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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | The Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) provides transfusion medicine support for patients across a |
| > | large academic medical center. Under the direction of supervisory staff, the CLS performs routine an | ||||
| > | d complex serologic testing, blood component selection, compatibility testing, transfusion reaction | ||||
| > | investigations, quality control activities, and laboratory troubleshooting to support safe and timel | ||||
| > | y patient care. | ||||
| 2 | The Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) provides transfusion medicine support for patients across a | ||||
| > | large academic medical center. Under the direction of supervisory staff, the CLS performs routine an | ||||
| > | d complex serologic testing, blood component selection, compatibility testing, transfusion reaction | ||||
| > | investigations, quality control activities, and laboratory troubleshooting to support safe and timel | ||||
| > | y patient care. This position works in a fast-paced Transfusion Service environment supporting traum | ||||
| > | a, transplant, surgical, oncology, inpatient, and outpatient services. The CLS utilizes manual and a | ||||
| > | utomated testing methodologies, laboratory information systems, and blood bank instrumentation to ac | ||||
| > | curately perform, interpret, document, and report laboratory results. The CLS collaborates closely w | ||||
| > | ith physicians, nurses, operating room personnel, transplant teams, and laboratory colleagues to ens | ||||
| > | ure the safe management, allocation, and issuance of blood products. Responsibilities include mainta | ||||
| > | ining compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements, participating in quality improvemen | ||||
| > | t activities, supporting emergency and massive transfusion events, and contributing to departmental | ||||
| > | training, validation, and operational initiatives. Successful candidates demonstrate strong technica | ||||
| > | l expertise, critical thinking skills, attention to detail, effective communication, and the ability | ||||
| > | to perform independently in a high-volume healthcare environment. | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | This position works in a fast-paced Transfusion Service environment supporting trauma, transplant, |
| > | surgical, oncology, inpatient, and outpatient services. The CLS utilizes manual and automated testin | ||||
| > | g methodologies, laboratory information systems, and blood bank instrumentation to accurately perfor | ||||
| > | m, interpret, document, and report laboratory results. | ||||
| 5 | Required Qualifications: - Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent in a laboratory science - A vali | 4 | |||
| > | d California Department of Health Clinical Laboratory Scientist license or a limited license in Immu | ||||
| > | nohematology - Maintain active license and follow Clinical Lab CLS licensure policy - Recent experie | ||||
| > | nce performing clinical lab testing in Transfusion Service. - Recent experience performing clinical | ||||
| > | laboratory testing in a healthcare setting - Ability to work independently, prioritize workload, and | ||||
| > | function effectively in a fast-paced environment - Strong attention to detail and commitment to pat | ||||
| > | ient safety Preferred Qualifications: - Prefer two years’ Blood Bank or Transfusion Service experien | ||||
| > | ce in a high volume lab within the past five years, to include, but not exclusive of, experience in: | ||||
| > | - Selection and crossmatch of blood for the sensitized or problem recipient. - Antibody identificati | ||||
| > | on and titers. - Serologic follow-up of transfusion reactions. - Blood Bank quality control procedur | ||||
| > | es. - Problems associated with transfusion of the neonate. - Use of hospital and laboratory informat | ||||
| > | ion (computer) systems. - Experience performing testing on an automated platform. - New CLS Program | ||||
| > | grads welcome to apply Required Licenses/Certifications: - California Clinical Laboratory Scientist | ||||
| > | (CLS) license | ||||
| 5 | The CLS collaborates closely with physicians, nurses, operating room personnel, transplant teams, a | ||||
| > | nd laboratory colleagues to ensure the safe management, allocation, and issuance of blood products. | ||||
| > | Responsibilities include maintaining compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements, part | ||||
| > | icipating in quality improvement activities, supporting emergency and massive transfusion events, an | ||||
| > | d contributing to departmental training, validation, and operational initiatives. | ||||
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| 7 | Successful candidates demonstrate strong technical expertise, critical thinking skills, attention t | ||||
| > | o detail, effective communication, and the ability to perform independently in a high-volume healthc | ||||
| > | are environment. | ||||