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Job ID: 897807
Estimated Weekly Gross: $2,106.66
Job Title
Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS)
Location
San Luis Obispo, CA | Acute Care
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | Full-Time | Onsite | Variable Shift, 5x10s, rotating schedule including weekends. Start times vary (6:00, 9:00, 13:30, and 21:00). No call required.
Key Responsibilities
- Prioritize and perform a wide variety of clinical laboratory tests on biological specimens, including chemistry, coagulation, hematology, urinalysis, blood bank, serology, immunology, bacteriology, microbiology, and referral testing
- Employ positive patient identification procedures to ensure specimen integrity throughout pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical phases
- Perform proper specimen collection (including phlebotomy as necessary), labeling, handling, processing, transportation, and storage
- Evaluate and document quality control checks; review and correlate test results with diagnoses, flagging and communicating critical or incompatible values
- Adhere to HIPAA and all patient confidentiality guidelines and regulations, as well as lab safety and maintenance protocols
- Train and supervise trainees, laboratory assistants, and clerks as needed
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Medical Technology, Clinical Laboratory Science, Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Allied Health Technologies, or equivalent
- Valid Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) license in the state of assignment or equivalent specialty/subspecialty license
- EPIC Beaker experience required
- Current BLS certification
- Minimum of 1 year of clinical laboratory experience
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Current certification from the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or National Credentialing Agency for Laboratories (NCA)
- Experience in an acute care setting, including exposure to Level III NICU or trauma center environments
- Familiarity with Public Health Microbiologist (PHM) licensure or equivalent specialty credentials
Why Join Us
- Work in a dynamic acute care facility on California’s Central Coast, offering a high-acuity environment with diverse laboratory testing across multiple specialties
- No call requirements, offering a more predictable work-life balance within a contract role