Clinical Laboratory Scientist -Clinical Lab

Clinical Laboratory Scientist I – Clinical Lab

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Encino Hospital Medical Center is a 150-bed state‑of‑the‑art hospital located in Encino, California. Its multidisciplinary staff consists of 330 physicians and 520 professional support staff. The hospital serves a diverse population and incorporates both urban and suburban medicine in a caring environment, offering a wide array of inpatient and outpatient services. Encino Hospital Medical Center is consistently at the forefront of providing innovative and integrated healthcare.

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Join an award‑winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community!

• Paid Time Off
• 401K retirement plan
• Outstanding Medical Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Many more voluntary benefit options!

• Each individual performs those waived, moderate, or highly complex tests authorized by CA, Bus. & Prof. Code (Sections 1206.5 (a)(b)(c), 1261, 1210, 1269, 1260.3, 17 CFR 1031 (b) (1‑5), 17 CFR 1032.5) and must possess a degree of skill commensurate with the individual’s education, training or experience and technical abilities. Each individual performing the above procedures must:
  1) adhere to the laboratory’s procedures for the collection, processing, analysis, and reporting of patient test results;
  2) follow the laboratory’s established quality control policies and procedures in documenting all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory’s established performance specifications;
  3) be capable of identifying problems that may adversely affect test performance and either correct the problem or immediately notify the supervisor, Director, or Medical Director;
  4) perform a wide variety of laboratory procedures using both manual and automated methods in Hematology, Blood Bank, Chemistry, Urinalysis, Coagulation, Microbiology, Immunology, and any other discipline introduced into the laboratory;
  5) perform and document maintenance—daily, weekly, monthly, or as needed on instruments and equipment as appropriate;
  6) review the accuracy of patient results prior to releasing or reporting;
  7) recognize age‑specific differences in expected results for newborns to geriatrics;
  8) ensure proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient samples and that collaboration with other laboratories is prohibited prior to the reporting of proficiency testing results to the appropriate agencies;
  9) may be required to perform venipuncture or capillary puncture on various age groups from newborn to geriatrics; 10) assist in the development and maintenance of laboratory policies and procedures; 11) adhere to all department and hospital policies and procedures related to safety, infection control, emergency preparedness, and human resources; 12) in the absence of a supervisor, may be assigned/identified as Lead Tech, having responsibility for the section or department during their shift;
  
  13) may be assigned responsibilities related to POCT; 14) other tasks or responsibilities may be assigned by the department manager/director.

• Requires minimum one‑year work experience performing high‑complexity testing in hematology, chemistry, blood bank, and microbiology, or have trained at an approved internship training program.
• Training or work experience must be comprehensive to cover all areas of the clinical laboratory.
• Bachelor’s Degree in biological science, chemical, physical, biological science, Medical Laboratory Technology and/or equivalent from an accredited institution, or other educational requirements as stated in California Code of Registration, Title 17, Section 1032, Clinical Laboratory Scientist (generalist).
• Requires current and valid California State License.

Pay Transparency
Encino Hospital Medical Center offers competitive compensation and the current compensation range for this role is $50.18. Benefits may vary based on collective bargaining agreement requirements and/or the employment status. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be…