Clinical Laboratory Scientist - Winterhaven, CA

Job Title: Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Specialty: Clinical laboratory testing and phlebotomy

Place of Work (City/State): Winterhaven, CA

Site: Fort Yuma Health Care Center

Exact Location: 401 Picacho Road, Winterhaven, CA 92283

Duration: 1 year contract with the possibility of 4 more extensions

Shift Schedule:

• Lab hours are Monday Friday, 08:00AM 05:00PM Pacific Time

Credentialing / Onboarding Time: 6 8 weeks

License: Must hold a valid California Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) license or another applicable California laboratory license/authorization. Out-of-state licenses are not accepted.

Certifications:

• BLS from an AHA or ARC

Education: Bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory science, medical technology, or a related lab science meeting California licensure requirements, or higher

Experience Needed:

• Minimum 2 years of recent clinical lab testing in a CLIA-certified laboratory .
• Phlebotomy or specimen collection experience is required when those duties are included in the order.

Special Skills Needed:

• LIS and EHR documentation.
• Demonstrated competency on the specific test systems, equipment, QC, and post-analytic tasks ordered.

Responsibilities:

• Specimen collection, labeling, processing, and transport. Phlebotomy when ordered.
• Pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic testing within authorized complexity.
• QC, instrument checks, calibration and maintenance, and result verification and release.
• Document results, QC data, critical values, and specimen disposition in LIS and EHR.
• Communicate critical or panic values, QC failures, and instrument downtime per escalation protocols.
• Comply with CLIA, bloodborne pathogen, hazmat, and lab safety requirements.
• Participate in competency, proficiency, QA, and QC activities.

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