CommonSpirit Health

Clinical Laboratory Scientist Lead

CommonSpirit Health • $85K — $100K *
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420In-Person
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Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 3+ years as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist or Medical Technologist with supervisory experience
  • Licensed Clinical Laboratory Scientist by Lab Field Services, CDPH
  • Valid California Clinical Laboratory Scientist license; MT(ASCP) certification preferred
  • Strong leadership and organizational skills
  • Ability to follow instructions precisely and make sound judgments
  • Capable of working efficiently under pressure and in high-volume situations
  • Effective communication skills with healthcare professionals and colleagues

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate lab activities to meet accreditation standards and deliver quality patient care
  • Design and monitor Quality Assurance plans for the assigned specialty/subspecialty
  • Implement corrective actions based on identified improvement opportunities
  • Validate methodologies and oversee quality control and maintenance programs
  • Review quality control, proficiency testing, and patient data to ensure accuracy
  • Address discrepancies in results and seek assistance when necessary
  • Maintain daily communication with laboratory management to evaluate and resolve issues

Benefits

  • Opportunity for professional growth through collaboration and administrative involvement
  • Engagement in quality care initiatives and process improvements
  • Flexible shift rotations, including weekends and holidays
  • Supportive environment for developing leadership skills
  • Contributing to a facility that values compliance and operational excellence
Full Job Description
Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Clinical Lab Scientist Lead you will coordinate and participate in all activities of assigned section of the laboratory. In collaboration with leadership, actively participates and assists the service area in any administrative functions assigned and helps ensure the efficient daily operation of the Laboratory Department. The CLS Lead works alongside the CLS-I and CLS-II and rotates shifts, holidays, and weekends as needed. Duties and responsibilities will be tailored to the specialty/subspecialty of the Clinical Lab assigned. Active collaboration with the other leads in the department to maintain and improve efficiency, ensure regulatory compliance to laboratory standards, and uphold the values of Dignity Health is required.

 

Every day you will 

  • Coordinate activities in laboratory specialty/subspecialty assigned to comply with accrediting organization standards while ensuring efficient use of resources and to provide quality patient care.
  • Design Quality Assurance plans for the sspecialty/ subspecialty of area assigned. Develops and monitors key indicators of quality (in preanalytical, analytic and post analytic activities) to detect problems and opportunities for improvement.
  • Participates in the establishment and implementation of corrective actions when opportunities for improvement are identified.
  • Validates methods and procedures, establishes quality control programs (frequency, review of data, required actions when QC fails) and preventative maintenance programs for each section of responsibility according to accrediting agency standards.
  • QA must include: Review of Quality Control, proficiency testing evaluation, review of patient data, physician complaints. Takes immediate action if an unexpected trend occurs. Ensures that instrumentation is functioning within acceptable parameters.
  • Recognize a deficiency or erroneous result and takes appropriate action or seeks assistance as appropriate. Researches problems related to section and follows through to completion. Communicates daily with laboratory managerand/or pathologist to evaluate problems in a prompt and appropriate manner as applicable.
Job Requirements

Required

  • Three or more years of experience as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist or Medical Technologist with demonstrated ability to supervise and instruct.
  • Clinical Laboratory Scientist, licensed by Lab Field Services, CDPH
  • Must possess a valid California license as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist; MT(ASCP) registration desirable.

  • Must exhibit strong leadership and organizational skills. Must be able to follow verbal and written instructions exactly.

  • Must be able to exercise good judgment in making decisions where the above does not apply.

  • Must be able to work in a professional and conscientious manner under high volume and STAT conditions.

  • Must be able to communicate effectively with doctors, staff, patients, and Co-workers. Must know scientific theory of laboratory tests and workflow, and be able to perform tests accurately and efficiently.

  • LIC CLS

Preferred

  • Basic management courses are highly desirable.

About CommonSpirit Health

CommonSpirit is a nonprofit health care center. They offer community health programs, research programs, virtual care services, and home health programs that address the root causes of poor health, such as access to care, affordable housing, neighborhoods, and a healthy environment.

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Industry
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