If you're devoted to using your specialized clinical laboratory expertise to uncover the causes of diseases, you'll find an exceptional home for your career at UCLA Health. Within our stimulating and supportive environment, you'll collaborate with world-class clinicians while working with the latest in laboratory technology. If you're looking to advance your career with one of the nation's top health systems, we invite you to join us.
As a Clinical Laboratory Scientist of the Microbiology Lab, your job duties include performing clinical laboratory tests, preparing reagents, performing quality control and calibration for test systems, maintaining and repairing laboratory equipment, processing specimens, and performing data entry.
Salary Range: $53.31 - $71.04/hour
Qualifications
California Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) or Clinical Microbiology Scientist (CMS) license.
Bachelor's degree.
Molecular Microbiology experience is highly preferred.
Knowledge of theory and fundamentals with emphasis on moderate and highly complex methods utilized in the assigned section.
Knowledge of highly complex analytical procedures used in a hospital laboratory (CLIA test categorization).
Knowledge of quality control methods, theories, calculations, and limitations.
Ability to recognize when an instrument, procedure, or piece of equipment is not functioning properly and initiate corrective action.
At UCLA Health, you can help heal humankind, one patient at a time by improving health, alleviating suffering and delivering acts of kindness. As you do, you’ll achieve great things in your life and your career. We’re a world-class health organization with four hospitals consistently recognized among the nation’s very best as well as an internationally-renowned medical school, primary and specialty care clinics and much more. Within our dynamic, innovative and growing organization, you’ll find exceptional opportunities to make the most of your abilities in a supportive, empowering and inclusive environment. If you embrace our values of Integrity, Compassion, Respect, Teamwork, Excellence and Discovery we invite you to see all you can accomplish at UCLA Health.
