Clinical Lab Scientist

Founded in 1956, Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital is a 385-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Bakersfield, California. Serving nearly 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, maternity care, and orthopedics. Additionally, Memorial Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and its Lauren Small Children’s Center is the first comprehensive pediatric program in Kern County.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

Position Summary:

Under the direction of the Laboratory Supervisor, CLS, performs moderate and high complexity testing in areas of Blood Bank, Chemistry, Coagulation, Hematology, Microbiology, Serology and Urinalysis following established laboratory procedures for specimen handling, processing, analysis and result reporting for patient specimens. The Clinical Laboratory Scientist may be required to rotate in other departments, work weekends and Holidays and cover other shifts as supervisor determines need. 

Minimum Requirements:

• CA CLS
• Education level necessary to obtain required licensure and certifications

Preferred Skills:

• One year acute care hospital experience preferred. 

Special Skills:

Above average communication and organizational skills.

Ability to adapt to workload demands and function efficiently during difficult or emergency situations.

Ability to maintain and operate laboratory equipment.

Must have medical terminology, basic computer terminology and data entry skills.