Clinical Laboratory Scientist
BioSpace
Date: 20 hours ago
City: Hayward, CA
Contract type: Full time

Educational Requirements
JOB DEMANDS: Meeting report turnaround time, patient result quality control and quality assurance. Accurately monitoring patient specimen analysis from accessioning to reporting.
QUALIFICATIONS: Must exhibit skills in data analysis, critical thinking, wet chemistry, analytical chemistry, laboratory technology, a basic understanding of scientific theories, principles, instrumentation and accepted practices. Must demonstrate proficiency in operating all instruments in the lab area and data analysis.
INITIATIVE: Use judgment to plan and perform diversified duties. Initiate action to get the work done within the limitations of precedents and well-defined policy. Trouble shooting of instruments and procedural difficulties is necessary.
Primary Responsibilities To Include
Qualifications
- Licensed in the state he/she is working if the state requires licensing
JOB DEMANDS: Meeting report turnaround time, patient result quality control and quality assurance. Accurately monitoring patient specimen analysis from accessioning to reporting.
QUALIFICATIONS: Must exhibit skills in data analysis, critical thinking, wet chemistry, analytical chemistry, laboratory technology, a basic understanding of scientific theories, principles, instrumentation and accepted practices. Must demonstrate proficiency in operating all instruments in the lab area and data analysis.
INITIATIVE: Use judgment to plan and perform diversified duties. Initiate action to get the work done within the limitations of precedents and well-defined policy. Trouble shooting of instruments and procedural difficulties is necessary.
Primary Responsibilities To Include
- Perform QC testing and recognize deviation from acceptable values. Follow established protocol for remedial action. Verify all assays are in control before releasing patient results.
- Ensure proper maintenance is completed. Responsible for weekly and monthly maintenance. Perform necessary calibration of instruments and ensure calibration period is adequate to cover testing.
- Participate in the proficiency survey testing.
- Prepare end of month QC.
- Assures remedial or corrective actions take place when test systems deviate from the laboratory's specified performance specifications.
- Review and report patient data analysis in a timely manner
- Perform sample screening, sample preparation or monitoring prep, LCMS system maintenance, MS primary and secondary data review, monitor daily QC, and release results.
- Reviewing and performing rt-PCR methods
- Perform testing and accurately record results in all lab areas chemistry and toxicology. Verify results are file in the patient’s chart (electronically or manually).
- Process send outs to the reference lab and verify the results are filed in the patient’s chart (electronically or manual).
- Verify the Lab Directors review of monthly QC, Maintenance, patient records, and QA monitors. Helps resolve technical problems.
- Monitors test analysis and specimen examination to ensure that testing meets all acceptable performance criteria.
- Ensure that patient test results are not reported unless all criteria for test performance characteristics are acceptable.
- Evaluate and/or implement new procedures, tests, or methodologies
- Provide orientation to testing personnel.
- Maintain inventory in a neat and acceptable manner.
- Participate in continuing education and in-service programs.
Qualifications
- Maintain a California CLS License
- Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree or master’s degree in related field Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in related field of science or equivalent.
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