Clinical Laboratory Scientist III

Founded in 1974, Dignity Health - St. John’s Hospital Camarillo is a 58-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital. Serving over 40,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including emergency, heart, orthopedic, and cancer care. Additionally, St. John’s Hospital Camarillo has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It has been awarded the AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement three years in a row, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care. It was recently named a Leapfrog 2025 Top General Hospital.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

Job Duties: 

1. Perform moderate and high complexity testing in areas of Blood Bank, Hematology, and Microbiology to obtain data for use in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
2. Validate and report results of tests performed.
3. Perform quality control, quality assurance, and performance improvement indicators routinely in the department.
4. Operate, calibrate, standardize, and maintain instruments following established procedures.
5. Perform an inventory of the reagents, blood products, and quality control of the machines.
6. Analyze body fluids, including blood, urine, and spinal fluid, to determine the presence of normal and abnormal components
7. Supervise and coordinate night shift laboratory operations, including staff oversight and workflow management.

Education Requirements: 

• Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology or closely related. Employer will accept foreign equivalent degree if in the same field. 

Experience Requirements: 

• 36 months in job offered, Medical Technologist, or closely related. 

Special skills requirements: 

1. Supervising and actively working across various laboratory sections, including Blood Bank, Microbiology, Molecular Laboratory, and Core Laboratory
2. Performing comprehensive examinations of human body specimens (secretions and excretions) using electronic, chemical, microscopic, bacteriologic, hematologic, serologic, and immunologic methods, both manual and automated
3. Operating, monitoring, and maintaining laboratory equipment, including conducting routine maintenance and identifying necessary technical interventions
4. Collecting and processing blood and other clinical specimens (e.g., urine, stool), ensuring strict adherence to established laboratory quality assurance and safety protocols
5. Must have a Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) or International Medical Laboratory (IMLS) Certification from the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
6. Must have a California Laboratory Scientist (Generalist) License from the California Department of Public Health

Qualified applicants send cover letter and resumes to: Dignity Health, Thea Bruzdzinski, Director Talent Acquisition, thea.bruzdzinski@commonspirit.org , ref job#JB01.  EOE.  Standard Benefits. #LI-DNI #FB-DNI #IN-DNI #TW-DNI #GD-DNI