Clinical Lab Scientist (CLS)
Doctors Medical Center of Modesto
Modesto, CA
5x8 hrs

Shift: Evenings 

Job Type: part time 2 (0.2 FTE) , Every other weekend, Evening shift,

Job Summary: 

Reporting to the Laboratory Director and Technical Supervisors, the Clinical Laboratory Scientist is responsible for correctly performing technical procedures and Quality Control in the Clinical Lab, operating and maintaining instrumentation and taking steps necessary to assure accurate reports, performing phlebotomy and clerical tasks and other tasks as needed.  Every employee of the laboratory at Doctors Medical Center is expected to promote the mission and philosophy of the hospital by acting in a caring, courteous and confidential manner towards patients, visitors, colleagues, and staff by performing their duties and responsibilities according to the expected standards.  Every member of the Laboratory Staff is expected to perform their duties and to accept the responsibility of the accuracy of their work as dictated in their Professional Standards as Clinical Laboratory Scientists or Health Care Workers.  Staff members will maintain confidentiality of all reports, maintain the integrity of identification of patient samples and will perform designated tasks which will enable the laboratory to comply with all regulatory standards of Clinical and Anatomic Laboratories. 

Minimum Requirement:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in biological science or medical technology, medical technology internship
• Experience/Skills: Three months to a year of experience in a clinical laboratory preferred
• License/Certificates/Credentials: California Clinical Laboratory Scientist license National licensure preferred
• Physical Demands:
  • Frequent walking, standing. 
  • Lift/position up to 30 lbs. 
  • Push/pull up to 50 lbs of force. 
  • Reaching, stooping, bending,, kneeling, crouching, manual dexterity and mobility, touch, auditory and visual perception and acuity, adequate vocal pitch and volume.
• Vision Requirements: 
  • Ability to read printed material, gauges, etc., clearly and accurately
  • Use of corrective lenses required if such lenses are needed to perform work correctly.
• Working Conditions: Regularly exposed to the risk of contagious and blood borne diseases, subject to varying and unpredictable situation, emergency and crisis situations, exposure to biohazard materials, increased stress due to multiple phones calls and inquiries.

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