Clinical Lab Scientist, Clin Lab-Chemistry

Company: Community Medical Centers
Location: Fresno
Posted on: January 15, 2021

Job Description:

Overview: Community Medical Centers has been providing central California with the highest level of care available in the region. Community Regional Medical Center measures up with top hospitals nationally and is the 3rd largest in California! With 685 beds, we are home to the only comprehensive Burn and Level I Trauma center between Los Angeles and Sacramento. The 56,000 square-foot emergency department is one of the largest and busiest in California! We have an 84-bed Level III NICU and plan to significantly expand pediatric specialty care. Our hospital serves 2.5 million people within 9 counties, averaging a daily census of 641 patients. We're affiliated with UCSF as a teaching facility; trained 3,000 Medical Doctor's to date plus continuous invests in research and training grants. Our high-tech Laboratory has impressed many with its functionality: Our hematology section has a new automated track connecting cell counters and a new automated unit to make peripheral smears on cases requiring manual review. Our chemistry section has an expanded chemistry automation track with the capacity for dual automated chemistry analyzers and dual automated immunoassay instruments in addition to the sample handling unit. Our microbiology section has expanded and includes new quarters for the tuberculosis and fungus laboratories that comply with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention isolation requirements. Our transfusion service has expanded quarters with increased blood storage capacity and space for new automated instrumentation planned for the near future. Responsibilities: You will be responsible for the day-to-day oversight of the laboratory operation and personnel performing testing and reporting test results. You will help performs all laboratory tests accurately, efficiently, and in a timely manner following the laboratory's established policies and procedures. We will help you achieve knowledge of quality control, equipment operation, and clinical correlation of patient results to determine validity of testing results. Expectations are to recognize critical values and follows appropriate notification procedure. Qualifications: Bachelors degree in Chemical, Physical or Biological Science or Medical Technology. State of California Clinical Laboratory Scientist License. Employee Testimonial I started working from Community Regional as a Lab Assistant while continuing my last 2 courses before I could apply for our CLS Intern program. I worked for several years as lab assistant, then moved up the latter to a Lab Technician in Chemistry department right before getting accepted into the CLS program. Our CLS program is a full year where we are able to learn all aspects of the lab; chemistry, microbiology, blood bank, hematology, etc. I ve been here now for 10 years and am enjoying my roles as a Clinical Lab Scientist. I feel like I can help people without being in-person on the bedside with patients. It s more of a behind the scenes job, but I feel like I m contributing something positive to our patient care. It s such a rewarding job! Associated topics: ascp, microbiology, mlt, sample collection, scientist, technician, technician lab, technologist, testing, toxicology

Keywords: Community Medical Centers, Fresno , Clinical Lab Scientist, Clin Lab-Chemistry, Healthcare , Fresno, California