Marian Regional Medical Center a 191-bed facility located in Santa Maria California is recognized as one of the Top 250 Hospitals in the Nation by Healthgrades and was awarded Best Maternity Care by Newsweek. It ranks among 10% in the nation for safety core measures in cardiac services and has the only comprehensive cancer treatment and resource program from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Marian’s beautiful mission-style facility houses the latest technology to support excellent physicians and caregivers who deliver compassionate care each and every day. Marian Regional Medical Center is a part of Dignity Health’s Southwest Division and is a member of CommonSpirit Health the largest not-for-profit health care system in the nation boasting an integrated network of top quality hospitals with physicians from the most prestigious medical schools and comprehensive outpatient services - all recognized for quality safety and service. Marians offers Santa Maria Valley residents access to the most advanced technologies an expanded and enhanced Emergency Department Critical Care Unit neonatal intensive care unit and an array of womens services.

Employer: Dignity Community Care

Position Location: San Luis Obispo, CA 

Position: Clinical Laboratory Scientist II

Job Duties: 

1. Perform moderate and high complexity testing in areas of Blood Bank, Chemistry, Coagulation, Hematology, Microbiology, Serology, and Urinalysis to obtain data for use in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
2. Validates and reports results of tests performed including recording patient results in Cerner Millennium LIS.
3. Performs quality control, quality assurance, and performance improvement routinely in the department.
4. Operate, calibrate, standardize, and maintain the following instruments according to procedure; Beckman Coulter DXH 600, Cellavision, Abbot Architect Chemistry Analyzer, Cepheid GeneExpert, Stago, Rotem, Siemens Clinitek, Iris IQ200, SQVA analyzer, Gel microtyping, Excyte ESR, various Serologic Test Kits.
5. Assists in checking calculations, transcriptions, quality control, and quality assurance reports as requested
6. Participates in professional growth by maintaining knowledge of lab specific policies and procedures and taking advantage of the available educational opportunities.
7. Performs other related duties as assigned or requested in a professional manner.
8. Instructs other scientists and trainees on proper procedures and techniques for conducting tests and examinations.

Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Medical Laboratory Science, Clinical Laboratory Scientist, or closely related. The employer will accept a foreign degree if it is in the same field.

             Experience Requirements: 24 months of experience in the job offered, Medical Laboratory Technologist, Clinical Laboratory Scientist or closely related.

       Special skills requirements: 

1. Working in different sections of the Laboratory such as Serology, Blood Bank, Phlebotomy/Information, Hematology, Clinical Chemistry, Clinical Microscopy (Parasitology/ Urinalysis), and Bacteriology.
2. Receiving blood and blood products, receiving specimen such as blood, urine, stool, and other body fluids, and processing them with proper adherence to quality assurance programs of laboratory.
3. Examine secretions and excretions of the human body by various electronics, chemical, microscopic, bacteriologic, hematological, serologic, and immunologic procedures and techniques either manual or automated.
4. Evaluate and perform corrective actions using Quality Control specimens on various clinical instruments.
5. Must have a Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Generalist) License from the California Department of Public Health.
6. Must have an International Medical Laboratory Scientist (IMLS) Certification from the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).

Salary: $97,676-$126,989 / year

Work Schedule: 40 hours/week 

Qualified applicants send cover letter and resumes to: Dignity Community Care, Adrienne Dodd, Human Resources Market Director, adrienne.dodd@commonspirit.org, ref job#CM01.  EOE.  Standard Benefits. #LI-DNI #FB-DNI #IN-DNI #TW-DNI #GD-DNI