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Job Objective:
Performs, verifies and reports laboratory tests; supervises and verifies work of non-licensed personnel; provides appropriate education for staff and students. Performs Lab Assistant and Lab Technical Aide responsibilities as required.
Job Description:
Education:
Required: Bachelor’s degree if hired after March 1, 2025
Licensure/Certification:
Required: California Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) license
Preferred: American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) Certification or equivalent
Experience:
Preferred: CLS experience
Essential Responsibilities:
- Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct and compliance policies, and takes action to resolve compliance questions or concerns and report suspected violations.
- Orders and processes laboratory requests in accordance with established procedures.
- Collects and processes all necessary paper work, assuring appropriate reporting.
- Assists in ordering, maintaining, and restocking of supplies; disinfects and maintains organized work environment.
- Utilizes Laboratory Information Systems as appropriate.
- Performs proficiency testing as assigned.
- Complies with hospital and Laboratory safety policies and procedures.
- Supervises and verifies non-licensed personnel’s work.
- Performs and verifies quality control and patient test results.
- Performs calibration of instruments, and validation of instruments and/or procedures; performs instrument maintenance and troubleshooting.
- Monitors daily safety checks and temp logs.
- Maintains awareness of workflow utilizing Order and Result monitors to achieve optimal departmental test turnaround times.
- Determines acceptability and appropriateness of specimens for testing and monitors results for accuracy and validity.
- Properly endorses unfinished tasks to the next shift.
- Participates and assists in student, resident and fellow lectures and training.
- Assists in new CLS and Laboratory Technical Aide training.
- Performs microbiology and immunology tests, as needed.
- Performs transfusion services functions, as applicable, including: ABO and Rh typing, antibody screening, and crossmatching entering results accurately into computer; routine antibody identification, and antigen screening; emergency blood release; antibody elutions and adsorptions; irradiates blood; modifies component in computer and verifies label before issue; works-up suspected transfusion reactions and enters appropriate orders and results into computer.
- Answers telephone; responds to questions or directs calls to appropriate individual.
Essential Skils:
- Understanding of relevant technologies and tools pertinent to the job role
- Complex math skills
- Ability to effectively communicate in a positive and professional manner
- Written and verbal communication skills
- Fine motor skills
- Ability to learn complex tasks
- Self-starter; driven to take action without needing prompting
- Ability to operate general office equipment (i.e., computer, printer, scanner, telephone, etc.)
