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Adventist Health · 2 hours ago

Sr. Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Per-Diem, Evening Shift

Glendale, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

Adventist Health Glendale is one of the leading healthcare providers in the area, committed to the development and empowerment of its staff. The Sr. Clinical Laboratory Scientist will prioritize and perform a wide variety of clinical laboratory tests, ensuring patient confidentiality and serving as a mentor to laboratory personnel.

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Responsibilities

Employs positive patient identification procedures to ensure the integrity of each specimen for pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical testing. Performs proper specimen collection (including phlebotomy procedures as necessary), labeling, handling, preservation or fixation, processing or preparation, transportation and storage. Adheres to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other patient confidentiality guidelines and regulations

Prioritizes lab orders according to type (STAT, ASAP, routine and timed studies) and performs various testing (including chemistry, coagulation, hematology, special chemistry, urinalysis, blood bank, serology, immunology, bacteriology, microbiology, referral testing and more) following prescribed quality assurance policies and procedures. Takes strides to contain costs without sacrificing patient care

Reviews and evaluates the validity and accuracy of test results, recognizing the interdependency of tests, the physiological conditions affecting results, patient age and normal values, controls, linearity errors, instrument codes, delta checks and more. Correlates test results with diagnoses and questions incompatible results. Documents and communicates test results, expediting all critical values and results to appropriate clinicians

Performs equipment and instrumentation maintenance, troubleshooting and calibration as needed. Inventories reagents, calibrators, controls and supplies, noticing usage trends and stocking accordingly. Demonstrates working knowledge to troubleshoot and utilize laboratory instrumentation and equipment. Serves as technical consultant and mentor of laboratory personnel. Orients, instructs and supervises laboratory assistants and clerks as needed

Performs inventory checks/correlation studies/CAP survey testing as scheduled or assigned by Department Supervisors. Performs quality control checks. Works to resolve quality control issues as necessary. Notifies Department Supervisor of suggested procedural changes and/or policy improvements that would better the productivity and efficiency of the laboratory as a whole

Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Qualification

Clinical Laboratory Scientist licenseClinical laboratory experienceASCP certificationPhlebotomy proceduresMentoring skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree in medical technology, clinical laboratory science, biological sciences, chemical sciences or allied health technologies or equivalent: Required

Three years' clinical laboratory experience: Preferred

Valid Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) license in state of employment: Required in CA

Preferred

Current certification from American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or National Credentialing Agency for Labs (NCA): Preferred

Company

Adventist Health

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Adventist Health is a Adventist Health is a not-for-profit health care organization .

Founded in 1980

Roseville, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.adventisthealth.org/

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