Clinical Laboratory Scientist Temporary

Dominican Hospital (a member of Dignity Health) is a 222-bed facility that offers a wide range of services to residents of California’s Central Coast. With 24/7 emergency care, comprehensive care in cardiac, orthopedics, oncology, women’s and children’s services, we continue to lead the region in medical innovation and excellence in healthcare.

Comprehensive Care
Dominican offers emergency services and is a Certified Stroke Center and Chest Pain Center. Dominican’s services include the only comprehensive Cancer Center in Santa Cruz County, a Total Joint Replacement program, and advanced neurological and endoscopic services. Dominican regularly receives ‘A’ grades for hospital safety from Leapfrog Group, and has received national recognition for superior patient safety, cardiac care, and stroke treatment from Healthgrades, a leading provider of comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals.
As Santa Cruz County’s heart attack (STEMI) receiving center, Dominican Hospital provides cutting edge cardiac care. The hospital’s heart attack treatment times consistently beat the national average, and the hospital offers two cardiac catheterization labs available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Groundbreaking cardiac procedures at Dominican include the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedure, which allows for heart valve replacement without opening a patient’s chest.
Dominican Hospital has forged significant partnerships with area hospitals to bring exceptional care to Santa Cruz County. The hospital offers a level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) through a partnership with Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. Neurosurgery at Dominican is also offered through a partnership with Stanford Health Care.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

As our Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) , you will perform a variety of technical analyses, ensuring the quality and accuracy of all tests under the direction of the Laboratory Supervisor(s), Laboratory Manager(s), Laboratory Administrative Director, and Laboratory Medical Director (Pathologist).

Every day you will conduct a range of laboratory tests, meticulously verify results, and actively participate in quality assurance processes to uphold the highest standards of accuracy in patient diagnostics.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate exceptional technical proficiency in laboratory analyses, a rigorous commitment to quality control, and an unwavering focus on producing accurate and reliable test results.

• Weekend and varied shift rotations (including emergency) is expected
• Establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with patients, staff using a humanistic attitude (anticipates needs, is respectful, caring and courteous).
• Employee has met and acknowledged all initial / annual competencies as required for position
• Evaluates test results by accessing, calculating and verifying using instrument protocol from observed data and reports via LIS and / or phone
• Performs quality control tests evaluates data for accuracy and precision and troubleshoots problems if / when they occur
• Supports the quality control program appropriate for the testing performed and recognizes the parameters for acceptable levels of analytic performance and ensures that these levels are maintained throughout the entire testing process from the initial receipt of the specimen, through sample analysis and reporting of test results.

Required

• Certificate Other chemical, physical, or biological science from an accredited institution

• Clinical Lab Scientist:CA (CLS:CA) or Clinical Laboratory Technologist: CA (CLT-HEW:CA)

• Bachelors Other in a chemical, physical, or biological science from an accredited institution.

• 2 years working in a laboratory setting.

• Ability to demonstrate a familiarity and understanding of medical terminology, typing, math and computer skills

• Requires 1 year of training post baccalaureate

Preferred

• 2 years working in a laboratory setting; and
• Co-op or internship experience in a laboratory setting or prior acute care experience

This is a temporary Clinical Laboratory Scientist position for a period of three (3) months or longer to cover a leave of absence.