Qualifications: A valid and current Clinical Laboratory Scientist license issued by the State of California. Two (2 ) years recent experience as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist Ability to demonstrate knowledge of and to utilize the principles, theories, practices, techniques and methods required of a Clinical Laboratory Scientist. Consistently demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to customers, contracted providers, and vendors.
Duties: Upholds Kaiser Permanente's Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws. Demonstrated ability to perform the duties of a CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act) general supervisor such as outlined below. Participates in direct patient care by providing the patient with information to enhance the understanding of laboratory test, instructing the patient on specimen requirements and conditions for specialized testing and collecting from the patient samples to include blood, body fluids, secretions, and tissues for analysis. Recommends new methodologies, assists Supervisory Team by evaluating, incorporating and writing new procedures. Assists in keeping existing procedure manuals updated by periodically reviewing written procedures and eliminating obsolete procedures after conferring with Supervisory Team. Assists in the evaluation of work performance of other Clinical Laboratory Scientists and Medical Clinical Laboratory Scientist students assigned to the Lead Clinical Laboratory Scientist's area. Attends seminars/workshops in order to keep abreast of new developments in the clinical laboratory field. Shares through lectures to co workers information from seminars/workshops attended and medical literature read. Discusses clinical laboratory problems of mutual interest with the Supervisory Team and other laboratory Supervisor and Clinical Pathologists in order to provide continuous communication of vital information within operating units. Provides general guidance and specific instructions when required to all Clinical Laboratory Scientists, Laboratory Assistants, clerical staff and students. Accepts responsibility of assisting in work areas not primarily their own as time permits. The Lead Clinical Laboratory Scientist will assist supervisory team in certain lead functions as well as assuring the activity to promote the best achievement in the department. Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, accreditation and licenser requirements (if applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures. In addition to defined technical requirements, accountable for consistently demonstrating service behaviors and principles defined by the Kaiser Permanente Service Quality Credo, the KP Mission as well as specific departmental/organizational initiatives. Also accountable for consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to purchasers, contracted providers and vendors. Kaiser Permanente is an EEO/AA Employer.
Notes: Rotate on-call after hours every 5-6 weeks. Works Saturday, Day Shift if your on-call week with a flexible substitute day off for working Saturday. Travel approximately once per month to outlying clinics under the Riverside Service area to monitor operations.