clinical Laboratory Scientist/Technologist for a full-time night shift. You will perform a wide range of medical laboratory tests, maintain quality, calibration, and instrumentation, and ensure regulatory compliance.

Requirements include a Bachelor's degree in a related field, 1 year of experience, and CLS or CLS-LTD certification. Base pay starts at $69.10–$77.81 per hour with comprehensive benefits.