Job Summary:
Under the supervision of a Laboratory Supervisor, the Clinical Lab Scientist is responsible for specimen processing, test performance test result reporting, clerical and patient care support services with a high level of accuracy, precision and timeliness while ensuring compliance with departmental and regulatory agency standards.
Licensure and Certification:
- Current California CLS License
Education:
Experience:
- 1-2 years previous experience preferred
Knowledge and Skills:
- CLS training in a USA program or if foreign trained, experience in a hospital based laboratory located in the USA.
- Ability to work well within a team environment.
- Ability to speak, read, and write fluently and professionally in English as well as follow verbal instructions with minimal supervision.
- Ability to work flexible shifts
- Strong organizational skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Problem solving skills
- Basic computer skills
Physical Demands – Clerical/Administrative Non-Patient Care:
- Frequent sitting and standing/walking with frequent position change.
- Continuous use of bilateral upper extremities in fine motor activities requiring fingering, grasping, and forward reaching between waist and chest level.
- Occasional/intermittent reaching at or above shoulder level.
- Occasional/intermittent bending, squatting, kneeling, pushing/pulling, twisting, and climbing.
- Occasional/intermittent lifting and carrying objects/equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
- Continuous use of near vision, hearing and verbal communication skills in handling telephone calls, interacting with customers and co-workers and performing job duties.
Key for Physical Demands
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Continuous
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66 to 100% of the time
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Frequent
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33 to 65% of the time
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Occasional
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0 to 32% of the time
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