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Clinical Lab Scientist I - Sharp Tri-City - Night Shift - Full Time

Sharp HealthCare logoSharp HealthCare$43.980–$53.880/hrSTCMC Tri-City Medical Center Main Campus - 4002 Vista Way (Oceanside, CA)Full timePosted 1d agoStill open, checked every night
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This posting states $43.98–$53.88 an hour. Open medical laboratory scientist jobs in California post a median of $61.87 an hour, the middle half $53.13–$69.51, across 159 jobs that state their pay, so this one is below the middle half of what they post. Medical laboratory scientists employed in California earn a median of $36.54 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).

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About the job

Hours :

Shift Start Time

Variable

Shift End Time

Variable

AWS Hours Requirement

8/40 - 8 Hour Shift

Additional Shift Information

Weekend Requirements

Every Other

On-Call Required

No

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum)

$43.980 - $53.880 - $63.780

The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

What You Will Do

The Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) is licensed with the State of California and works under the general technical supervision of the Laboratory Manager. The CLS performs complex, moderately complex, and waived testing as indicated under the CLIA Act and as required by laboratory accrediting agencies. The CLS will ensure laboratory policies and procedures are followed and that hospital objectives, regarding safety of laboratory personnel are met.

Required Qualifications

  • Other Meets education requirements for CLS licensure.
  • California Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS Trainee) - CA Department of Public Health; OR California Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) Generalist license - CA Department of Public Health -REQUIRED

Other Qualification Requirements

  • If CLS Trainee – California license as a Clinical Lab Scientist obtained within 120 days of hire, required.

Essential Functions

  • The position characteristics reflect the most important duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job in a fully competent manner. They should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of the position. The characteristics of the position and standards of performance may be changed by TCMC with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization.

Maintains a safe, clean working environment, including unit based safety and infection control requirements.

Follows the laboratory's procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting and maintaining records of patient test results appropriately.

Performs patient testing accurately and at a speed and volume consistent with the turnaround time goals of the department and within the scope of the training and competency assessed by the laboratory designee.

Prioritizes the workload and workflow appropriately to ensure that testing for priority patients is completed first.

Performs proficiency testing samples according to laboratory procedure. Performs and documents instrument maintenance and procedural calibrations appropriately.

Performs and documents quality control and quality assurance procedures appropriately.

Follows the laboratory's established policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory's established acceptable levels of performance.

Appropriately identifies problems that may adversely affect the test performance or the reporting of test results and takes action to correct the problems and communicate with the department technical specialist.

Appropriately documents all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications.

Follows appropriate infection control practices in the department and wears appropriate PPE.

Performs other duties as assigned.

CLS Trainee: Restricted to the duties of processing and setup of specimens, with no test performance, verification, or release of results.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Must be capable of applying excellent judgment and communication skills to the job.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class

From Sharp HealthCare's job posting, checked 12 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.

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About Sharp HealthCare

Not-for-profit health system in San Diego with five acute-care hospitals, five specialty hospitals, three affiliated medical groups and a health plan.

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