Advanced Clinical Lab Scientist – Night Shift – Full Time

Advanced Clinical Lab Scientist – Night Shift – Full Time

Requirements

• Other Education required for CA State CLS or CLS specialty.
• 3 Years Experience in a Clinical Laboratory as a CLS, including competency and expertise in one or more clinical departments.
• California Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) Generalist license – CA Department of Public Health OR California Clinical Chemist Scientist License – CA Department of Public Health OR California Clinical Microbiologist Scientist License – CA Department of Public Health OR California Clinical Toxicologist Scientist License – CA Department of Public Health OR California Clinical Histocompatability Scientist License – CA Department of Public Health OR California Clinical Genetic Molecular Biologist Scientist License – CA Department of Public Health OR California Clinical Cytogeneticist Scientist License – CA Department of Public Health -REQUIRED

Responsibilities

• Completes testing procedures using written policies, procedures and other appropriate resources; identifies issues in and submits necessary revisions to policies and procedures.
• Performs new procedures and policies within acceptable training time intervals; meets/exceeds department turnaround time goals.
• Documents activities and results consistently, thoroughly and legibly; proof reads and double checks work in assigned section to achieve zero defects and zero harm.
• Reviews operational reports for possible clerical and analytical errors and makes correction as necessary.
• Evaluates data for accuracy and verifies any questionable finding with thorough investigation and appropriate follow-through.
• Performs pre-analytical (patient reception, sample collection, processing) and analytical procedures and demonstrates assessment of testing factors with regard to patient age and population specific groups.
• Demonstrates emotional intelligence, critical thinking and logical decision making, especially under critical and stressful situations to reach acceptable resolutions.
• Acts as a key resource for employee/student training, development and competency assessment.
• Acts as a key operator for testing, validation, analyzers and technology.
• Performs additional duties to meet operational needs.
• Writes and revises policies and procedures as assigned.
• Utilizes equipment (including phone, copier, fax, printer, etc.), analyzers, products, and other tools per manufacturer’s and training instructions and according to established procedures; facilitates issue resolution.
• Reports, documents and resolves or facilitates resolution of equipment/analyzers/tool/reagent issues and failures in a timely and efficient manner.
• Removes defective equipment/analyzers from use, documents problem, and notifies appropriate personnel for repair; verifies equipment/analyzers inspections are up-to-date. Follows through on problem resolution and validates equipment/analyzers performance post repair.
• Participates in analyzer and test methodology, evaluation, selection and validation, and provides input in decision-making processes.
• Demonstrates competency and efficient use of tool applications (IS, PC, other system/software) and equipment to produce the end product. Demonstrates advanced competency of current software applications, including troubleshooting middleware issues, validating Auto-verification criteria, and working with vendor and IT to resolve software issues.
• Performs required preventive and corrective maintenance on equipment/analyzers/tools, including comprehensive validation of accuracy, complete documentation of work orders/issues and scheduled review of data/logs/reports as required by CLIA, CA State, CAP and other regulatory agencies.
• Actively manages inventory and demonstrates ability to evaluate consumables (reagent/supply) inventory to prevent shortages; alerts ordering personnel and proactively resolves immediate issues/shortages. With lab leadership direction, works with vendors to make appropriate changes to standing orders to meet business needs.
• Facilitates and collaborates with team members and lab leadership in achieving established priorities, goals, projects and initiatives within specified time frame.
• Assists in preparing and maintaining CAP, JCAHO, CA State, AABB, FDA and other accreditation and regulatory agency standards and regulations.
• Adjusts for changes in workload and shifting staff and skill mix; makes recommendations for staff utilization.
• Proactively initiates communication and works cooperatively with others to successfully complete work assignments.
• Develops and implements initiative with generating process improvement ideas and projects and engaging staff.
• Takes initiative in the identification, resolution and evaluation of work processes and workflow issues.
• Identifies high priority potential crises before significant impact to patient care is evident.
• Act as technical expert, leader and problem-solver for staff in and outside of the department.
• Transfers knowledge and mentors coworkers to improve performance and skills to provide optimal patient centered care.
• Coordinates and completes processes to meet standards established to maintain quality testing, including collaboration and engagement in continuous improvement of processes.
• Represent laboratory department in entity or system committees, taskforces, or workgroups as necessary.
• Communicates clearly using Closed Loop and SBAR.
• Supervises work activities performed by Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Medical Lab Technicians, Certified Phlebotomy Technicians and Laboratory Assistants and promotes accountability, mutual respect and teamwork.
• Completes and assesses QC performance, proficiency testing, test validation/calibration/linearity with indicated corrective action and resolution as needed, including assigned scheduled review.
• Has knowledge of and reviews and monitors compliance of quality assurance indicators; works with the laboratory team to meet/exceed the established thresholds. Maintains expected goals and implements action plans as needed.
• Completes, validates and monitors daily position tasks within expected timeframes to meet QA indicator goal expectations.
• Identifies errors and follows-through with investigation, correction, documentation, coaching and notification to appropriate caregiver and lab leadership.
• Demonstrates process of self-discovery, including knowledge of strengths and weaknesses and views deficiencies as opportunities for growth; sets goals for self-improvement and develops others by sharing relevant information.
• Performs shift lead duties as assigned.
• Solicits and receives feedback well, and provides thoughtful feedback to others.
• Performs technical oversight for assigned section/process/system, including regulatory and safety compliance.
• Prepares/presents/maintains reports, records and work-related information to lead. May perform statistical analysis on quality control and quality assurance. May serve as go-to-person for maintaining current instrumentation.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 Years Experience in a Clinical Laboratory as a CLS.
• ASCP Specialty certification preferred – SC, SH, SM, SBB, SCYM