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 

As our Clinical Lab Scientist at Memorial Hospital,  you will help solve mysteries as to what’s ailing a patient and get us one step closer to successfully treating that illness or injury. You will perform a variety of technical analyses, verify results and assure quality and accuracy of tests under the direction of the Laboratory Supervisor(s), Laboratory Manager(s), Laboratory Administrative Director, and Laboratory Medical Director (Pathologist). You’ll build trust in all your interactions through your professionalism and work ethic.

• Interacts with physician, nurses, ward clerks, phlebotomists, other clinical laboratory scientists and other health care
  professionals in the resolution of problems involving patient specimen collection and handling, appropriateness of
  specimens, clarification of orders and result reporting.
• Consults with Clinical Laboratory Scientists, Laboratory Supervisors, Administrative Director of Laboratory Services,
  Medical Director of Laboratory Services, or Pathologists for policy clarification and problem resolution.
• Operates lab computer system according to manuals in each department.
• Familiarity and compliance with general laboratory safety practices, MSDS guidelines, State of California regulations and requirements, OSHA standards, CDC recommendation and universal precautions.
• Participates in the clinical laboratory scientist teaching program to assist in the training of Clinical Laboratory Scientist
  students, MLT students, or other established programs.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

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.