Clinical Lab Scientist II

Community Memorial Healthcare

Clinical Laboratory Scientist II for Hematology at Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories. Responsible for performing tests for patient diagnosis and treatment with oversight for trainees and new staff.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeSanta Barbara • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for performing a range of standard laboratory tests to gather data for patients diagnosis and treatment.
May work in various departments, including Blood Bank, Microbiology, Automated, General laboratory, or Specialized areas as defined by the work site.
Conducts both routine and specialized tests, providing work direction and instruction to students, trainees, non-licensed personnel, and new staff.
Carefully checks tests results for accuracy, reliability, and validity before reporting them from the laboratory.
Participates in proficiency testing and identifies any outliers or non-conformance events, resolving them when possible.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum: Bachelor’s Degree.
Minimum: California license as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist, validated and deemed qualified under the guidelines of the State of California and the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) to perform clinical laboratory tests and examinations classified as waived, moderate, and high complexity as described under CLIA.
Preferred: Certification as a Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) from the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).
Minimum: Hands-on experience using a variety of common laboratory analyzers and computer systems, including PC's.
Minimum: Must have either 1 year of relevant experience or demonstrate proficiency in the CLS II competencies. Individual assessing the high-level technical competency of others must have at least 4 years of experience or training in the specialty area they are evaluating.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Pay for non-physician positions is determined based on related years of experience and internal equity. Eligible employees may also receive additional forms of compensation, including shift differentials, on-call pay, incentive pay, and bonus opportunities, where applicable. Manager and above positions may participate in Cottage Health’s annual management incentive program. Physician compensation is determined based upon specialty and may include bonus potential. For more information on our comprehensive Total Rewards offerings, please visit https://cottagehealth.org/careers/total-rewards.

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Hard Skills & Tools

laboratory testsclinical laboratory testsproficiency testingdata analysistest result accuracytest result reliabilitytest result validityhigh complexity testingmoderate complexity testingwaived testing

Soft Skills

work directioninstructionproblem-solvingattention to detailcommunication

Certifications

California license as a Clinical Laboratory ScientistMedical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) certification