CLS II

Mercy Medical Center, a Dignity Health member, has been building a rich history of care in our community for more than 100 years. We have grown from a small one-story wooden structure into a major healthcare provider with a new 186-bed main campus, offering the latest in facility design and technology. Mercy also operates Outpatient Centers, a Cancer Center and several rural clinics.

Wherever you work throughout our system, you will find faces of experience with dedication to high quality, personalized care. Joining our 1,300 employees, 230 physicians and many volunteers, you can help carry out our commitment to providing our community with the excellence they have come to associate with Mercy Medical Center.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

Accurately analyzes and reports all tests ordered by the Medical Staff promptly and according to laboratory procedures and regulatory guidelines to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of patients. Must also act as a team leader by assisting and guiding staff in decision-making, and by taking on other areas of responsibility.
Essential Key Job Responsibilities

• Performs and reports waived, moderately complex, and highly complex test procedures on patient specimens, adhering to the Section’s Standard Operating Procedures to ensure accurate and timely reporting
• Provides excellent patient care through clinical correlation of results, identification of patterns of bias, rapid notification of appropriate caregivers of critical values, and completion of testing within established turnaround-time limits
• Acts as a ‘group leader’ by assisting other staff members in work duties as needed to ensure a smooth workflow in the department.
• Ensures that major automated equipment is operational by performing required maintenance, calibration and troubleshooting procedures; including contacting of instrument vendor for assistance or repair.
• May receive or have extended instrument training to function as an instrument lead for the department.
• Trains new employees and students in the department.

Minimum:

• Bachelor's Degree in a biological or chemical science as defined by CLIA.
• 2 years experience in a clinical laboratory.
• Must possess and maintain a current Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) license with the state of California.
• Must be appropriately trained in clinical laboratory science as evaluated by the Director of the Clinical Laboratory

Preferred:

• MLS (ASCP) or equivalent