Clinical Laboratory Scientist

French Hospital Medical Center, located in San Luis Obispo, California, has been named one of the Nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics and is rated among the top hospitals in the nation for cardiac, orthopedic, and GI services. French Hospital has earned the prestigious designation of a Primary Stroke Center from The Joint Commission. The Copeland, Forbes, and Rossi Cardiac Care Center provides the latest innovative cardiac and imaging technology. The hospital also houses the Hearst Cancer Resource Center, which offers free education, resources, and support to cancer patients and their families. French Hospital Medical Center is a part of Dignity Health’s Southern California 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. Each hospital is supported by an active philanthropic Foundation to help meet the growing health care needs of our communities. To learn more, go to www.dignityhealth.org/FrenchHospital. 

Job Duties:
1. Performs approved laboratory procedures utilizing a diverse variety of laboratory techniques and
instrumentation, instrument maintenance and test performance checks, and compliance with
transfusion services policies and procedures.
2. Performs quality control, quality assurance, and performance improvement indicators routinely in
the department before patient results are reported.
3. Recognize critical values, life threatening laboratory results, inconsistencies, errors and instrument
malfunctions and take appropriate, timely corrective action.
4. Recognize specimen requirements and results interpretation criteria for neonates, pediatric,
adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.
5. Ensures laboratory results are accurate, and turnaround standards are met, holdover and
uncollected specimens are managed, and specimen labeling procedures are compliant.
6. Assists management with the maintenance of appropriate policies, procedures and equipment, and
inventory of supplies as requested
7. Participates in professional growth by maintaining knowledge of laboratory specific policies and
procedures and taking advantage of the available educational opportunities.
8. Performs other related duties as assigned or requested in a professional manner

Special skills requirements:
1. Experience working in different sections of the Laboratory such as Serology, Blood Bank,
Phlebotomy/Information, Hematology, Clinical Chemistry, Clinical Microscopy
(Parasitology/Urinalysis), and Bacteriology.
2. Experience receiving urine, stool, and other specimens, and processing them with proper adherence
to quality assurance programs of the laboratory.
3. Ability to 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. Ability to evaluate and perform corrective actions using Quality Control specimens on various clinical
instruments.
5. Experience operating chemistry, hematology, and coagulation laboratory equipment.
6. Must have a Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Generalist) License from the California Department of
Public Health

7. Must have a Medical Laboratory Scientist or International Medical Laboratory Scientist certification
or equivalent from the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)

Education Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology, Clinical Laboratory Science, or a closely related field.
Employer will accept a foreign equivalent degree if it is in the same field.
Experience Requirements:
24 months of experience in a job offered, Medical Laboratory Technologist,
or closely related.

Qualified applicants send cover letters and resumes to: Dignity Community Care, Thea Bruzdzinski, Market
Director, Talent Acquisition, thea.bruzdzinski@commonspirit.org, ref job#EC01. EOE. Standard Benefits. #LI-
DNI #FB-DNI #IN-DNI #TW-DNI #GD-DNI